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Offline bubby

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Re: tupelo & snakeskin bow
« Reply #15 on: October 27, 2014, 12:47:31 am »
Nice one Greg! I'm liking the dark stain over the cane breaks and you got a good bend on that little stick.


bends look nice Greg and a nice save on the skins, I like soaking my skins in glycerin most of the scales just fall off and it really brings out the color

Bubby, how do you get the glycerin out so you can glue them down?

I just soak them in dawn soap and water then rinse them real good
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« Reply #16 on: October 27, 2014, 08:03:30 am »
Beauty Greg!
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« Reply #17 on: October 27, 2014, 08:07:26 am »
Good job, Greg!! :)
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Re: tupelo & snakeskin bow
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2014, 08:55:28 am »
Don't see anything wrong with that,looks like a fine job to me,tiller is killer. ;) :)
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Offline Josh B

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« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2014, 10:13:31 am »
Wow !  She's a beauty Greg!  I missed the first thread.  I had similar problems with heat bending this wood.  The bow that I carry in the truck has 20 degree twisted tips.  I straightened them twice and they just twisted back to where they started. 
   I really like how this one turned out.  Beautiful bow Sir!  Josh

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« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2014, 10:18:01 am »
Always love your style Greg! Beautiful bow indeed!
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Offline Aaron H

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« Reply #21 on: October 27, 2014, 10:31:27 am »
Very nice.  What kind of grip is that, it looks really good.

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« Reply #22 on: October 27, 2014, 10:51:21 am »
Beautiful work Greg and nice autumn pics too.
You and Rich are my fav bowyers on short bows, I really like your work.
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« Reply #23 on: October 27, 2014, 11:15:18 am »
Nice one Greg. I really like the colors. Tiller is fine buddy.

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« Reply #24 on: October 27, 2014, 11:15:39 am »
Great looking bow Greg....man the tiller to my eye is perfect, and from the looks of the unstrung pic, ya had your hands full!
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Offline Badly Bent

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« Reply #25 on: October 27, 2014, 11:26:33 am »
Thanks for all the kind comments guys, much appreciated. After putting a bunch more arrows thru it yesterday I noticed a few small frets in the inner third of the lower limb this morning, this bow may have an expiration date in the future. :(  We'll see if it survives, I know I have a few bows that have done the same and are still shooting fine after a few years.
@ Josh, yeah it did not want to hold any heat corrections. I heated and tempered in reflex a couple times and it would just go back to the original side profile after exercising the limbs. Still I liked the wood and think that I could do better with it. Working up nerve to tackle that yew ya passed on to me, maybe after hunting season.
@ Falcon, the handle is dyed deerskin over cork with sinew wraps and a red mink tail trim, I don't always get a grip to finish out the way I like em' but this one fits my hand very comfortably.
Again, thanks for the comments guys, always nice when coming from this fine group. :)
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« Reply #26 on: October 27, 2014, 11:47:10 am »
Very cool Greg,  I love the look of the skins with the brown over top.  Sounds like a fun project.  I always look forward to seeing your bows.  Very inspiring.  Thanks and great job.

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Offline Aaron H

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Re: tupelo & snakeskin bow
« Reply #27 on: October 27, 2014, 12:56:37 pm »
What is the length on that one?

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« Reply #28 on: October 27, 2014, 10:21:24 pm »
Falcon, it is 55" ntn
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Re: tupelo & snakeskin bow
« Reply #29 on: October 28, 2014, 12:03:50 am »
  Great looking bow Greg!  That brown dye made for a fine looking camo.  Those yellow looking canebrakes in their natural looking state can raise attention in the woods.  I have had squirrels bark at me in such a state of alarm that I hesitate to use them on a hunting bow anymore.  That stain cures that problem and looks fine.  These swamps are lousy with those big rattlers - I should have another one next time I see you. ;) 
   The tiller on that one is amazing.  I have been helping one of our students here with learning to tiller a bow.  I am going to show him this tupelo bow so he can see what a bendy handle bow is supposed to look like.  Awesome work as usual.  We have tupelo growing all around here and I have yet to give it a try.  Gonna have to put it on the list.       
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