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Offline HickoryBill

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Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« on: May 28, 2012, 11:18:32 pm »
Well this is my latest bow , It's a 65" rawhide backed hickory recurve.The recurves are pretty short but the string touches the tips at brace.This is the first recurve I've made in a long time.( I usually can't shoot recurves well) The handle is layered hickory and maple .The bow pulls 50#@ 28 .The bow shoots really hard and fast.I stained the bow with dark ebony stain. which turned the rawhide and wood a dark gray color..I named the bow"The Gray Ghost" I'm really happy with the way this bow turned out. I know th tiller looks kinda off but I have a pretty severe cant when I shoot.Hope ya enjoy



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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2012, 11:33:02 pm »
I like it.  Looks like a smooth shooter to me.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2012, 11:43:39 pm »
Very nice! YOu did a fine job. Love the tiller. Jawge
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Offline Sparrow

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2012, 01:17:03 am »
Fine looking bow !  ...I'd shoot her  ' Frank
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Offline bubby

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2012, 01:52:09 am »
that's a real nice one there Bill, Bub
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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2012, 08:10:48 am »
Very nice job,congrats on that one. :)
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2012, 09:52:28 am »
Nice job on that one, Bill. She looks like a real shooter!!
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Offline half eye

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2012, 10:21:54 am »
Just one comment.....go out and put that cane and stone through one of them deer. That looks like a sweet killer to this old man
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2012, 10:26:52 am »
 ;)  Nice bow.  Hickory is great stuff.  That one should last you a life time.  I like that arrow too.  Looks like bow season needs to hurry up and get here.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2012, 11:04:04 am »
Nice bow Bill. Great bends!
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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2012, 11:38:55 am »
Looks good bill....wasnt that a stave from the supposed acid fungus tree?
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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2012, 12:02:37 pm »
I hope it was.........I have one of those fungus staves and cant wait to tear into it.
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2012, 01:26:07 pm »
sweet looking shooter right there. good work.
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2012, 06:05:50 pm »
That's a beauty!  I love the profile. A nice full tiller.

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Offline wvarcher

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Re: Rawhide backed Pignut Hickory Recurve
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2012, 06:24:36 pm »
You gotta be happy with that bow!
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