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Offline half eye

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A few recent bows
« on: March 26, 2012, 04:08:34 pm »
Here are a few of the recent bows I made, these are the shorty's that I'm teachin myself to shoot NA style instead of the upright, European style. The shortest is 37" and only 43# most are 46" to 48" and about 50/52# except the last one and that is a Kiowa 47" and probably 55/60 @ 25.....made for some big dude bown in Texas, figured he could post that one if he's so inclined.

All unbacked self bows, some are staves and some are edgegrain splits....woods are birch, elm, and osage.....
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2012, 04:11:36 pm »
Sweet bows as always. Gotta make me a shortie sometime soon.
That one in pic 4 has gottta be almost a semi circle... love it ;D
Del
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2012, 04:12:38 pm »
More beauties from the short bow master.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2012, 04:16:39 pm »
Nice bows. Good to see you posting. Jawge
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Offline bubby

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2012, 04:17:03 pm »
'bout time we saw some more of those  >:D, those look great and i gotta agree with Del on that fourth bow, what a bend, Bub
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Offline half eye

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2012, 04:32:49 pm »
thank you, fellas. When the wife is back home I can get some photo's of the woodland bows and add to the pile. Del, that bow is the one I killed my little 8 point with this year....just over 50# and put a stone head clean through him at about 15/16 yards or so. Thanks again fellas.
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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2012, 04:35:41 pm »
Beauties !  '  Frank
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Offline Barrage

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2012, 04:38:57 pm »
Those look great Rich.  Love seeing the shorties you make.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2012, 04:39:16 pm »
Awesome bows Rich. THANK YOU for posting your work. We appreciate it more than you know buddy.
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Offline half eye

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2012, 04:46:56 pm »
Well PD, they are real plain and utilirarian and like I said before I guess if ya seen one ya about seen 'em all...........

every now and then I will fall down and hurt my head (or the cement) and come up with a crazy idea, so here is a "full circle" with EARS on her....strangest thing I believe I've tried. The madness was to see what happens with a short "full circle" with a longer string angle.
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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2012, 05:22:17 pm »
Does it have good early tension? It looks fast.
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Offline k-hat

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2012, 05:25:43 pm »
All sweet, but that last is my absolute fave!  Well done half-eye :)
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Offline half eye

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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2012, 05:29:40 pm »
Yes it does have good tension at brace, the bow is 49" total and @ ear is about 5" or so. While I hate to call it a static recurve the ears dont even start to open till the last inch or so. and the bow has about 7/8 to 1 inch of set. The wood is red elm, vertical grain split off the side of a "quarter".
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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2012, 05:47:07 pm »
winner winner chicken dinner ;D, heck 1" set on a 4" bow aint nouthin', nice one Rich, Bub
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Re: A few recent bows
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2012, 05:50:44 pm »
Very nice Rich!  8)
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