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Offline loefflerchuck

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bighorn sheep bow #13
« on: September 05, 2014, 11:05:09 pm »
Here is my most recent completed bighorn bow. 36.25" tip to tip. 35" ntn. The tag was from north Dakota on these rocky mt bighorns. I think I remember they were 29" and 30" around the curl and 13.75" bases. Lap splice with 2 handle sections on top and bottom. 7 Copper rivets in the handle. 6 layers of elk and moose leg sinew. 1 layer of long deer backstrap on top. This bow took a large amount of reflex. About a foot. Even after leaving it strung for 3-5 days strait and shooting, it returned to 10" of reflex after being unstrung a few days. Finished this bow in 6 months. 
 55-57# @ 19.5". A short draw for one of these bows, but 19.5 feels like a safe full draw for $450 horns. This bow tested very fast.

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2014, 11:08:15 pm »
Awesome work. Glad to see that your shop floor looks like my garage floor.
If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2014, 11:13:18 pm »
Stunning!
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Offline james parker

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2014, 11:16:21 pm »
that's just doggone nice! :)

Offline swamp yeti

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2014, 11:29:22 pm »
I will wrestle you for it,amazing.

Offline Pat B

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2014, 11:48:37 pm »
Very cool sheep horn bow.  8)
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline bubby

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2014, 11:50:47 pm »
Sweet
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Offline 1442

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2014, 02:49:54 am »
Yes Sir! That is one fine looking bow. 

Offline tipi stuff

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2014, 09:02:17 am »
Very nice shape to it! CC

Offline swamp monkey

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2014, 09:10:40 am »
Great bow, great arrows.  Love the pictograph too. 

Thanks for posting.

Offline wizardgoat

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2014, 09:38:10 pm »
Insanely cool bow chuck, I love it.
I'm sure I'm not the only guy "patiently"
waiting for you to complete your build
along for one of these !

Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2014, 11:28:16 pm »
Thanks everybody. Swamp Yeti, I don't wrestle anybody with yeti in there name. But may trade for one of your amazing works I just saw. Goat, I need more hours in the day. Soon

Offline wizardgoat

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2014, 03:36:30 am »
chuck, how much sinew is on one of these? how many individual leg or back sinews?
just want to clarify what a layer is to you. cheers!

Offline wizardgoat

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2014, 03:46:34 am »
and the caul that you use when you form your horn, how much back set are you putting in the handle?
it looks like 2" but its hard to tell

Offline Peacebow_Coos

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Re: bighorn sheep bow #13
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2014, 02:04:19 pm »
Wow another masterpiece  :o