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Offline mrs. blackhawk

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My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« on: August 21, 2014, 05:37:32 pm »
Well, it is finally... officially... DONE!!! Yay!!!
I started making this bow towards the end of March so I could go to the Marshall Primitive Archery Shoot in Michigan. Mr. Blackhawk said I had to get it shooting before Marshall and I finally finished it up while at the shoot.

It was a long process as I did everything the old fashioned way using no power tools and the fact that it is super tough because it's Osage.
I love the colors I got in the profile because I left some of the sapwood on after chasing a few rings, and the contrast to the more traditional gold of the heartwood.

It was great making this with hubby to coach me through, and thank you to everyone that followed the building of this bow in our other thread "the family that makes bows together stays together."
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,45735.msg621158.html#msg621158

The end result is 62.5 inches nock to nock, and about 33 pounds at 24 inches. It has a leather wrap (that I did myself) and Padauk tip overlays (that Blackhawk put on for me).




















Thanks for looking  :)
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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2014, 05:41:40 pm »
lemme be the first to say awesome job honey!!!! soooooo proud of you  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2014, 05:55:18 pm »
Sweet boy, heck of a job.  Looks like Skinny tips run in the family.

Gabe
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2014, 05:56:03 pm »
Man, it does have some lipstick tips. Good job, congrats
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2014, 06:04:25 pm »
awesome bow
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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2014, 06:26:05 pm »
Sweet bow Hailey's comet!
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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2014, 06:27:53 pm »
Great looking bow!
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Offline hunterbob

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2014, 06:34:10 pm »
Congrats Mrs blackhawk.
That is awesome . I bet it shoots good also.
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Offline bow101

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2014, 06:54:24 pm »
Very nice bow, I like how the fades turned out from the handle, natural looking.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2014, 07:36:50 pm »
That turned out great.  Nice job!  I like the looks of the thin sapwood layer.  It was fun to watching you two work on it at Marshall. 
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2014, 07:39:16 pm »
I saw you working diligently on that bow at Marshall and I'm impressed with the results of all that hard work. Great looking bow you made Hailey, congrats. :)
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Offline mrs. blackhawk

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2014, 07:47:50 pm »
  Thanks everyone! It shoots fast, faster than any other bow I've shot with such a low draw length and weight (but that's what I get for being short, lol)   ;D
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Offline bubby

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« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2014, 07:49:43 pm »
That's one heck of a nice bow,Congrats to you and the whole family
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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2014, 07:54:31 pm »
Very nice, it must be nice having a keen eye over your shoulder for coaching!  :laugh:
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Offline 4giveme

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Re: My Marshall, MI bow (my first bow!)
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2014, 07:59:47 pm »
Hi Mrs B
I must say very nice work, nice tiller, all around good looking bow..
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