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Offline akila

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My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« on: November 10, 2008, 02:35:46 pm »
Hi guys ......this is my new bow, its an recurve bow made from ash wood.....55 lbs @ 25"......overlays are made from cow horn, leather at the handle, the string is made from dacron B50....here are some pictures...i hope u will like it.....










I forgot to mention that this bow is a llittle asimetrical, the arrows passes 1" above the true center of the bow.....becose of that the top limb looks a little bit longer....
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2008, 02:42:25 pm »
that looks pretty nice, lots of recurves this month.    gonna be a tough month for bom  insnt it.   very nice job. Ryan
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Offline sailordad

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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2008, 02:44:06 pm »
like usuall another beauty there akila 8)

i love the wood  grain orientaion on  the belly side,simply wonderfull


being the arrow pass is one inch over center,shouldnt that make the upper limb look a little shorter?
i could be wrong,but yes it does look longer. doesnt matter though, i still like the bow

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Offline akila

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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 03:56:04 pm »
Quote from: sailordad on November 10, 2008, 02:44:06 pm
like usuall another beauty there akila 8)

i love the wood  grain orientaion on  the belly side,simply wonderfull


being the arrow pass is one inch over center,shouldnt that make the upper limb look a little shorter?
i could be wrong,but yes it does look longer. doesnt matter though, i still like the bow

                                                                                    peace,
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HI....the handle area is measured like this....3" down the center and 1 " above the center....so, this way, the upper limb is a little bit longer then the top limb....the fade from the top limb is a little bit longer....
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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2008, 05:40:49 pm »
 Thats a really nice looking bow, Akila. I like the dye job. What did you use for stain?
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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2008, 06:12:04 pm »
Very nice, another contender for BOM
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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2008, 06:20:47 pm »
Shooting at light bulbs is always fun, eh?

Cool bow. Reminds me of a yumi. ;D
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Offline Jesse

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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2008, 06:30:55 pm »
Looks real nice there Akila. I also like the dye. Is it red mahogany? 
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Offline akila

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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2008, 07:15:53 pm »
Hi guys....thks a lot for your replays....the dye is some natural solution , water based.....and the limbs are black,  and in the handle area , i used some red dye....they call it " rose" colore.....i think its ben called like that, beose this colore is exactly like roses petals....
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Offline Gordon

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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2008, 07:17:49 pm »
I do like it - a lot!  Is the upper limb longer than the lower?
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Offline DanaM

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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2008, 08:02:21 pm »
Nice looking bow how long is it?
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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2008, 10:53:13 pm »
slick lookin- bow man, how'd you go about staining the beauty? great work, -jimmy
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Offline Pat B

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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2008, 11:28:32 pm »
Very nice bow Akila.  8)     Pat
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Offline Badger

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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2008, 12:05:02 am »
Good job on that one! Nice finish as well. Steve
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Re: My new recurve bow....55 lbs....
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2008, 01:03:25 am »
Looks like you really did justice to deserving wood. Very nice and bookmarked for November Self Bow of the Month.
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