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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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« on: January 03, 2013, 02:19:14 pm »
hey guys, i had a good long caption but it got erased when one of my files was too large but here the gist.

64 Ntn  1 3/4 at fade, 1/2 at the tip  #50 @ 28"

for my sis :)
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2013, 02:30:53 pm »
Sharp looking bow.
Rob
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2013, 02:34:18 pm »
Nice looking bow, have always liked the looks of purpleheart.
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Offline autologus

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2013, 03:16:29 pm »
Beautiful bow, your sister looks like she knows what she is doing.

Grady
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2013, 06:26:56 pm »
Not very often in here that someone posts a gorgeous bow and I am more intersted in the shooter than the bow!!! I'm in conflict, not sure which is prettier, the bow or her.

 
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2013, 07:25:42 pm »
love purpleheart. great bow even better gift for your sis.   i'm impresed she can pull that weight(probably less than 50 if her draw length is shorter) but looks like only two finger draw and no glove and in the cold.  :o
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Offline Tiredtim

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2013, 07:31:23 pm »
Very nice.  I'm new at this stuff so where do you get the purple heart?
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Offline soy

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2013, 07:37:34 pm »
Simmer down J dub ;D it is a fine looking Bow ;)
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2013, 07:40:09 pm »
Nice bend on that bow and it looks like it suits her well. Also looks like she knows what she's doing when it comes to shooting. :)
Greg
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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2013, 09:25:57 pm »
ahaha thanks for the comments Trapper Rob, Hrothgar, autologus, soy, and Badly Bent

I will let her know how you feel JW :)

Erictheviking -  Shes draws less in the winter but can shoot 50# @ 28" quite well :)  i think she is focusing on form for the pic :P

Tiredtim - I get my purpleheart at my local finishing lumber store, they happen to have an "imported wood" section with lots of different stuff.  Just so happens that they were becoming overstocked with nice straight purpleheart and had a decent sale :)

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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2013, 09:36:56 pm »
Oh! i was super intimidated by purpleheat's chysally reputation for a belly wood, but it worked well.  With narrow-ish tips it shoots relatively quick and without handshock.  All in all, if i had another request for such a bow, i wouldnt hesitate to make another :)  ahhhh the only noobly trouble i had was with the handle popping off.  I found out early that it is some super hard stuff and decided to thickness plane a good chunk of the thickness out.  of course the 1/2 inch thick handle block was too ridgid so i had to opt for 3 thinner lams of ironwood and feather them out.  and the problems vanished :)
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Offline Shaun

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2013, 10:10:55 pm »
I think I'm  in love! Oh yeah, the bow is nice too.
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Offline spyder1958

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2013, 03:14:59 pm »
great job, I love working with Purpleheart as well. I was at my woodcraft store the other day and they had a lot of nice pieces of exotic woods. I mainly go thru their scrap box and get plenty for knife and bow handles and inlay work.
And tell your sis, she is a very beautiful lady and she lucky to have a brother who makes her nice bows  ;)
Thanks for sharing,
    graylan
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Offline RyanY

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2013, 03:42:56 pm »
Very nice. Looks a lot better than the one I made a few years back.
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Offline Marks

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Re: hickory backedpurpleheart
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2013, 05:54:40 pm »
Nice bow!  I bet you wont be posting anymore pics of your sister. Haha.  :o
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