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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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"Cheap Date"
« on: April 26, 2013, 05:28:00 pm »
Her name is fitting for a few reasons. To name a few: It came from a belly split off a stave that already made two nice bows. It has zero glue, no grip, and very simple pin nocks. There is also some checking left in the handle that didnt clean up. I used very minimal heat to flip the tips some. The bow kept its wonky stave shape. And last but not least, I made it split to bow in a day. A very "Cheap Date" indeed.

65" ntn x 1.25" wide
41# @ 27"  6 strand D10 string
No other glamorous details, sorry!
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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2013, 05:30:24 pm »
Feel free to comment any way you see fit. I'd love to know anything in the tiller that could be better.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2013, 05:32:07 pm »
Chris....you are one bad dude, man!! 8)
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2013, 05:38:44 pm »
Good hand tools Bulldog! Its all about good hand tools...................and an empty house on a Friday....
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2013, 05:40:03 pm »
Looks great to me.  That must have been a tuff one to tiller. 

I see you have the proper FD attire on  ;D
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2013, 05:41:59 pm »
It wasnt too bad to tiller Clintster. I had so little wood to play with my options where minimal from the start. Yup, thats my Friday work clothes!
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2013, 05:43:30 pm »
I think you ought to send that date my way.  >:D I think Im in love.

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Offline bubby

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2013, 05:44:02 pm »
looks good to these eyes pd, that one brace pic almost look's like it has a set back handle, nice funky bow
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Offline dwardo

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2013, 05:45:30 pm »
Thats a great looking stick  8) and in a day.
Looks like a joy to use.. bet all your current favourites will take a back seat for a while.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2013, 05:45:53 pm »
That nasty limb is reflex 2" right off the fade, the other limb is what osage dreams are made of. Kind of a funky marriage between them limbs? Thats what stump bows will get ya'!
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Offline bubby

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2013, 05:47:41 pm »
you got me sold on the hand tools pearlie, that and my belt sander took a dump
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Offline k-hat

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2013, 05:48:40 pm »
Well Chris, i'd be happier with it if it took you more than a day to do that!!!  Very nice.  That tiller would have taken me a week with plenty of breaks to let my eyes and brain rest.  Well done!
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2013, 05:50:07 pm »
That looks really nice pearl! Bring it.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2013, 05:50:49 pm »
Its all about precise control for me bub. I know EXACTLY how much wood Im taking off without looking. I dont have to rasp, look, rasp, look, rasp, look and so on. I know exactly how much is coming off and when I need to stop............lately the ol' Shinto has been draggin' on, she's dull and needs replaced. I bet I did 30-40 bows with it though, not bad for $25.
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: "Cheap Date"
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2013, 05:54:47 pm »
great looking bow, I really like it!
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