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Offline TacticalFate

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Buckthorn for a Lady
« on: July 27, 2013, 05:32:45 pm »
This is for my girlfriend's sister, she's quite small in stature, so this one's 25# at 24". Buckthorn, dyed with walnut dye, pear overlays, first time doing them. String is 8-strand Dacron. added a feather on the handle for added pretty. This was an offsplit from a stave that checked itself to death due to me leaving it inside with the bark off overnight.




Offline Slackbunny

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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2013, 06:14:05 pm »
Nice bow. Its got a rugged, wild look to it. Nice work.

Offline bubby

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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2013, 07:13:06 pm »
nice bend, she otta love it
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2013, 07:39:56 pm »
I'm diggin it man!  The tiller is sweet and the rest is neat!  Josh

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2013, 08:23:03 pm »
Nice bow!  Great recovery from screwing up the top half of the stave. Checking sux. 

Good photos, too, except the full draw.  It's obvious that you are a good photographer.  So go get the young lady to draw the bow and YOU take the photo of her.  >:D
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Offline TacticalFate

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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2013, 08:54:30 pm »
Turns out I'm not gonna see her till October, thought I'd be seeing her tomorrow :(. I'll post a pic then, hehheh
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Offline dbb

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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2013, 09:09:56 pm »
Cool bow,i agree with slackbunny,it looks wild and primitive.well done!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2013, 09:11:24 pm »
Nicely done! Looks like you had a lot of character in that stave to work around but you sure got her bending good.
I like the primitive look of it also.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2013, 10:16:46 pm »
have your girl friend stand in for her, you said they were sisters,  face it we like to see pretty girls with bows
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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2013, 10:25:16 pm »
have your girl friend stand in for her, you said they were sisters,  face it we like to see pretty girls with bows
Yea, with a bathing suit on. ;D

Cool looking bow. I like using walnut stain.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Buckthorn for a Lady
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2013, 10:35:28 pm »
Well done.  Looks COOL!
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