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Offline Shooter

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Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« on: November 03, 2007, 08:20:25 pm »
I do a few different styles and really like a minimalist approach

Here's a r/d

Hickory back, unknown species belly, ash riser
66" o/a
64" n-n
47#@26"
braced to 7"




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Offline Shooter

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2007, 08:22:45 pm »
A static recurve

Hickory back, unknown species belly, spalted maple riser and rock maple recurves with jute bindings
66" o/a
64" n-n
54#@26"
7" brace height



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Offline adb

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2007, 09:16:25 pm »
Nice bows!!! They're both beauties. When you say unknown belly wood, what exactly do you mean? If you made these, don't you know what kind of wood you used? Did you use clear epoxy or glass over the lams?

Hey... did you shoot that door behind those bows with a shotgun, or has it been an arrow back stop??
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Offline Shooter

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2007, 10:06:28 pm »
adb3112, glad you like em. Thanks.

I'm not positive on the belly wood because it was in amongst a bundle of planks I bought at a garage sale that was labeled "exotic wood". It looks and feels a lot like canary to me, but it doesn't smell like the canary I've worked with in the past. Canary has a very distinctive odor that was absent with this stuff. I just didn't want to say without being certain.

No glass or epoxies on any of my bows. Just oils and stains.

I used to make bows out of wood and fiberplastics years ago, but I've moved as far away from synthetics as I can get in the last few years. I've admitted that I have an addiction to TBIII, though, and that's not likely to resolve itself any time soon ;)

The shed makes a great backstop

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2007, 10:20:14 pm »
  That's some good looking bows.I used to have a shed like that ;)
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Offline adb

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2007, 11:27:01 pm »
So... which is it? Shotgun or arrows?
I admit to an addiction to TB3 myself. It's a wonderful glue. Very strong and more or less waterproof.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2007, 11:46:23 pm »
Very nice bows. Congratulations. Jawge
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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2007, 12:01:31 am »
Super nice bows...very impressive
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Offline Shooter

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2007, 01:04:19 am »
adb3112, arrows

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

Sorry the pics are such poor quality, btw. I'll try to post better pics of a newly finished r/d tomorrow
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2007, 02:44:20 am »
Your craftsmanship is only exceeded by your humility....very nice
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Offline Shooter

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2007, 04:30:02 pm »
Sidewinder, humility is always just around the corner ;D

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Offline Shooter

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2007, 04:41:27 pm »
Took a few pics showing some of the detail on each bow, but my photog skills are still pretty lame.


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Offline Dane

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2007, 09:02:46 pm »
Wow, some exceptional work here!

That static recurve has an Asiatic feel to it, with the tips you used, look like syrrahs (or however you spell it).

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Offline OldBow

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2007, 12:12:59 pm »
Great looking bows.  Loved you humble picture - we've all been there! Got both of your bows bookmarked for November Backed Bow of the Month.
If you ever find out what species you used for the belly wood, let us know.
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Offline cowboy

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Re: Couple o' Shootin Sticks
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2007, 06:03:18 pm »
Very nice bows - some of you guys just crank em out.
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