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Offline echatham

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Holey Moley
« on: April 18, 2014, 10:09:27 pm »
Just finished up my first real character bow.  Stave looked clean but as i worked down to a good ring i got into "Holey Moley" territory.  She's 65" ntn and 47#@ 28".  Took a hair of set on the lower limb where it has that twisty stuff going on and the belly couldn't be as flat, but the string sits against the handle as soon as you unstring it so i call that fine by me.  there was a hairline crack inside the biggest knot hole and while it didn't extend to the back or belly, i didn't like the look of it so i sinew wrapped it for insurance.   shoots surprisingly sweet for as nasty as she looks.  The wood was so cool that i left her unadorned except for the deer antler rest.  Thanks for looking.








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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2014, 10:14:16 pm »
That's a cool looking bow right there.  Love all the character.  No FD shot?
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Offline echatham

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Offline echatham

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2014, 10:16:59 pm »
thats a 31" BOP arrow btw.
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Offline Crogacht

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2014, 10:19:47 pm »
Wow. I've got some yew that looks like that, should be real interesting.

What kind of wood was it?
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Offline dingas

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2014, 10:20:35 pm »
That is a pretty sweet bow. Love that holey shadow pic!
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Offline echatham

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2014, 10:22:31 pm »
Sorry Crogacht, forgot that "minor" detail,  its Ohio osage orange.
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Offline Bogaman

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2014, 10:26:58 pm »
Very holey bow! I like.
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Offline TimBo

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2014, 10:37:44 pm »
Nice to see another of your bows.  Great job!
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2014, 10:39:55 pm »
Awesome character and nice job on the finish and coaxing a bow outa that piece...
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline Arrowind

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2014, 10:40:31 pm »
wow.  Nice job!
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Offline rps3

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2014, 10:49:44 pm »
What a cool bow, the shadow picture made me laugh.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2014, 10:53:43 pm »
You were very lucky to find that stave!  Most trees with that kind of character were long ago cut down to make pegboard!   >:D

Do the holes whistle when you shoot?
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Offline echatham

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Re: Holey Moley
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2014, 10:56:53 pm »
JW haha no but i have thought about that... maybe i could glue a reed in one of them  :laugh:
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Offline Wiley

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« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2014, 11:06:24 pm »
Some pretty serious character bow there. You made a really neat bow out of that holey stave.
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