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Stringman

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Nate's bow
« on: August 27, 2015, 07:36:38 pm »
Here's an Osage recurve I finished for my buddy Nate last week. He didn't have a lot of input on the cosmetic details. Just wanted something he could show off to his friends and possibly get into hunting with. The bow ended up 68" ntn and pulls 52#@28". The tips are rams horn and the handle is built up with paduak, curly maple, and buckeye burl. The skins are Easter diamondback water snake.










When he came to pick it up I surprised him with a few extras. can't have a guy walking around with a bow and no quiver of arrows.



Not sure I've ever seen a guy so excited to receive a bent stick. His wife keeps catching him grinning and staring at it when he's home. Glad I could make him happy! Now just got to get him ready for deer hunting!



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Offline Danzn Bar

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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2015, 07:42:06 pm »
 :o Damn Scott....Your turning out some beeeeeuties.  :)
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Offline Badly Bent

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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2015, 08:00:22 pm »
Hokey Smokles thats a beauty Scott, if he dosen't hunt with that bow you should take it back and beat him over the head with it. >:D  The quiver, bow sock and arrows are equally as nice, take those back also. ;D
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Offline Aaron H

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« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2015, 08:17:55 pm »
Gorgeous bow Scott. I don't blame him a bit for grinning and staring at it. 
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Offline HighEagle

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« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2015, 08:27:03 pm »
 Congrats on your new bow Nate. Now make meat , Nice build Scott.   Chuck
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Offline bowandarrow473

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« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2015, 09:20:46 pm »
Great looking bow
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Offline GB

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« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2015, 09:26:43 pm »
Beautiful bow and the quiver and arrows look great, too.  Love the burl in the handle.
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Offline rps3

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Re: Nate's bow
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2015, 09:35:10 pm »
that's a looker there, how could he hunt with anything else.
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2015, 11:01:24 pm »
Scott, you have been posting some fantastic bows lately.  Great job on this one.  I'm sure he will love that bow and put it to use. 
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Nate's bow
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2015, 11:09:42 pm »
Dang! That bow better get used . . . alot!!
Congrats!
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Re: Nate's bow
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2015, 02:55:32 am »
You can't fool me Scott, that handle is marble ::) :o ;)
Real handsome bow :)
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Re: Nate's bow
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2015, 04:31:45 am »
That's a beauty Scott,tiller looks prefect. :)
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blackhawk

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Re: Nate's bow
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2015, 06:26:56 am »
Everything looks great finish wise...

But i think ya could use some scrapes top limb...it appears to be bending a tad more in the bottom limb. Hard to tell from no straight on unbraced n braced pics tho.
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Stringman

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Re: Nate's bow
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2015, 09:52:07 am »
It does kinda look that way, but here's a couple things to keep in mind.

I didn't take the FD photo, so it could be a distorted image.
He is still working on his form and he's possibly not pulling from the nock point on the string.
The tiller was perfect before final sand and finish.
It has taken no set and there's minimal hand shock.


Thanks guys for the comments and criticism. Always looking to improve and I know there's room for it.
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