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Offline Badly Bent

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g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« on: January 08, 2013, 09:03:04 pm »
Well 'Gnarly Carla" isn't her official name yet but it is what I've been calling her since I started taking the knife to her a few weeks ago.
Posted a sneak peak about two weeks ago and now its a finished bow. Came in under target weight by 10# but held together so I'm happy. Inspiration to attempt a bow from a stave I would normally fear comes from post of  bows by Druid, Misslemaster, Keenan, Blackhawk, Simson and others who have posted bows from less than perfect staves.

Specs: 59.5" ntn
           45# @ 25"
            Walnut hull natural dye, whitetail antler tips, deer skin handle with mink fur trim, tru oil and spar finish

Heat treated a couple times and took about 1 1/4" set overall, the whoop dee doo and natural deflex just past mid limb at top gave me a hard time. Tiller critique welcome.
Thanks for looking; Greg
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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2013, 09:07:57 pm »
Heres a peek at Carla's thinner sister 'Freaky Phyllis" (she's almost finished becoming a bow)

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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2013, 09:09:02 pm »
Hell yeah.....you nailed that one.... ;)
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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2013, 09:13:22 pm »
Sweet!
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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2013, 09:14:32 pm »
great googly moogly, them's some sweet bows
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Offline TacticalFate

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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2013, 09:20:09 pm »
WOW. fantastic!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2013, 09:21:43 pm »
Thanks Blackhawk
Thanks Paul
Thanks Bub.... googly moogly? stop using that west coast street slang on us midwest boys :) :) :)
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2013, 09:28:14 pm »
Incredible.. Absolutely breathtaking. Great job.

Jon
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2013, 09:35:11 pm »
Looks like two sweet sisters.
Rob
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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2013, 09:40:49 pm »
Nice work on a tough lookin' stick.  Great job!
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2013, 09:42:02 pm »
Those are super cool!!! Excellent work!

Tattoo Dave
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2013, 09:44:48 pm »
If I ever fall on my head hard enough, I'm gonna try some buckthorn. Your work is inspiring sir!
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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2013, 09:50:42 pm »
Wow those are some seriously nice bows. Even though it came in under weight i would still be more than happy to have made a bow like that.
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2013, 09:55:16 pm »
Man, that is a seriously nice bow there! Tiller looks dead on and the character on the back is fantastic. We are going to have to get together sometime!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: g'narly carla = buckthorn bow
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2013, 10:04:42 pm »
Thanks Tactical Fate
Thanks Jon
Thanks Rob
Thanks Slim
Thanks Dave
Thanks Gsulfridge, I've fallen on my head too many times ;)
Thanks Zion
Thanks Cody, Yeah look forward to meeting up with ya, we'll have to arrange some shooting and bow talk time when it warms a little
around here.
Thanks for all the nice comments guys, really appreciate it!
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