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jcougar

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Maple with a bendy handle
« on: May 21, 2008, 09:21:52 pm »
Here's a maple board bow that I just finished.  It's 63" ntn, 1 1/2" wide at the "fades", tapering to 1/2" nocks, trapped back.  Draw weight is 50# @ 28"; cast seems about average.  She started life a 68" stiff handle bow.  Somewhere along the line, the glued on handle riser popped off.  I never got around to putting it back on.  So, I just piked it 4" and left the "handle" the way it was(7/8" x 3/4").  After tillering was done I built up the handle with several layers of cork.  You can't really see it in the pics, but the grain has some minor tiger striping to it.  Also, she has about 1" of string follow so far.









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Offline Dano

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2008, 09:28:28 pm »
Good lookin bow!
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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2008, 09:57:02 pm »
looks great!  the arc is perfect...but you say the cast is only average?
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2008, 09:59:19 pm »
Nice job, good looking bow, what kind of maple was it?
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jcougar

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2008, 10:29:18 pm »
It's from a flat ringed Home Depot hard maple board.  When I say the cast is average, I mean average for my bows.  I don't have anyone else's to compare them to.
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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2008, 10:35:12 pm »
Outstanding.  I just love that style of little round flatbow.  Great job.  Great bow.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2008, 11:03:26 pm »
Great tiller! Well done. Jawge
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2008, 11:26:08 pm »
Looks good, very striking coloring on the handle. Justin
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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2008, 12:03:51 am »
Looks darn good. jcougar has been around for awhile. I've got pictures of him on my computer at a younger age. Same great talent, though. And bookmarked for May Self BOM, for sure.
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jcougar

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2008, 12:45:10 am »
Thanks, guys! Geez, Don now you're making me feel old. ;)
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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2008, 01:01:27 am »
pretty bow there !!
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Offline Badger

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2008, 01:04:59 am »
Love the tiller on that bow, very nice all the way around. Steve
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2008, 04:05:05 am »
Great looking bow and the tiller is beautiful.  Saw Filer
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2008, 06:07:17 am »

that's a nice bow with a great tiller!
the backview of the tips looks nice!
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Dustybaer

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Re: Maple with a bendy handle
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2008, 08:04:36 am »
very nice bow.  the more i see these bendy handle bows, the more i likes them  ;D
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