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Offline DC

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Pacific Crabapple bow
« on: November 06, 2016, 01:25:34 pm »
This is my first Pacific Crabapple bow. 63"NTN  43#@28" Speed is in the high 150's,I got one 161, not a speed demon. Leather handle and arrow pass. Water buffalo overlays. Crabapple seems to like heat treating, it was kind of spongy before. The beauty in this bow is the wood. The pictures don't show it well but the natural back has a kind of ropey look. It's really nice
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Offline DC

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2016, 01:26:45 pm »
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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2016, 01:28:16 pm »
And last. I hate the way pictures seem to bend the bottom limb. I'm sure it isn't really like this.  Edit:  Just for the halibut I took another FD with the bow upsidedown.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2016, 01:40:54 pm »
Nice looking bow DC!
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2016, 01:45:26 pm »
That's a good looking bow ,the speed sounds real good for a 43lb bow congrats !
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2016, 01:49:25 pm »
Unique beautiful wood.Nice bow from that.Looks like it held up good.Congratulations.
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Offline penderbender

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2016, 02:26:49 pm »
Nice looking bow Don! Cheers- Brendan
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Offline stonecarver

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2016, 03:38:55 pm »
A very nice looking Crab Apple bow!

Crab apple is the most abundant bow wood on the island I live on in SE AK. It is easy to find crab apple trees in the spring when it's blooming, the tricky part is finding a straight stave.

Good job!

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Offline GB

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2016, 03:46:09 pm »
Good looking bow.  Nice work!
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2016, 08:56:33 pm »
Nice looking bow
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Offline Badger

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2016, 10:13:06 pm »
  Very nice looking bow, you did a good job. I never tried crab apple, Every piece I thought might work had some fatal flaw or twist.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2016, 10:44:14 pm »
Looks good, especially been a shorty at 63".
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Offline Blayne

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2016, 11:15:04 pm »
Good job Don! I saw that one in person and the back is amazing! Really neat wood for sure.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2016, 05:32:15 am »
Nice bow DC, I've got my eye on a couple crab apple trees that are nice and tall and straight. I'm definitely going to harvest some next growing season.
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Offline Redhand

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Re: Pacific Crabapple bow
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2016, 08:27:26 am »
Great looking bow!
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