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Offline k-hat

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Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« on: October 15, 2012, 01:16:29 am »
Posted this one recently for advice, finally got'r finished up!  Enjoy ;D

Cedar elm, light walnut stain, osage tip overlays with stringing grooves (my new fave).  Some poly n wax to finish her off.
53#@28", tillered to 29" for safety.  Holds dead even after shooting, tips return to about 1/2-3/4" reflex after rest.  The recipient plans to use her to shoot hogs on his family property, hence the name ;)










Noticed after the fact that my camera had autofocused on the grass in the background >:(

AND the money shot :)


Thanks for lookin, and for all those who helped me get her here :laugh:

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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2012, 01:33:56 am »
Nice bow, good tiller!
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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2012, 01:45:55 am »
Nice work Kevin!!  At first I thought there was a sinew back on that, but it's just the canbium isn't it?  Wow, that's a beaut.  I can't fathom that won't live up to its name.

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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2012, 01:53:51 am »
gorgeous!
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« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2012, 02:17:24 am »
Know how I'm voting this month  ;D
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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2012, 03:46:32 am »
Great stuff.

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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2012, 07:32:24 am »
Nice bend  ;)

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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2012, 08:00:48 am »
Very nice job,sweet looking bow. :)
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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2012, 08:20:42 am »
Great looking bow, nice tiller.
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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2012, 08:39:29 am »
Nice job k-hat.
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Offline okie64

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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2012, 09:06:55 am »
That is a very nice bow! Good job and great tiller. :)

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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2012, 09:19:34 am »
Very nice looking bow k-hat and the tiller is just spot on perfect to my eyes, real sweet bend. Those pigs are in for it now.
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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2012, 09:44:20 am »
nice bow,, i really like the looks of the grain in the wood.

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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2012, 10:26:00 am »
Killer bow Kevin. Did you temper it?
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Re: Pigstikr -- simple elm bow
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2012, 11:44:50 am »
Lovely work with a hard-working, good-looking tiller.  Kudos on switching to stringing nocks.  I put them on all my bows.  It saves the bow, the bowyer, and the archer from a lot of stress :)
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