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Offline Josh B

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red mulberry bow
« on: April 24, 2016, 05:48:47 pm »
This is a piece of red mulberry from my backyard.  It came from a male tree which are less dense than the females, but generally grow straighter and cleaner.  I left one sapwood ring on the back of this one and then glued on a faux copperhead skin with tbIII.  It's 66" ntn and draws 50#@28".  The tip overlays are cowhorn and the arrow shelf is some very old Osage.  Fast flight string and tru-oil finish.  It's far from perfect, but I'm in a hurry to get it done so that I can hand it off to its new owner this week.  Hope he likes it.  Josh

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2016, 05:50:05 pm »
The other shots.

Offline bubby

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2016, 05:59:46 pm »
Nice bend as always Josh, the new owner should love it
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Offline Pat B

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2016, 06:40:05 pm »
Nice bow Josh.  8)
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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2016, 08:21:38 pm »
Sharp looking bow, Josh. You must be working on that while at work.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2016, 08:29:11 pm »
Nice job, red mulberry brings back good memories of my first shooter.
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2016, 08:42:37 pm »
Really great work.
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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2016, 08:49:32 pm »
Love mulberry. Always looks a bit overbuilt, but everything else about it is killer.

Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2016, 08:52:41 pm »
Looks good to me !
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Offline okie64

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2016, 09:53:15 pm »
Great looking bow doc!

Offline TimothyR

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2016, 10:06:34 pm »
Very nice!  I like be it!
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Offline bentstick54

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2016, 10:15:32 pm »
New owner should be very happy. Love it.

Offline bjrogg

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2016, 10:18:17 pm »
Looks good from here. How do you like the faux copperhead? I've been wondering how it looks.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2016, 01:08:51 am »
That's a sweet looking bow Josh
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Re: red mulberry bow
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2016, 04:16:21 am »
Two Thumbs up Driver ! Bob
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