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Offline Pat B

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"Farm Hand"
« on: October 31, 2014, 02:29:43 pm »
Chris Cade(Mechslasher)asked me to make a bow to keep at his farm for anyone that wanted to hunt with it. The stave was given to Chris by Tom Brennan(TomB) a friend and member of PA that passed away a few years ago from a brain tumor. This was a very nice stave with pretty thick rings, a bit of natural reflex and only a few knots.
 I only had to use heat to straighten out a slight dog leg near the knot in the top limb. The stave had about 2" natural reflex and ended up relatively flat. The tip overlays are edge grain locust, the handle wrap is hemp cordage and I added a leather arrow rest and the bow is backed with deer rawhide decorated with sponge dabbed with leather dye. She is 66" t/t and pulls 55#@28". She shoots pretty well a my 26" so I imagine she shoots nice at 28". I've put about 50 arrows through her and will do at least 50 more before I deliver her to her new home next weekend. Here are a few pics...






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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2014, 02:31:31 pm »
Very nice Pat!
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2014, 02:33:22 pm »
Here are a few more pics...








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Offline Badger

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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2014, 02:41:42 pm »
  Nice job Pat, my favorite kind of go to bow.
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2014, 02:54:30 pm »
Mine too, Steve.  Thanks Clint.
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Offline wizardgoat

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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2014, 03:05:11 pm »
cool bow pat, smooth bend and nice finish work.
did you use a sponge or plastic bag for the dye job?
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Offline Danzn Bar

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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2014, 03:26:56 pm »
Very nice work Pat..............but I'm left handed  :) ;)..............wrong ;D ;D
DBar
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Offline johnfolchetti

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« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2014, 04:18:10 pm »
Very nice bow.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2014, 05:32:37 pm »
That's a work horse right there Pat. A perfect bow for a spare than would fit almost any bill. Great job.
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Offline missilemaster

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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2014, 05:34:39 pm »
Like it! :)
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Offline Arrowind

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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2014, 05:36:32 pm »
Sweet!
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2014, 05:39:26 pm »
Thanks.  Goat, I used a sponge.
Dbar, she will shoot lefty too.  ;)
 I added the rawhide backing or a bit more durability, Pearlie. She'll probably need it with multiple users.
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Offline lesken2011

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« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2014, 05:55:57 pm »
Sweet bow, Pat. Nice bend! ;)
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Offline bushboy

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« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2014, 06:22:08 pm »
Looks great!nice tiller and I really like the finish work!
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« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2014, 06:41:21 pm »
Nice one Pat.
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