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Title: Finally finished my first bow
Post by: Broke another one on December 03, 2009, 08:24:00 AM

Specs:
68" long
red oak
62# @ 28" draw
golden oak stain (the purple strip is stain I made with wild berries from my backyard)
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Title: Re: Finally finished my first bow
Post by: Broke another one on December 03, 2009, 08:30:00 AM

Sorry i did it wrong the first time
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/teapot5/l_fcf7851a010e4bf8a860bdcb8e5a780b.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/teapot5/l_dc334888015c4c68894e97fe1acebaaa.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/teapot5/l_d5e2eeb1438d464bac200effbc759dbb.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/teapot5/l_bb579678a03a4b18b5f05ceee40e1dfc.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/teapot5/l_a2958dd9a150442892d91be556f53030.jpg)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/teapot5/l_08cfe9a013e842b589aa92e545c741a2.jpg)

Title: Re: Finally finished my first bow
Post by: pappy on December 03, 2009, 09:23:00 AM

How dose she shoot,Love to see a full draw pic.
The stain looks nice,I would have probably spread the fads out a little longer but other than that a fine looking job.
Pappy

Title: Re: Finally finished my first bow
Post by: Innocente on December 03, 2009, 10:22:00 AM

nice work, agreed, like to see a brace and a full draw pic!
i like the black and red bands.

also: what are you gonna do for an arrow rest?

Title: Re: Finally finished my first bow
Post by: Broke another one on December 03, 2009, 11:02:00 AM

Pappy
I'll have to make a finished string to put on it. I used a friends string(same bow length) to finish the tiller and shoot it a few times. It shot ok, not great but it will shoot.

Innocente
I bought some hemp string to finish off the handle and make a arrow rest while i was at it.

Title: Re: Finally finished my first bow
Post by: MaceG on December 03, 2009, 12:26:00 PM

Overlays on the back of the tips? Why?

Title: Re: Finally finished my first bow
Post by: Broke another one on December 03, 2009, 01:39:00 PM

why not?

Title: Re: Finally finished my first bow
Post by: Dano on December 03, 2009, 02:04:00 PM

Tip overlays usually go the the back of the bow not the belly, but hey it's your bow. Don't be afraid to use some more sand paper next time, a few too many tool marks for my taste. Nice bow overall, you did good to get 60+ pounds out of a board bow.

Title: Re: Finally finished my first bow
Post by: Innocente on December 03, 2009, 04:02:00 PM

i just noted your forum name. i love it man.

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