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Title: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: DanaM on March 26, 2011, 07:27:00 PM
Ha got yer attention eh  My buddy Jesse sent me this stave almost floor tillered, I decided to finish it and send it back. Elm stave, rat snake(I think) backed, blue tongued skink(most likely a first) grip, mescal bean root tip overlays,
beaver tail strike plate, 55#@28", FF string. I'm only drawing the bow about 24" in the pictures, bad shoulder and can't handle the weight Jesse is a good Christian so I burned a fish in the handle along with his name. Hope ya all like it eh

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Back1.jpg)

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Unbraced2.jpg)

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Handle.jpg)

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Handle4.jpg)

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Tip3.jpg)

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Tip2.jpg)

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Braced2.jpg)
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: DanaM on March 26, 2011, 07:28:00 PM
Full draw well almost 24" is the best I could do.

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Draw1.jpg)

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Braced2.jpg)
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: DanaM on March 26, 2011, 07:31:00 PM
One more eh

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/DanaMont/Jesse%20Bow/Handle2.jpg)
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: vanillabear? on March 26, 2011, 07:52:00 PM
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Post by: Follower on March 26, 2011, 08:03:00 PM
Absolutely beautiful!
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: Magnum in Ms on March 26, 2011, 08:17:00 PM
Sweeeeeet!!!!
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: DanaM on March 26, 2011, 08:40:00 PM
Why thank you fellas, ya its definately has some exotics in it, but Jesse is a great friend so I went all out with my stash of weird stuff LOL Thanks for the compliments eh.
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 26, 2011, 08:46:00 PM
Very nice looking bow. I like seeing sometghing different.
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: stringstretcher on March 26, 2011, 08:51:00 PM
Your work always amazes me Dana.  One of the days, I am going to find a way to get one of your bows...............  That is simply beautiful.
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: don s on March 26, 2011, 09:41:00 PM
awesome work. i love the grain on those tips. don
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Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on March 26, 2011, 09:41:00 PM
Looks great! Thanks for sharing.

Stiks
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: Keenan on March 26, 2011, 10:26:00 PM
Wow Dana, very nice work! Excellent tiller and great attention to detail. Good to see ya still kicking out some great bows.
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: Igor on March 26, 2011, 10:38:00 PM
That is a beaut!

what is it N to N?

Thanks for sharing!

><>
Glenn
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: StoneAK on March 26, 2011, 10:43:00 PM
What wood did you use for the tips? It does look great love the attention to detail
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: red hill on March 26, 2011, 10:53:00 PM
Very nice, Dana. Love the skins.
Stan
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: CaptainJ on March 26, 2011, 11:22:00 PM
Wow. Just wow.
Thanks for the pics and the inspiration!
Great bow.
Jesse will love that one!

CJ
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: Pat B on March 26, 2011, 11:24:00 PM
Cool bow Dana. Your skills are very much improved...not that they were bad before.  I'm sure Jesse will love it. I hope to see you and the bow at the Classic...and Jesse too!
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: NTD on March 26, 2011, 11:33:00 PM
:)   I like it!  Glad to see that skink skin got put to good use!
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: DanaM on March 27, 2011, 05:44:00 AM
Igor its 64" NTN
Stone the tip overlays are mescal bean root
PatB I won't be making the Classic after all this year.
Keenan thanks bro, hows your back doing?
Thanks for all the kind words guys!
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: SEMO_HUNTER on March 27, 2011, 07:05:00 AM
That's a nice stick Dana, very nice! I'm kinda liking those rat snake skins, that's the second bow I've seen with rat snake on them and I can honestly say that I like those just as much or maybe even a tad more than any diamondbacks I've seen on a bow.

I've got a pair of diamond backs tucked away, just waiting on the right bow to put them on.

How's it shoot?
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: NYArrow on March 27, 2011, 07:45:00 AM
Awesome looking bow!
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: formerbutcher on March 27, 2011, 07:47:00 AM
Looks great Dana ,Jesse will love it !

Might want to resize your pics before the Mods get to them   ;)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 27, 2011, 08:18:00 AM
Two things Dana. How did you find sunny weather and no snow? And secondly, that bow is gorgeous! I never though about wood burning like you did. That sparked all kinds of thoughts, very nice work sir!
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: DanaM on March 27, 2011, 09:18:00 AM
Was an easy winter here in the UP as for the wood burning I suck at it but it is permanent and I limited it to non bending areas. Thanks for the nice comments eh.
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: rover brewer on March 27, 2011, 09:28:00 AM
love the skins,like the handle wrap, just a gorgeous bow.
Title: Re: Blue Tongued Skink Elm Bow
Post by: Knawbone on March 27, 2011, 10:00:00 AM
Very nice, I like the snake skin and tip overlays, thanks for sharing.