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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Millhimes on March 14, 2013, 06:15:00 PM

Title: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: Millhimes on March 14, 2013, 06:15:00 PM
Hi guy's. Been working on my trade bow.I made 4 of my favorite styles now can,t decide which one.Help me out.
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BBO Recurve 62" 55@28"

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Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: razorback on March 14, 2013, 06:20:00 PM
As long as the shelf is on the correct side, then feel free to send any of those onto me, they look great. maybe it is the extra photo's, but I like the bamboo bow alot. The recurve looks pretty good too.
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: Millhimes on March 14, 2013, 06:21:00 PM
Hill style 66" 56@28"

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60 " recurve 54@28"

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Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: Millhimes on March 14, 2013, 06:31:00 PM
62" hybrid 57@28"

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Hill is brown glass on the back,Curly maple on the belly with Lepord wood core and bubinga handle.
Recurve is black limba with bubinga handle and overlays.
r/d is erc limbs with purpleheart handle and osage and black overlays.
Thank for looking--Joe
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: bigbob2 on March 14, 2013, 06:34:00 PM
All very nice but my preference is the BBO at the top.
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: jsweka on March 14, 2013, 06:36:00 PM
eenie meenie miney mo......I don't know.  They're all nice.  Do you have any idea what your recipient prefers to shoot?  You've got the whole gamut pretty well covered.  But then again, you might want to send your recipient something they don't normally shoot.  Can't go wrong with any of them.
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: goobersan on March 14, 2013, 07:35:00 PM
I'm liking the BBO and the recurve the most. They all are truly nice bows, well done !!
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: CardboardDuck on March 14, 2013, 07:37:00 PM
I like them all, but that little recurve looks sweet  :)
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: mwosborn on March 14, 2013, 07:57:00 PM
All look good to me!
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: timbermoose on March 14, 2013, 08:02:00 PM
i'm partial to the BBO. looks the nicest to me. but hell i'd take any of them.
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: SportHunter on March 14, 2013, 08:02:00 PM
BBO or the recurve, all look great but those stand out.
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: LittleBen on March 14, 2013, 08:14:00 PM
Bbo or the recurve .... I say bbo
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 14, 2013, 08:17:00 PM
Hain't a real bow unless it's a BBO:) All very very nice, Joe..
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: Dmaxshawn on March 14, 2013, 09:01:00 PM
BBO for me.  They all look great.
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: Walt Francis on March 14, 2013, 10:02:00 PM
I concur, they are great looking bows and I would be happy with any of them.  However, the recurve has a great arc when drawn and BBO just looks awesome.
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: JEFF B on March 14, 2013, 10:05:00 PM
BBO NO CONTEST   :clapper:
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: wood carver 2 on March 14, 2013, 10:24:00 PM
Not an easy choice because they're all great, but if I were forced to choose, it would be the 60" recurve.
Dave.
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: rmorris on March 14, 2013, 10:28:00 PM
BBO
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: MoeM on March 15, 2013, 04:22:00 AM
If I had to choose I`d mostly tend to pick the BBO too. All are great but she is very special.
I hope I can tell you without offending you that in my eyes your overlays would look even better with a smoother fade out- don`t worry just my 2ct!
The Hill`s belly looks awesom- I just got convienienced to cut some lams out of my curly purpleheart block...
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: LESKEN2011 on March 15, 2013, 08:10:00 AM
Definitely the BBO. She is sweet!!
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: bowhntineverythingnh03743 on March 15, 2013, 08:12:00 AM
Man that hybrid or BBO is killer... Did you toast the nodes on the BBO... I love that look!
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: David Flanrey on March 15, 2013, 09:45:00 AM
The BBO get's my vote as well.  All very very nice!
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: Millhimes on March 15, 2013, 10:39:00 AM
Thanks for the imput guys.The bbo and the recurve were my feelings as well.Both shoot very well.The recurve is a rocket launcher,but the bbo is lite and smooth and pretty quick also.I will get them finished up and some more pic's.

Justin,no toasting,charcol gray base stain with walnut over that,both achohol,and a light coat of deft over it.Then i sand it with 180 grit down to where i like it.Spar for a final finish
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: inksoup on March 16, 2013, 08:56:00 AM
i prefer bamboo backed one if this is for me hahaha  :)
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: John Scifres on March 16, 2013, 10:10:00 AM
BBO Recurve for me as well.  You got my address...right?
Title: Re: Trade bow Help me pick
Post by: red hill on March 16, 2013, 03:39:00 PM
BBO!