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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Dano on July 29, 2009, 11:51:40 am

Title: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Dano on July 29, 2009, 11:51:40 am

Jake (Dan Jaquay) was kind enough to give me an osage stave at Compton's. So I decide to make a bow for him, the fun is buildin em and even more fun giving them. This bow is 64" nTn 50# @28", 1 1/4" at the fades to just past mid limb then tapers to 3/8" tips. The tiller could have been better, but once I shot this bow I decided it was done. This is possibly the quietest bow I have built, don't know if it's the amount of possitive tiller, only 1/4", but it works. The skins are "coachwhip" snake, kinda different, oughta look great once the osage darkens. I got these from Mike Yancey at Cloverdale, Mike thanks they look great.
Unbraced
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/jakesbow003.jpg)
Braced
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/jakesbow004.jpg)
Full draw
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/jakesbow006.jpg)
Handle
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/jakesbow007.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/jakesbow011.jpg)
Tip
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/jakesbow009.jpg)

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Josh on July 29, 2009, 11:56:51 am

What are you talking about the tiller looks great!!!   Nice bow I really like the snake skins.  Can you post another pic of one of the limbs?  I want a better look at those snakeskins.   Nice bow man!!!     :)    -josh

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: adb on July 29, 2009, 12:04:35 pm

Tiller looks perfect to me!! Nice work.

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Dano on July 29, 2009, 12:17:35 pm

Thanks guy's, here's another picture of the skins, not much patern to them, but I think they look great.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/jakesbow008.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v199/dlgren/Archery/Bows/jakesbow010.jpg)

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: medicinewheel on July 29, 2009, 12:24:53 pm

Nothing wrong with the tiller, e3specially not if it feels good to shoot it!
Nice bow, nice clean lines!

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Pappy on July 29, 2009, 12:44:49 pm

Very nice work Dano,thats a beauty,he will love that I am sure.Tiller look good to me
also. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: mullet on July 29, 2009, 01:16:52 pm

 Dano, that's a sweet looking bow. I love the braced look and skins.

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Dano on July 29, 2009, 01:30:36 pm

Thanks guy's, I gotta get some more of those skins, I kinda like em.

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Dustybaer on July 29, 2009, 01:34:12 pm

yep, beautiful bow.  i think you're right, the skins look good now, but they will look great once the osage darkens.

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: GregB on July 29, 2009, 01:46:45 pm

I don't see any problems with that tiller...looks great! Sweet looking bow!  ;)

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Josh on July 29, 2009, 01:53:56 pm

The only thing I can see where you would think the tiller is off is that your arrow in your full draw picture looks to be nocked a little high. I think this creates the illusion of the tiller being off that you are seeing.   Other than that I really like those skins, the absence of a pattern makes it unique as far as skinning bows goes. Nice work!!!!!    :) :) :)  -josh

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: OldBow on July 29, 2009, 02:03:30 pm

Great Bow...lucky Jake! Bookmarked, too, for July Self BOM fun :)

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on July 29, 2009, 05:02:03 pm

sweet looking bow Dano, very precice all around job

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Timo on July 29, 2009, 06:03:20 pm

Not bad for an old fart. ;D I too like those skins, I can see a nice dye job under them? :-*

Ya still got it Drano......(sorry bought that) Dano ;)

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Dano on July 29, 2009, 06:18:01 pm

Thanks guy's, you too Timbo.

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: Timo on July 29, 2009, 06:30:22 pm

 ;D :-*

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: JustAim on July 29, 2009, 08:19:35 pm

Sweet Bow, Dano. Looks Great.

Title: Re: A bow for Jake.
Post by: El Destructo on July 29, 2009, 11:11:33 pm

Nice Bow Dano....the Full Draw Tiller looks Great....I think you may be judging it by that Braced Picture....I think it looks really nice....like the Grip and love the Coach Whip .....they are nice hides....only takes one normally to do a full bow....