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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2013, 10:39:55 pm »
Sweet bow Mullet.  I am a big fan of those slightly flipped tips.  Those skins look great on it. 
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2013, 10:55:23 pm »
Nice Eddie...we have some large hhb here in pa too...lots of 12-18" n a few I've seen over 2 feet in diameter...old trees cus the stuff grows real slow...

Chris; HHB is the only white wood besides Vine Maple I don't cook ribs with. :)

DanzB, Pearlie, That brace picture matches my "go to" Osage bow to the "T"

Carson, Clint, those are the first Copperhead skins I've ever gotten my hands on. I wanted at least one bow with them.
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2013, 11:28:17 pm »
that bow has great lines mullet, she look's ready to make meat, bub
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2013, 11:29:12 pm »
Thanks, Man.
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #19 on: November 24, 2013, 04:11:11 am »
Two thumbs up Eddy ! Bob
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #20 on: November 24, 2013, 09:32:48 am »
Nice bow!  Good job!
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2013, 10:22:55 am »
Thanks, Bob

Thank you, arrowind
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2013, 11:55:04 am »
Dang nice my yeti will wrestle you for it.

Offline burn em up chuck

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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2013, 12:07:09 pm »
very cool, skins look nice

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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #24 on: November 24, 2013, 12:10:00 pm »
looks dang fast. good job.
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #25 on: November 24, 2013, 01:54:20 pm »
Sweet bow Eddie those skins look sharp.

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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #26 on: November 24, 2013, 04:01:14 pm »
looks real nice!cool finish work!
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Offline Bowman

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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #27 on: November 24, 2013, 06:07:23 pm »
Looks very good. Like the tips. Copperhead backing are the real thing. 
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #28 on: November 24, 2013, 07:21:23 pm »
You did a great job with the HHB Eddie.  Nice looking bow.

I cut a HHB about 15 years ago that was almost 12" in diameter, practically no twist to speak of and had no branches for nearly 12'.  Best HHB I ever cut but boy did I sweat getting it out of the bush.  I carried a 6' long log on my shoulder about 50 yards, twice.  Don't think I could do that now.
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Re: New Hophornbeam bow
« Reply #29 on: November 24, 2013, 10:33:54 pm »
 Swamp yeti, after 40 some years of Japanese karate I not much on rolling around on the floor. ;D

Eric, it's not one of my faster bows, but it works.

I do like copperhead skins and I finally have a bow with some on it. Thanks for the compliments.

Thanks, Marc, That's the second piece of HHB I've gotten from you and both were good shooters.
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