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[TimothyR]

Shipping mine out today.

Received TimothyR.  Awesome bow. It’s raining like the proverbial cow and the flat rock but I’ll get some pics up this weekend. Very cool Purple Heart bamboo bow. Woot woot.  Like Christmas.

I'm glad it made it to you in one piece.  I hope you like it.

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Mark me as shipped. I just left the post office. I love guessing the shipping cost before I go. This time I was only off by 25 cents.

Kyle

[Swampman]

Here is the bow which is packaged up and ready to go in the mail tomorrow.  It is a HHB bow with black walnut overlays and a leather wrapped handle.  I used leather dye on the bow and 11 coats of true oil.  I used 0000 steel wool to dull the shine a bit and then coated it with wax followed by a good buffing.  The string is B-50. 

It falls right in the spec range of my guy for draw weight and length. 

https://imgur.com/a/IXJR0ye

[Swampman]

I see my photos ended up pretty distorted.  I guess I need to start using a hosted site for photos again.

[M2A]

I shipped out on Friday, Should be to its destination by the  middle of the week. Hope the guy I sent to is a pleased as I am with my Silent Sniper bow.

Looks like some sharp looking bows being sent out or already received.
Mike

[dylanholderman]

I got my bow on Saturday, I’ve been hoping for some better weather for pics but it doesn’t look likely so I’ll take some indoors tonight when I get off work.

But I have to say I’m really impressed    I need to haul myself out to one of the public ranges before it gets to cold and get some proper shooting in with it

[loefflerchuck]

Dylan, I was not thinking when I signed the bow that you are also left handed. The signed limb will be the bottom for you. It is canted slightly that way. I smeared the writing on the limb with the final shellac coat, but who cares about that. It's how the bow shoots. It was a stave of hickory I got from Bowed. Bighorn tips. Sealed with a coat of pitch disolved in everclear, then multiple applications of linseed and shellac.

[hoosierf]

TimothyR sent me this beauty. Awesome, shoots fast and gorgeous.



https://imgur.com/a/wisCCAu

[hoosierf]

And here is my old school static offering.  Mark me shipped. It’s on its way to a secret location.  55#@28”. Garter snake skins on Osage from a beam found in a barn. 


https://imgur.com/gallery/0aMdYgB

[sleek]

My offering is finally complete.  Im mailing it out in 2 days when I go to town.

[TimothyR]

TimothyR sent me this beauty. Awesome, shoots fast and gorgeous.

I'm glad you like it sir.


https://imgur.com/a/wisCCAu

[Mafort]

Mines finished. Just gunna true up some painting on the back of the bow and should be ok. I’ll get it out by Friday.

[dylanholderman]

Dylan, I was not thinking when I signed the bow that you are also left handed. The signed limb will be the bottom for you. It is canted slightly that way. I smeared the writing on the limb with the final shellac coat, but who cares about that. It's how the bow shoots. It was a stave of hickory I got from Bowed. Bighorn tips. Sealed with a coat of pitch disolved in everclear, then multiple applications of linseed and shellac.

Thanks for the heads up, and no worries.
Also thanks for your finishing process  ; I’m always how someone else does it.
Anything I should know about caring for the linen(?) string? I’ve never invested in the good thread to try making one myself.

[Swampman]

My offering shipped out yesterday and is heading south.  According to the tracking it should be on someone's doorstep on Friday.

[loefflerchuck]

Got my bow from M2A today. A thing of beauty and I love locust! nock slipped off in shipping , but easy to glue back on and can't wait to shoot and I'll be back to report.