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Title: Something new for me - carved arrowhead??
Post by: John Scifres on June 28, 2011, 09:07:00 PM
Tryin' something new.  Whaddya think?  Anybody got an arrowhead carved into your handle?  Got pics?

This bow is going to my 10 year old niece.

 (http://hedgerowselfbows.webs.com/photos/General-Photos/002.JPG)
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Post by: joekeith on June 28, 2011, 09:37:00 PM
Looks good, real original.
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Post by: red hill on June 28, 2011, 10:03:00 PM
Cool, John!
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Post by: jess stuart on June 28, 2011, 10:14:00 PM
Very nice indeed John.
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Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on June 28, 2011, 11:08:00 PM
I like it John! I been thinking about doing something similar.
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Post by: Mudd on June 28, 2011, 11:31:00 PM
GREAT JOB JOHN!!!!

Yeppers! I am shouting it to the world...lol

How cool is this? Way!!! I'm saying...

I can blame folks like you who make works of art that launch arrows nicely that helped me decide to stop trying....lol J/K

Al I ever succeeded in making were sticks that would launch another stick...lol

God bless,Mudd
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Post by: KellyG on June 28, 2011, 11:51:00 PM
Real classy
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Post by: Don Drake on June 29, 2011, 12:14:00 AM
Nice work!!  What are the specs on the bow?  The whole thing looks great.
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Post by: John Scifres on June 29, 2011, 06:26:00 AM
Thanks all.  I have an Ancient Spirits recurve with a bear pawprint carved into it that is real cool.  I thought I'd try something similar on my new swap bow.  This seems to be the ticket.

As for spec, it's a standard kids bow I make.  51" or so, 1-1/4" wide or so, and 25# or so at 26".  Lot's of "or so's" in there.  Often times I just wing it with stuff.   :)
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Post by: Pat B on June 29, 2011, 11:29:00 AM
Very cool, John. Besides being cool looking, I bet it adds to a more positive grip also. I remember reading an article in an old issueof PA magazine where John Sturtevant(sp) made carvings on the fades of some of his selfbows.
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Post by: John Scifres on June 29, 2011, 11:43:00 AM
A better grip was my main goal.  I also did checkering and stippling but I think this is my favorite.  i got to see some of Sturdevant's bows with carved fades.  Very cool.  I have some interesting ideas for carving on bows now  :)
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Post by: Cambow on June 29, 2011, 11:55:00 AM
I love it... I actually inlaid a real arrowhead in a bow once and loved it  :)