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Title: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: bjansen on March 16, 2011, 09:50:00 PM
Attached are some pics of a Herter's 46" reproduction I just finished up.  I started this bow back in November and it came out lighter than expected thus sat on the shelf for a while.  

It has .040 brown ULS, Actionboo cores, Actionwood riser with a white phenolic stripe.  I used a .030 walnut power lam in front of the riser to ease some of the stress on the fades.  I have white and brown glass overlays on the back, bamboo and brown on the belly and osage and white phenolic on the tips.  It turned out 37# @ 28".  Thunderbird flat epoxy finish, velcro rest.  

Pics are a little dark but I dont see too much daylight this time of the year.

(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01348.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: bjansen on March 16, 2011, 09:51:00 PM
(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01357.jpg)

(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01358.jpg)

(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01355.jpg)

(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01353.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: bjansen on March 16, 2011, 09:53:00 PM
(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01347.jpg)

(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01346.jpg)

(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01351.jpg)

(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01352.jpg)

(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/Herters%2046/DSC01345.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: 1oldbowguy on March 16, 2011, 09:55:00 PM
Me like, sweet, congrats.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: K30bowfisher on March 16, 2011, 09:56:00 PM
Cool little bow, you sure turn out some nice looking stuff.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 16, 2011, 09:56:00 PM
Dang thats short! What is the max draw for it? Nice riser work, very nice.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: bjansen on March 16, 2011, 09:59:00 PM
They shoot good at 28"...and that is about it. It takes a 42" string.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: hardwaymike on March 16, 2011, 10:10:00 PM
Sweet looking bow. How does she shoot?
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: aric on March 16, 2011, 10:17:00 PM
Im impressed great job
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: bjansen on March 16, 2011, 10:17:00 PM
Not too bad in fact...Silencing these little suckers is sometimes difficult, but its a good shooter.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: jess stuart on March 16, 2011, 11:14:00 PM
Now that is just down rat cool.  Brad I would say you have out done your bad self, except a little birdie told me you have something even cooler in store for all of us.  I can't wait to see it.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: Walt Francis on March 17, 2011, 12:32:00 AM
:notworthy:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: Blue Tick on March 17, 2011, 12:57:00 AM
That is fantastic.....can't say enough!!!
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: greyhawk39 on March 17, 2011, 02:18:00 AM
Well done!!...Sweet little bow.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: Hermann From Bavaria on March 17, 2011, 03:04:00 AM
Wow, that awesome! I think i should put my own herter-project out of the freezer again....

greets
Herm
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: tradbower on March 17, 2011, 05:05:00 AM
Fantastic !!!!   Great Job
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Post by: ozzyshane on March 17, 2011, 05:35:00 AM
great work thanks for posting shane
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: SEMO_HUNTER on March 17, 2011, 06:37:00 AM
Man, talk about one heck of a turkey blind bow!!
That would be perfect, nice job!
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: matts2 on March 17, 2011, 08:45:00 AM
I saw this one or one of the ones like this Brad is making and the craftsmanship is awesome.  That looks great.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: Trux Turning on March 17, 2011, 11:14:00 AM
Wow- another nice one Brad!! I like how you did the overlay on the riser. You are right on them being good shooters too- I'll be field testing one next month on some turkeys.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: don s on March 17, 2011, 09:07:00 PM
wow, i like that. that would be real nice in my double bull.
            don
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: Ricker on March 17, 2011, 09:20:00 PM
Great looking bow Brad......as usual for you.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: iaduckhntr on March 18, 2011, 07:30:00 AM
Thats like my old bow!!! I loved it!!! #47@28, but at my 29 1/2" draw it stacked & pinched a bit, but I loved that old thing~~ till it broke & wacked me along side of my head. Lookn good!
Dennis
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: Over&Under on March 18, 2011, 11:30:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Walt Francis:
 :notworthy:      :notworthy:      :notworthy:  
I will second that!!!
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: bjansen on March 18, 2011, 02:05:00 PM
Thanks!
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: White Oak on March 18, 2011, 07:27:00 PM
Super work Brad. That is one sweet little bow!!!  :clapper:
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: BoonRoto on March 18, 2011, 08:56:00 PM
Pretty little thing.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: KENDALL TECHAU on March 18, 2011, 09:00:00 PM
That is a cool little bow!! Great workmanship.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: NYArrow on March 19, 2011, 07:29:00 AM
Wow! Amazing work.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: KellyG on March 20, 2011, 09:56:00 AM
What a wonderful looking bow.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: SoNevada Archer on March 20, 2011, 05:38:00 PM
Very cool!  :clapper:
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: JJB on March 20, 2011, 09:05:00 PM
Awesome bow!  That would be a great one in a turkey blind.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: StoneAK on March 20, 2011, 09:16:00 PM
good looking bow love the riser
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: joekeith on March 22, 2011, 04:10:00 PM
She's a beauty,  :thumbsup:  .  Better not let my wife see that one.  She still talks about her last one......

I'm still stuck on makin' these osage selfbows.  Not ready to move onto the lam jobs yet.  Havin' enough problems with these "simple" ones.

You do great work guy, keep it up.
Title: Re: Another Herter's 46"
Post by: Ironfist_Canada on March 25, 2011, 07:37:00 PM
Superb job.