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Title: almost pearlies. full draw shot added.
Post by: DVSHUNTER on June 18, 2013, 10:18:00 PM

This is one I was making for pearl but the tip overlays gave way while shooting in and split the bottom limb for a bit. I almost burned it before Will convinced me to save it. I'm glad he did. I brought it home and ground off the old tips, glued it back together and added some tuff antler to the tips and finished it out. It is smokin! I think pearl can have it if he wants but its probably a bit heavy for home coming in at 58@26. Its Osage with antler overlays and blacksnake skins for decorative purposes to hide all the drying checks that cover the back. I will post some better pics after I get the string from show me strings.I hate making strings and ccan't afford ultra cam material. Lol here are a few teaser pics.

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1923_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1928.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1932_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1936_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1938.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1933_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1940_1_1.jpg)

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Post by: CardboardDuck on June 18, 2013, 10:20:00 PM

That is one sweet bow!

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Post by: Roy from Pa on June 18, 2013, 10:45:00 PM

Real nice, David. But way too much weight for the little gun ship boy:)

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Post by: DVSHUNTER on June 18, 2013, 10:48:00 PM

Yeah I cohldnt send it with the crack so I just left the weight on it.Little drummer boy might hhurt himself otherwise.lol

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Post by: Roy from Pa on June 18, 2013, 10:52:00 PM

Heck he could have never even got it strung up:)

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Post by: D on June 19, 2013, 12:00:00 AM

Wow that is gorgous. I've still yet to have a selfbow and that is awsome. I really like the handle wrap

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Post by: bigbob2 on June 19, 2013, 01:38:00 AM

Like it a LOT!

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Post by: DVSHUNTER on June 19, 2013, 10:42:00 AM

Thanks guys here are some profile pics. Still waiting on a string for the final pics.

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1926_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1922.jpg)

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Post by: Igor on June 19, 2013, 11:02:00 AM

very nice....good save!

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Glenn

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Post by: scottm on June 19, 2013, 12:30:00 PM

Looks Great Dave!

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Post by: BCWV on June 19, 2013, 03:26:00 PM

Wow! I don't know how bad it split but it's a looker now. Good save for sure!

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Post by: wood carver 2 on June 19, 2013, 04:38:00 PM

Nice! :thumbsup:
Dave.

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Post by: DVSHUNTER on June 19, 2013, 04:49:00 PM

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1925.jpg)

In this pic you can see the crack down the limb. It separated between two growth rings more or less for about twelve inches. Tb3 squirted on pretty heavy and two clamps with modest pressure sealed it together just like a backing onto a core. I have out over two hundred shots through it now and still looks good.

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Post by: Black Mockingbird on June 20, 2013, 07:36:00 AM

Not to be a dick...but....ehemm...I told you so :smileystooges: .....oh yeah...n next time use qaurtersawn grain for overlays ;) :knothead:

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Post by: scrub-buster on June 20, 2013, 09:27:00 PM

Nice bow. I like the handle wrap and the skins. The profile of your bows is always sweet looking.

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Post by: DVSHUNTER on June 20, 2013, 09:32:00 PM

Thanks Clint. I used the blach leather after I saw how sweet yours turned out.

Chris, Its your fault it broke. It never haappened until after you warned me. Jerk! Lol

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Post by: D on June 20, 2013, 09:50:00 PM

an amazing looking bow. Very Well done.

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Post by: scrub-buster on June 20, 2013, 11:59:00 PM

Thats some good stuff. Thanks again. I'm about to do another grip like that soon with some more of it.

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Post by: sorefingers on June 21, 2013, 07:35:00 AM

Very nice David!! Great profile!!!

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Post by: Black Mockingbird on June 21, 2013, 08:34:00 AM

:biglaugh: apparantley I am a jerk..(according to some on here) I'll admit and won't deny it tho..lol :laughing: ...ya know I just learned the hard way...I had made a lot of overlays with plain sawn stock and didn't have any problems with a lot of them for awhile, and some of them are still OK to this day...but all it takes is one to break to figure out what went wrong and to change to only using qaurtersawn stock for tip overlays ;)

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Post by: Roy from Pa on June 21, 2013, 08:43:00 AM

More like a Big jerk:) :laughing:

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Post by: Black Mockingbird on June 21, 2013, 09:09:00 AM

That's a BIG ten four big buddy :biglaugh:

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Post by: twitchstick on June 21, 2013, 11:39:00 AM

Very nice! :thumbsup:

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Post by: DVSHUNTER on June 28, 2013, 10:55:00 PM

I went out and got my string tonight and took a few pics before it got to dark. I also added a small phoenix design on the bottom limb because after all I did almost burn it in Tennessee :) so anyway here ate a few more pics and finally the full draw money shot.

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1965.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1966_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1959_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1955_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1951_1_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1952_1_1.jpg)

(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/dvshunter/IMAG1957_2_1.jpg)

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Post by: Roy from Pa on June 28, 2013, 11:02:00 PM

Very nice, David.

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Post by: Razorbak on June 29, 2013, 12:05:00 AM

wow awesome bow

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