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Title: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 11, 2009, 06:31:44 pm

I made an osage recurve and gave it to my wife for her birthday on Saturday!! ;D ;D  It's 56" ntn and pulls 27" @ 42#, backed with prarie rattler skins, it has buff tip overlays.  It's 1 1/2" wide at the fades and tapers down to 1/2 tips.  It rained for the most part on Saturday so she shot it all morning on Mother's Day.  She had a great time but she didn't want me to post any of her pics ::).   I made her some other goodies including a stringer, forearm protector, and 5 arrows.  I really had a good time making this one.  Joe H

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Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 11, 2009, 06:40:24 pm

Here's some more...

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Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 11, 2009, 06:41:27 pm

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Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 11, 2009, 06:42:33 pm

Here's the arrows...

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Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Hillbilly on May 11, 2009, 06:48:01 pm

Great looking bow! Really sweet detail work, and nice curves, too.  My birthday is only a few months away.....;D

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 11, 2009, 07:52:45 pm

Well done! I like the arrows too. Jawge

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: MAK on May 11, 2009, 10:28:19 pm

AWESOME!!!!

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Pat B on May 11, 2009, 11:29:32 pm

Very nice recurve and arrows. I'll bet your wife deserves it!  ;)

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Knocker on May 12, 2009, 02:26:47 am

Beautiful set. Love the curves. My birthday was the 5th of May, but I am still accepting late presents...

Keith

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Pappy on May 12, 2009, 05:43:52 am

Beautiful bow,very nice finish work,she should love that. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Timo on May 12, 2009, 07:57:47 am

Nice looking lil bow. The tip work is very nice.

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 12, 2009, 05:25:13 pm

Thanks for all the nice words fellas! : 8)

I wouldn't have been able to build it without all of your guys' help from this site 8) 8) 8)  Joe H

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: OldBow on May 12, 2009, 05:28:11 pm

Obviously you have some real skill at working with the details. Great bow and bookmarked, too, for May Self Bow of the Month

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: adb on May 12, 2009, 07:21:17 pm

Hey old buddy... old pal... my b'day's comin' up soon ;D. I'd gladly take one of those!

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: smokeu on May 13, 2009, 12:26:18 am

Nice bow love those snake skins!

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 13, 2009, 04:51:32 pm

Thanks OldBow.  I appreciate the complement ;D

Thanks abd... ole buddy!!

Thanks smokeu.  I'm looking forward to making a bow with snake skins for myself some day ;)

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: medicinewheel on May 14, 2009, 02:42:55 am

Very nice!
Are the recurves dynamic??

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 14, 2009, 08:28:28 am

Thanks medicinewheel.  I think the recurves might bend just a smidge.  This was my first recurve build and I noticed a few posts that the recurves were sometimes pulling out.  So I tried to get them to work a little but I feared I might go too far with the tillering and cause them to pull out and lose em.  So to answer your question... They "work" but they might be a little lazy :P ;) LOL    By the way... thanks again for the "tips" on your tip overlay post.  I learned a lot from you 8) 8) 8)  Joe H

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: TRACY on May 14, 2009, 09:01:59 am

That will keep you out of the doghouse for sure! ;D Great looking bow, prairie rattlers add a nice touch to a well tillered bow.

Tracy

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Tombow on May 14, 2009, 04:48:20 pm

Gorgeous, nice work!

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: brownhillboy on May 14, 2009, 11:38:24 pm

Beautiful bow and very nice work!  I have one very similar, but a little heavier poundage.  Gotta love those osage recurves! ;) :)

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 15, 2009, 09:15:53 am

Thanks Tracy - It's also a good way to get OUT of the doghouse if your already there! :D

Thanks Tombow  :)

Thanks Brownhillboy - I tried to make it 45 pounds for my wife but lost a couple pounds.  I don't have a chrono but, it seems to throw an arrow about as fast as my 50 pound long bow! ;D

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Bear on May 18, 2009, 11:32:36 am

Beauty. Great detail work.

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 20, 2009, 06:13:22 pm

Thank you Bear! ;D Joe H

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on May 21, 2009, 12:58:58 pm

great job on that! beautiful tips too, and the skins, and the recurves, and the handle....well you get the point! :D

Phil

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: DanaM on May 21, 2009, 02:24:50 pm

Missed this one :o

very very nice I bet it earned ya some brownie points with da wife eh ;) :)

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: mox1968 on May 21, 2009, 05:02:32 pm

lovely bow well done,love the recurve.

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Little John on May 21, 2009, 06:26:02 pm

Beautiful bow. very nicely done.  kenneth

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 22, 2009, 09:24:52 am

Thank You Dana - Brownie points fer sure!;)

Thank you mox1968 ;D

Thank you Kenneth ;D

Joe H

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: barebo on May 31, 2009, 07:49:05 pm

The heart bead detail is a Great touch !!! The tips are beautifully crafted, and overall the bow is a 10 out of 10 !! Great job on a handcrafted gift - the best kind !!!

Title: Re: Happy Birthday Bow
Post by: Staver on May 31, 2009, 10:43:29 pm

Thanks barebo!!! ;D The osage beads are made out of the scraps from my first bow and the catlinite beads are from scraps too.  As I was working with the bigger pieces of catlinite a piece busted out and it took on the shape of a heart so I worked with it :D and it seemed fitting to put it where it lives now.  My wife is a great person and definitely deserves more, but it's the best I could do...  10 outa 10.... geeesh!!!  that's a pretty high complement indeed! :o  Thanks again barebo!

Funny enough... we both had a great time shooting her new bow today.  We made a game of shooting a paper plate target with crayon rings complements of the kids.  She whooped my butt. :P  It's by far the funnest bow I've ever shot! ;)  Joe H