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Offline criveraville

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Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« on: January 15, 2012, 05:23:12 pm »
Will H wins December Self BOM contest!!! 

Congratulations to "Will H" from Joelton, TN for winning December Self BOM Contest!

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,29560.0.html

Will H’s Miss November

Here's what Will had to say about Miss November:  I've had this bow finished for a few weeks now, shot it and hunted with it ALOT before I got her all slicked up. I finally got around to taking a few pictures today while hunting and a few after when I made it down to the cabin. This is the first bow Ive had a chance to make at the Twin Oaks bow shop. Working with the advice from Pappy and a few others around shop, I have to say this is one of the best bows Ive made yet! Thanks again you guys! 


She turned out 66"tt, 58#@27", 1 1/2" at the fades tapering to 3/8" tips. 1 1/2" reflex after standing with pappy style "flipped" tips. I used brain tanned buckskin I made from my first stone point killed buck for the handle and went with an 8 strand D97 string for extra performance. I used elk leg sinew to trim out the skins just for looks and the tips are whitetail antler. As for the finish. I decided to try helmsman spar urathane in high gloss. I did 7 coats sanding with 600grit between coats to get the skins glassy smooth then finished with a coat of satin in the spray can.


The wood was a gift/trade from Pappy and Shannon, the beautifully matched  copperhead skins I received from Shannon as well     I cant thank you guys enough for all your help and overwhelming generosity!!! Yall are really something.         


Anyway, here's "Miss November" my new sweetheart    Thanks for lookin 



Here are some of the comments from forum members:


WOW!  What a beautiful bow.  Everything about it is perfect.  Well done. -osage outlaw

That's a nice one Will, well done!- Cameroo

Oh WOW, what a beauty!!!...and she will look even better at age, when the wood takes the basic color of the copperheads; I know because that happend to mine.- medicinewheel

Wow!!! That is absolutely amazing! I love this bow!- Riounis

Looks like a live snake in the grass there Will, or leaves i should say  . Beautful peice of work there! You TN guys can do no wrong i dont care if you were transplanted from Arkansas      .- cowboy
I was HECHO EN MEXICO, but assembled in Texas and I'm Texican as the day is long...  Psalm 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Offline mullet

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2012, 07:33:02 pm »
 Way to go, Will! I knew you'd get it with that one, excellent bow.
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2012, 07:43:11 pm »
Congrats Will!


Offline Keenan

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2012, 08:35:13 pm »
Congratulations Will. That is a fantastic bow in every way, Well deserved win. ;)

Offline Will H

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2012, 09:09:03 pm »
Thank you Eddie! Thanks Keenan! I really appreciate it ;D ;D ;D  Cam, Thank you and great work with the collage!  :o
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2012, 10:36:51 pm »
Well Done my friend! 8)
Be thankfull for all you have, because no matter how bad you think it is...it can always be worse.

Offline HickoryBill

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2012, 12:03:45 am »
Beautiful bow. Well deserved win! Looks like a great shooter.
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Offline Will H

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2012, 12:04:10 pm »
Thank you Shannon, I couldn't have done it without you buddy!

HickoryBill- thank you fella! She IS a sweet shooter!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2012, 12:35:10 pm »
Beautiful bow and well diserved win, Will.   8)
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline BearG

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2012, 05:18:00 pm »
Man you got a good year going brother, Twin Oaks member and Bow of hte Month!!!!
Congrants!!!
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Offline _Jon_

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2012, 08:30:47 pm »
Congrats Will you done mighty good there.  I'm proud of ya.
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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2012, 08:56:34 pm »
Congrats Will

Offline Will H

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2012, 09:28:12 pm »
Thank you Pat, John, n stringstretcher! I appreciate it fellas!
Bear- Thank you man! It is one heck of a good start huh! The good lord just keeps blessing me over and over again!  ;) 
LIFE IS GOOD! :) :) :)
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Offline soy

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2012, 01:30:54 am »
Congratulations will, you are quite the hand with that snakey wood...and that pic.of u shooting@the camera would make one heck of an album cover...I may have to call on you for advice with my snakey stave ;)
Is this bow making a sickness? or the cure...

Offline Josh B

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Re: Will H wins December BOM contest!!!!
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2012, 03:26:47 am »
Congratulations on your win! That's a sharp lookin bow!  Josh