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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: boomhowzer on June 28, 2021, 12:26:14 pm
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I am honored to present to you, the infamous band of bow droolers and ridiculers, my Lucky Silvertip Burnout Gator Bag Bow. 60" NTN, 1 1/4" wide elm bow backed with a burlap bag. Pulls 47# at 26". A real 4-leaf clover is set into the arrow pass, and the grip, I was told by the lady at the fabric store, is alligator leather. Looks like cow to me, but I'm gullible as a baby in a cradle.
Performance wise, it's a real smooth shooter, slight stacking at the end of the draw due to its length, and because the string is offset from center, it's pretty accurate, but a bit of a wrist slapper. I increased the brace height to about 6 1/2 inches and now I can shoot it without a wrist guard. All 100 of the arrows I shot through it flew directly into the bulls-eye with no creeks, chrysals, cracks, checks or kablooeys, so I'm happy. I even took it out in the rain the other day and it did fine, the water beaded up on the burlap and the grip dampened slightly but didn't soak through.
Here are a few of the lessons this bow taught me:
1) Burlap is strong, heavy, and ugly.
2) Sharpie markers are great for decorations, but don't paint your whole bow with one.
3) Dried flower decorations are worthy of further exploration.
4) Go slow, no slower, no slower, no slower, no slower……
5) When that fails, save your weakling 20# bow with 4" of set by roasting it over a fire.
Further details on this bow can be found here:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,70200.0.html (http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,70200.0.html)
And please excuse my camouflage in the full draw photo. Our balmy Northern Michigan summer was suddenly interrupted by an arctic blast and this is the only thing I had that was going to blend me in! (-S (S)
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Beauty is in the eye of the bow holder, nothing wtong there, tiller looks spot on to me
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I think this is my favorite bow description I have ever read! I love the idea of the 4 leaf clover in the arrow pass. Good job on the tiller also, please never stop sharing these.
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Man that is a looker. Love the U.P. Camouflage to.
Bjrogg
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Awesome description! Even I wanted your bow myself :D
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Wood Booger Deluxe.
Love that baby. Nice rig. I'm gonna do one of them.
HH~
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Thanks everyone!
BJrogg, I'm actually a troll. "Upper Northwest Lower Michigan" is the geographically baffling nomenclature used by the local meteorologists to describe my area of residence.
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Hey I use to live in L. A.
Lower Alabama.
HH~
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Boomhowzer it looks like a good bend on that bow from here. I like your sense of humor.
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Very good tiller. Well done. :OK 8)
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Wood Booger Deluxe. If there was any more ink left in my red Sharpie I’d be inscribing that on the belly. ;D
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WBD, Got enough ink for that. I have a had a few WBD's in my skinning shed! full with wood booger tunnels in limbs.
That hunt garb full draw pic is the frkn Schitt!!!!!! I'm makin that my phone wall paper for main screen. I'm thinkin WoodBooggerDuluxe as a new bow line for HH hunting rigs.
Hey, I'm digging the muskrat Kremlin Hat too! Priceless for a cold morning in the stand.
Keep em coming Braddah!
HH~
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Thanks everyone!
BJrogg, I'm actually a troll. "Upper Northwest Lower Michigan" is the geographically baffling nomenclature used by the local meteorologists to describe my area of residence.
I’m a troll to boomhowzer. I’m in the thumb. Right on the big lake. I know what’s it’s like to scramble for a few more layers to.
Bjrogg
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Sweet! The thumb? I’ve honestly never even been there. Maybe we’ll do some hunting this fall. Who knows?
And HH, I’ve seen yer bows, they’re sweet. I’d love to see what you can do with a burlap bag back. It’s tough stuff too. I pulled this thing back to 31” before I called it done, just so I could let my lankier friends shoot it without worrying, and the bow didn’t even flinch. I bet it could have done 40”. And if you heat treat it after you apply the burlap, the Titebond III becomes Titebond IV, the greatest most ultimate glue of all time.
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Boom,
You fit in well! However, I fear there is a scarcity of of jacka-lopes and mugwumps in the UP! Perfect bow for them! Mayhap, a hunt can be arranged out here in the Sandhills or the Blackhills!
Hawkdancer
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Awesome - in every way!!
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Boy howdy! Thanks Hawkdancer! Sign me up for that! I've never been on a hunting trip before! I just poke around my property for the most part. Every now and then I go down the road to some public land to try and scare up a rabbit or two, but traveling to some far off land in search of wild game with my own homemade bow and arrows? That sounds exciting. That sounds like an adventure from a Fred Bear notebook. That sounds like just about the most fun a guy could have with a few sticks and stones!
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I like the creativity with the bow, Boomhowzer. But the outfit! Inspirational!
Well done. The suit on the other bow, this masterful ensemble…I hope this is your hallmark!
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Looks like you got the most out of that one. Hello from a fellow Michigander, Grand Rapids area. :OK
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Thanks Parnell!
GR eh Ryan? I grew up in Hudsonville. Now my parents live in Allendale, just down the road from Grand Valley Sporting Goods. You ever been there? Lots of good trad gear, and home to a guy by the name of ‘Bullseye’. He’s a legend. If yer shootin’ crooked, go see him, he’ll fix you up. If yer shooting’ straight, go see him, he’ll tell you some stories.