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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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"Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« on: October 24, 2014, 07:18:08 pm »
Hey guys. Just finished this maple bow last night. It is made from a split off of a red maple stave cut from the edge of the swamp in these pictures. It is 65" TTT and pulls 50#@28". It is just under two inches wide out to past mid limb and then tapers to the tips. Overlays and arrow shelf are Hickory I believe. It took about two inches of string follow and settles to about one inch after being unstrung for awhile. Finished with bout six coats of tru-oil. It is very light in the hand and I love how it shoots. I wood burned a little personality below the handle, hence the loose moose! ;D The best part about finishing a bow this time of year is that I can go out and try to kill a deer with it tomorrow morning!
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2014, 07:19:37 pm »
WOW! Pictures either got really messed up or me and my new bow are fairly squat!
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2014, 07:22:22 pm »
I'm not computer savy enough to fix them
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Offline dueb

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2014, 07:33:32 pm »
Very nice, like the tracks for the strike plate! Felt or fur?
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Offline Knoll

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2014, 07:35:57 pm »
Nice!  And the moose details are clever & well done.
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2014, 07:39:06 pm »
Thanks guys. Wish I could fix my distorted pictures but I cant seem to do it
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Offline dueb

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2014, 07:41:58 pm »
Pics seem fine to me.
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If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it: Every arrow that flies feels the pull of the earth.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2014, 07:44:15 pm »
A+ on the bend man 8) I like the moose! Beautiful bow and looks like a good heat temper on there ;) I really like it...
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Offline DC

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2014, 07:46:37 pm »
Pictures look fine to me. Bow looks great. I like the arrow pass. Nice touch!
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2014, 07:50:40 pm »
Oh its a leather arrow pass dueb. Hmm maybe its my computer. The pictures of brace height and of the top limb are really squashed down and wide on my screen. Yeah I heat treated it twice And did not stain it
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2014, 07:56:28 pm »
Nice work Lee.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2014, 10:46:26 am »
Very cool Lee.  Great job on an even temper.  Love the strike plate
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Offline Aaron H

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« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2014, 11:05:06 am »
Very cool.  Nice strike plate, moose design, temper, and grip.  Well done.  Beautiful land as well.
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2014, 11:40:57 am »
Thanks guys. I used my electric range to do the second heat tempering. You can't really put it in a caul like that but it does it even and twice as fast
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Offline ajbruggink

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Re: "Loose Moose" Red maple self bow
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2014, 12:06:28 pm »
Nice job, Lee, love to see stuff like red maple turn out nice bows, love the burned designed
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