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Title: Let's see your LONG bows! (68"+)
Post by: bornofmud on March 14, 2013, 01:05:00 AM
Hey, the general trend seems to be for shorter to mid length bows, but I would love to see some of your guys' LONG bows!  Thanks!
Title: Re: Let's see your LONG bows! (68"+)
Post by: CalebNH00 on March 14, 2013, 11:37:00 AM
well, I had made A red oak board bow for a friend with a 29" draw,72" tip to tip,40# at 29", but then I piked it to 66". unfortunately I didn't get any pics before it was piked    :( , does 66" count?
Title: Re: Let's see your LONG bows! (68"+)
Post by: bornofmud on March 14, 2013, 01:16:00 PM
sure! haha.
Title: Re: Let's see your LONG bows! (68"+)
Post by: CalebNH00 on March 14, 2013, 03:34:00 PM
well, here are the pics of the bow, these were taken before I made a string for it.
(http://i.imgur.com/cYGN7sP.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/H4deR3k.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Rd3oRMk.jpg)
The wrapping on the handle was stripped off so that I could finish it, but I don't have any pics of that. Hope you get some pics of some big elbs with horn nocks and all the fixing   :D .
Title: Re: Let's see your LONG bows! (68"+)
Post by: jsweka on March 14, 2013, 06:32:00 PM
Here's a 68 incher.  And despite popular opinion, you can use bows of this length out of a treestand.

(http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/ae23/jsweka/Hunting_2012/SAM_0553.jpg)
Title: Re: Let's see your LONG bows! (68"+)
Post by: Adam Keiper on March 14, 2013, 06:46:00 PM
Gotta go back a few years for one that long, but this is still a favorite.  70" Osage ELB w/ antelope horn nocks, no grip or shelf...just a burned line to mark the arrow pass.  It draws 88# @ 30", but I'm short and normally draw it to 25" when not "warbow" shooting.

(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii573/Gruxxx/RainDeer.jpg)
Title: Re: Let's see your LONG bows! (68"+)
Post by: typical2 on March 16, 2013, 09:27:00 PM
Here are my 2 latest.

A 69"and 59@29

 (http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/typical2/2013-03-16_14-03-10_150_zps285db4a8.jpg)

And a 70"HH reverse handle 58@29

 (http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/typical2/2013-03-08_22-30-56_271_zpsed5a2570.jpg)