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Offline Badly Bent

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Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« on: January 20, 2013, 11:37:57 pm »
 Here is my 2nd finished buckthorn bow. This is the one I nicknamed  'Freaky Phylis' while I was working on it. My wife Sharon took a liking to this bow so I decided to finish her out to her specs and give it to her much to her delight. Difficult time tillering this one mostly
due to a small area of reflex above the handle and a whoop dee doo and swirl past mid limb, both problem areas on the top limb. Tiller
looks a little wonky because of those areas but I think stress in that top limb is fairly even :-\
specs; 59.5" ntn
          30# @ 23"
          Bison bone tips from Carson (cmb)
          Finish is leather dye and acrylic clear coat, handle is dyed deer skin
Thanks for looking
Greg           
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2013, 11:40:14 pm »
a few more pics
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Offline Don

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2013, 11:47:00 pm »
Love the looks of that Buckthorn. Great looking bow.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2013, 12:10:56 am »
That thing does have some character.  Nice job making a bow out of it.
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 12:12:42 am »
Very nice.  Sure like that buckhorn.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2013, 12:13:20 am »
Too cool!  Very well done Sir!  Josh
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2013, 12:13:40 am »
Very cool bow with a very nice full draw. Sharon has nice form also.  8)
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Offline seabass

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2013, 12:46:18 am »
great loking bow.it made her smile.good job.i need to find some buckthorn.that stuff is cool.
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2013, 04:13:56 am »
Nice - good job BB. Bob
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Offline danny f

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2013, 05:38:54 am »
nice bow plenty of character in that one, well done
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Offline JonW

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2013, 08:27:07 am »
Nice bow Greg. Your wife's expression says it better than I can.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2013, 08:35:29 am »
A lot of character on that bow. Nice job on the overlays, really sharp.
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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2013, 08:38:02 am »
I think you have Buckthorn figured out.  Nice jobs back to back.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2013, 09:18:30 am »
Thanks for the nice comments guys, appreciate it.
When I was working the first buckthorn bow a couple months ago she looked at it and said let me see if I can pull that bow. Well that
was my clue that she wanted one of these wonky character buckthorn bows of her own. Now we just need some warmer weather so we can get outside and see how it shoots for her.
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Offline spyder1958

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Re: Character Buckthorn Bow #2
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2013, 09:33:49 am »
Very nice Bow Greg.
  My wife has done the same, she's out in the shop daily looking and asking ? After my youngest daughter ask for a bow, wife said yea,  I'd like one too.  ;D
   Graylan
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