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Offline paulsemp

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Far from primitive but still all wood
« on: May 06, 2023, 04:39:52 pm »
Just finished up this takedown. The Osage and hickory was milled out of logs I got from Mr Osage outlaw. The Walnut is from a lumber yard. Hickory backed with tapered Walnut core with a quarter sawn Osage belly. Glued up with g-flex. The riser I made previously for a set of fiberglass limbs. 66" overall /49@28. Thanks for looking
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2023, 04:40:51 pm »
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2023, 05:07:42 pm »
Excellent job on that bow Paul!  It turned out great.
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Offline Kidder

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2023, 05:11:25 pm »
Fantastic! It’s funny we don’t see more like this, especially with hickory or even boo backings. I’ve seen a number of “hack job” attempts at a bow like this but none that have pulled it off like you did. Great work!
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2023, 05:57:06 pm »
Very nice Paul.

those are some beautiful profiles.

I bet that draws really smooth.

I’ve always wanted to make one.

Bjrogg
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Offline Will B

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2023, 07:41:24 pm »
That’s a really beautiful takedown bow!  Great job!
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Offline LeightonM

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2023, 09:38:19 pm »
Very nice! That's looks like a dream to shoot.
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2023, 10:36:05 pm »
Glad you shared this one Paul. Looks fantastic. Not enough all wood takedowns like that.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2023, 03:27:13 am »
Yeah nice job :)
But wassit shoot like? Fast?
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2023, 09:10:02 am »
Yea Del fast and smooth.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2023, 01:19:03 pm »
Such a cool bow Paul, awesome work buddy
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Offline Badger

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2023, 03:31:43 pm »
  Beautiful job Paul! Could you tell us more about the walnut core backing? I have never heard of it?
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2023, 03:35:36 pm »
It's just a tri lam. The hickory backing is about .09 in thick. The Walnut is the middle lam which is .08 at the butt end and tapers down to .04 at the tips. I did the taper with a piece of sandpaper glued to a heavy flat piece of wood. Just took my time and constantly checked it with calipers. I ended up doing that out of fear of running out of belly material.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2023, 09:52:34 am »
Nice rig, buddy. Hard to beat the performance of this type of bow. And, you can make all the various limbs you want.
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Re: Far from primitive but still all wood
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2023, 04:03:53 pm »
Ok coming from Arvin old but not primitive. I like it cool bow ! But no not primitive. Great job on that bow!
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