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Offline burchett.donald

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Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« on: December 26, 2014, 06:45:06 pm »
     A couple of weeks ago Steve.b sent me some nice pieces of Ocean Spray...Thanks Steve! Steve introduced me to this "super wood"... ;)  I been wanting to try a shorty after seeing half eye's bows early on in my membership here at PA...It wasn't long after talking to him he sent me a really nice piece of his work that was my inspiration...I never made anything under 60'' so this was really fun...Ended up with around 1'' of set, this is amazing wood.
     Here's the specs...               Ocean Spray sapling 49'' ntn
                                               1 1/8'' wide in center tapering last 10''
                                               3/4'' pin nocks
                                               57# @ 26''

    Sorry for the double money shots, couldn't decide which one to post, thanks Steve b. and Rich... ;)

                                                                                                                                 Don
                                                                                                                               

                             
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2014, 06:46:11 pm »
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline huisme

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2014, 06:51:47 pm »
Now that's how you get wood to work ;D
50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline half eye

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2014, 07:05:57 pm »
Man you got every bit of that one Don...That top for bottom full draw is a mirror of the top for top. 26 inches from a 49" self bow is another matter too.....Like I said, ya got it all man  8) 8) 8)
rich

Offline Aaron H

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2014, 07:08:27 pm »
Very cool, nice bend

Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2014, 07:47:04 pm »
amen to that one Falcon. He sure did. Nice job on the bend Donald. Danny
"You know a tree by the fruit it bears"   God

Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2014, 09:26:10 pm »
Very nice Donald.  Great work getting it bending that much :)

Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #7 on: December 26, 2014, 09:41:37 pm »
Very nice bow Don, so cool to see a short bow bent into a perfect arc like that.
I ain't broke but I'm badly bent.

Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2014, 09:42:36 pm »
   Thanks huisme, Rich, Falcon, Sidewinder and Matt for the comments, much appreciated guys...
                                                                                                                                              Don
Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2014, 09:44:09 pm »
 Thank you Greg! It was my first shorty and a fun project... ;)
                                                                                                    Don
Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2014, 10:23:28 pm »
Nice tiller, looks great. OS certainly loves to bend doesn't it

Offline Thunder

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2014, 10:28:36 pm »
Very nice work...I like it! 8)
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2014, 10:30:26 pm »
Nice work. that is some bend. How does it feel in the hand?

Offline hunterbob

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2014, 10:32:46 pm »
Wow Don you hit that one perfect. I don't think you could get it to bend any better than that. Those short bows still scare me . and I have not went below 60" . good job Don.

Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Ocean Spray Shorty "inspired by half eye"
« Reply #14 on: December 26, 2014, 10:44:28 pm »
Now that's my kind of bow! Short & sassy...That's weird, kinda the same way I like my woman. >:D

Great looking bow.

Tattoo Dave
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