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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ajooter on October 07, 2016, 09:29:46 pm

Title: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: ajooter on October 07, 2016, 09:29:46 pm

I actually completed this bow awhile ago but have yet to post all the pictures as it was a gift for my aunts husband.  I should have the FD pic tomorrow.  It's 40#@28"...I think ithe may have gained a little weight as well.  The bow is 64" ttt....1.5" to midlimb tapering to 3/8" tips.  The bow is backed in goat rawhide and painted with paint markers.  The grip is tanned alligator skin with a floppy rest.  I put a heavy heat treatment on this bow and had to do a lot of steaming to get the handle aligned.  My uncles spirit animal is the bear and I tried my best to put a bear on one of the limbs...buuuuuut I think it looks more like a pig  :laugh:.

Uncle Bob is a natural with this bow.  He was plugging that hay bale like nobody's business.  I don't think anybody would have appreciated this bow anymore.

(http://i.imgur.com/X7njql6.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/zksxWCT.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/qKlpxj0.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/UAjbYIW.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/QhJLPPo.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/8doBh5j.jpg?2)
(http://i.imgur.com/0uDU3Ns.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/ciySkQF.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/AqxhUEA.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/MZM5RcA.jpg?1)

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: bjrogg on October 07, 2016, 09:43:41 pm

That's a sweet looking bow ajooter, must be a good uncle I'm sure he'll love it.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: BowEd on October 08, 2016, 01:10:09 am

Nice hickory stick.How does it shoot?

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: FilipT on October 08, 2016, 03:25:27 am

Like the artwork!

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: Stick Bender on October 08, 2016, 04:24:38 am

Nice bow like the art also

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: ajooter on October 08, 2016, 07:59:39 am

It shoots good enough for what my uncle is doing with it.  I think it would easily kill a deer 15 yds and in.  Do any of you find that bows with snakey limbs don't perform as well as a straight limbed bow?

  I have since made my hickory bows wider to start (1.75 -2").  I have a pyramid bow started right now at 2" tapering straight to the tips.  I'm gonna try my hand at recurring the tips as well.

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: ajooter on October 08, 2016, 08:00:14 am

Thank you for the kind words as well gentlemen.  8)

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: sieddy on October 08, 2016, 08:19:32 am

That bow looks great mate and your symbol definitely says bear!  :)

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: Aaron H on October 08, 2016, 09:40:44 am

You do great work ajooter.  Keep it up, you're just gonna get better and better.
Nice pig too  ;)

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: Knoll on October 08, 2016, 09:43:27 am

That's some fantastic artwork.

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: George Tsoukalas on October 08, 2016, 10:17:46 am

Beautiful! Love the painted designs and handle. Jawge

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on October 08, 2016, 10:24:22 am

Ajooter very nice bow and art work I'm sure the Uncle will love it. By the way pigs feet are split hooves not claws😃😃😃 just kidding I like the claws and the bear design in the paw is cool

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: Stixnstones on October 08, 2016, 10:51:38 am

Very cool stik Ajooter. I really dig your art work too, you really know how to set off a bow.

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: Aaron H on October 08, 2016, 11:29:22 am

Sweet bend

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: Pat B on October 08, 2016, 11:51:20 am

work on this bow and cool finish.

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: BowEd on October 08, 2016, 12:08:17 pm

There's no doubt in my mind that bow will kill big game @ 15 yards.Placement being the key.I really don't see much difference in performance between snaky and straight limed bows if side view resting profiles are the same.Snaky and straight both do the job.

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: High-Desert on October 08, 2016, 12:53:50 pm

I love the artwork on this bow! Great job! I see the bear, but nothing wrong with a pig either. Possibly man bear pig?

Eric

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: ajooter on October 08, 2016, 10:17:05 pm

Thanks guys.  Should have known you'd have something to add Paul!   >:D  Bob was already asking me what he had to do to get his bow license for next year.

 https://youtu.be/dlRWLeU3viA

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: Pappy on October 12, 2016, 11:08:21 am

Beautiful bow, Almost missed this one, ???  glad I didn't. ;)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: Parnell on October 12, 2016, 11:28:24 am

Bow looks great!  Really like that finis work!

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: mullet on October 12, 2016, 03:58:29 pm

You did a beatiful job with that one, glad your Uncle likes it.

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: ajooter on October 12, 2016, 09:41:32 pm

Thank you guys...I appreciate all the kind do words

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: mwosborn on October 12, 2016, 09:56:03 pm

Well done.  Great looking bow.

Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Hickory...$$$ shot added
Post by: RLimerick on November 12, 2016, 11:17:52 am

Nice bow!  Love the artwork.