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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Surf and Turf
« on: August 12, 2018, 02:24:19 pm »
Okay, the name is a bit cheesy.  :D It's cause the top limb has a water snake skin (surf) and the bottom has a garter (turf).

Anyway, this bow is a short, sinew-backed yew branch. It has a really high crown, and I didn't have a whole lot of sinew, so I ran a moderate coarse along the very top of the crown. This was mainly to allow me a 27" draw with a 50" piece of wood. It worked, cause I've been shooting it a bunch and it's holding the unbraced profile nicely. It shoots a 10 gpp arrow between 140-150 fps. Not great, but not bad either.  :)

50" ttt
42# @ 27"
leather handle
water buff tips

Thanks for looking
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2018, 02:25:06 pm »
some more...
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2018, 02:26:43 pm »
and the last ones...
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2018, 02:31:56 pm »
Good job of making the most of the least.Nice work.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2018, 03:27:11 pm »
Cool little bow, Upstate. I'll be adding sinew to my shorty yew bow, similar to your's, soon.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2018, 04:19:30 pm »
Very nice!your a bow making machine man!
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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2018, 04:56:35 pm »
Pretty impressive bend there sir. I like it. And varity is the spice of life. You get tried of one snake skin you can look at the other. Their both sweet.
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« Last Edit: August 12, 2018, 06:30:18 pm by bjrogg »
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2018, 07:08:03 pm »
Thanks fellas.  :)

You said it Ed. Making this bow was kinda like when you look in the fridge, realize you don't have much, but manage to scrape together a meal nonetheless.  -C-

Lookin forward to seeing that yew shorty Pat.  :OK  (-P

Thanks bushy. I've always got a bunch in the works. You should see how many I break  (--)

I do like variety BJ. Thanks bud.
« Last Edit: August 12, 2018, 07:19:27 pm by upstatenybowyer »
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Offline leonwood

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2018, 05:05:14 am »
Nice shorty!
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Offline simson

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2018, 12:22:52 pm »
Nice one Jeff!
I see two inches more draw length in the outer halves of the limbs (in case you want it)
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2018, 02:58:15 pm »
Thanks my friends from across the Atlantic!  )P(
Yep, I saw those extra two inches of draw, but cause the reflex is out there I figure the outers are at least working a little so I left um.  :)
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Offline NorthHeart

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2018, 08:07:46 pm »
Looking good, i like the non matching skins, keeps it interesting!
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Offline M2A

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« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2018, 08:11:19 pm »
Those skins look real good over that high crown. Nice bow! Mike
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2018, 08:22:07 pm »
Those skins really jump out at you. Very nice work.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Surf and Turf
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2018, 10:03:38 pm »
Thanks fellas. I wanted something to cover the sinew and I used what I had on hand. I guess it turned out okay.  :D
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