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Offline swamp monkey

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Dogwood youth bow
« on: August 17, 2014, 10:51:03 pm »
This bow was started by someone else.  They worked the back and side profile but didn't know how to tiller.  So I agreed to finish it.  It is intended to be used in Boy scout Order of the Arrow ceremonies. this was flowering dogwood.  It was a hard wood to work, but well worth it.  I have never used it for bows but will consider it now that I have worked one. 
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Dogwood youth bow
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2014, 10:55:00 pm »
Cool, nice bow.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Dogwood youth bow
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2014, 11:17:47 pm »
I love all the character in this one.  What kind of dogwood is it? :)
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Offline swamp monkey

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Re: Dogwood youth bow
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2014, 11:25:20 pm »
flowering dogwood.  One of the denser woods here in Missouri.
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Dogwood youth bow
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2014, 12:06:55 am »
Scouting is definitely richer with your gift.  :thumbsup:
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Dogwood youth bow
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2014, 12:14:18 am »
Kudos to you for helping the boy scouts!  That means a lot to me. Good job on the bow too. Is that the natural color of the dogwood?  Or did you stain it? Patrick
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Dogwood youth bow
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2014, 06:48:44 am »
Very nice work and story. Do those trees get very big?
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Offline swamp monkey

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Re: Dogwood youth bow
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2014, 08:08:14 am »
Thanks for the kind words fellas,  to answer your questions, no stain at all, just five coats of tru oil.,  dogwood trees tend not to get really big but you can find them with enough girth and length to make a bow. 
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Dogwood youth bow
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2014, 10:26:08 am »
Good looking back, lovely colour and a nice bit of character :)
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Re: Dogwood youth bow
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2014, 09:12:04 pm »
Cool man...I'm a fan of flowering dogwood...good wood when ya can find one :)
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