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Stringman

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Belly scales on yeller wood
« on: November 23, 2012, 06:35:16 pm »
Pretty self explanatory, Osage and belly scales. Bow turned out at 57#@28". Never used the belly scales before and it is a lot of work. I think Osage outlaw posted one before and he mentioned picking each scale off with a scripto. For my part, it was simpler after I got the hang of it, but I realized that the skin and glue need to be dry first. Also the belly is quite a bit thicker than the rest of the hide, so that made it a bit different.
















Tiller was fairly straight forward. I have been struggling to get a bow to hit target weight lately, so I changed strategy on this bow. The result was that I slowed down a touch, but the result was well worth it. A bit of a flat spot on the bottom limb, but it is a character spot in the unbraced profile, so I decided to not chase it.





Thanks for looking!
Scott
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Offline half eye

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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2012, 06:53:00 pm »
that full draw is about as sexy as it gets.............great lookin bow right there
rich
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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2012, 07:17:41 pm »
Sure is a nice looking piece of wood there, I liketo the grain in the handle , the islands on the high spots r nice looking :D
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Offline seabass

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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2012, 09:03:30 pm »
that is one cool looking bow brother.nice job.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2012, 10:56:02 pm »
Great bow Scott!

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Offline okie64

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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2012, 11:44:10 pm »
That bow has some sweet curves. Beautiful tiller!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2012, 11:53:50 pm »
Looks great.  I really like the belly scale look.  It is hard to pick them off. 
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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2012, 12:11:59 am »
Sweet full draw shape on that one. I kinda like the belly skin, too. It gives it a unique appearance.
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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2012, 01:45:20 am »
Scott they just get prettier and prettier.. I'm thinking now that those belly scales are rattler and not rat.. I can't remember though.. Just looks more like rattler..

Full draw, resting and strung all look amazing..

Great work.

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Offline steve b.

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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2012, 02:42:15 am »
Awesome
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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2012, 01:19:03 pm »
Thanks guys! I feel like I've been turnin out some "cookie cutter" bows lately. So the belly scales were an attempt to try something different. I was very pleased with the way this bow hit weight so I learned something new. That's what it's all about for me. Just trying to get better with each one.

Thanks for the comments!
Scott
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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2012, 02:14:19 pm »
cool bow, makes me wish i would've kept the belly hide on all them snakes i got last summer
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Re: Belly scales on yeller wood
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2012, 04:48:41 pm »
interesting idea with this belly scales - looks good!
Very nice bow, love the reflex unbraced!

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