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Offline Del the cat

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Bark On Hazel Primitive + link to video
« on: October 21, 2012, 09:25:46 am »
64" tip to tip 40# at 28" Antler tip overlays and arrow plate.
Small hole in upper limb (The hole was from an Osage stave, shipped over from the US specially by JW  ;) )
Bark lightly wire brushed and given a good dose of linseed oil then bees wax polish.
Whole bow done in bees wax. I'm hoping the bark will stay on, but only time will tell. You have to be carefull to put it down belly side up else you can't find the darned thing in the woods.
There was a fair bit of natural twist to the stave but I just went with the flow.
She shoots straight and true about 150fps average, best reliable reading I got was 154. I think the 436fps I got on one shot may have been a slight error O:)
Here's the pics









Here's a link to the video.
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/bark-on-hazel-finished-pics.html
Hope you like her
Del
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Offline k-hat

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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2012, 09:37:23 am »
Del I hope that bark stays on too, cause she's a real beauty!!  Well done sir :)
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Offline gstoneberg

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« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2012, 10:07:58 am »
Saw this one on your blog.  Very nice work Del.

George
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Offline lesken2011

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« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2012, 10:13:33 am »
Nice job, Del. I really like the looks of those with bark on them. Hope it stays for you!
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2012, 10:26:31 am »
Looks great! Jawge
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2012, 11:43:28 am »
That bark looks cool to me. I like it. Very nice job.   Danny
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2012, 11:53:40 am »
Nice bow Dell  8)
Rekon you might have more chance of the bark staying on with a slopping of varnish but time will tell :)
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive + link to video
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2012, 01:41:30 pm »
that is a sweet bow you did some might fine work....i would love to do anther one of those...HEY,did you get any stress cracks in the bark...john
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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive + link to video
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2012, 02:04:43 pm »
Awesome!Really like that primitive look!nice work!-Hammertime
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive + link to video
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2012, 02:14:27 pm »
Quote from: blacktail on October 21, 2012, 01:41:30 pm
that is a sweet bow you did some might fine work....i would love to do anther one of those...HEY,did you get any stress cracks in the bark...john
No stress cracks yet, but who knows. In our relatively humid climate over here it might be ok with regular waxing.
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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive + link to video
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2012, 02:29:42 pm »
Realy love that one, bark looks great. That hole looks to small to be from osage.
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Offline hatcha

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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive + link to video
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2012, 03:05:29 pm »
Del, that's very nice!
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Offline Del the cat

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« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2012, 03:19:00 pm »
Quote from: turtle on October 21, 2012, 02:29:42 pm
Realy love that one, bark looks great. That hole looks to small to be from osage.
Yeah, but that's 'cos it shrunk due to depressurisation in the hold on the flight over over :o O:)
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Bark On Hazel Primitive + link to video
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2012, 03:36:46 pm »
Very cool bow Del, the backing looks sweet! I might try that on my next chokecherry bow, I think the bark will hold quite well.  The tiller on that beauty looks very ELB-ish.
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« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2012, 03:39:45 pm »
nice bow del. :)
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