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Title: First glass bow finished!
Post by: critman on December 21, 2013, 09:51:00 PM
Here's my first glass bow. 64" ttt 40#@28. Zebra wood riser, red elm lams and dark brown glass on both sides. Made the flemish string also. She's not perfect but shoots very well. I will send her to a new home tomorrow, a 14 year young man will have a Christmas to remember. Shout out to kennym, couldn't have done it without you bud.   :thumbsup:  
here she is laying on the work table
 (http://s27.postimg.org/y1880qobj/Glass_bow_pics_061.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/y1880qobj/) Fades at riser looked good
 (http://s15.postimg.org/f1r5p9utz/Glass_bow_pics_062.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/f1r5p9utz/)
Braced shot and relaxed mode  (http://s17.postimg.org/wqxbrr89n/Glass_bow_pics_069.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/wqxbrr89n/)   (http://s23.postimg.org/c2sabekef/Glass_bow_pics_075.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/c2sabekef/) string tracks straight down the middle  (http://s29.postimg.org/vakney6k3/Glass_bow_pics_072.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/vakney6k3/)   (http://s16.postimg.org/dx8l03f7l/Glass_bow_pics_074.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/dx8l03f7l/)
Kinda hard to tell but the glass is dark brown, not black and looks great with the zebra wood.
Title: Re: First glass bow finished!
Post by: chackworth3 on December 21, 2013, 10:38:00 PM
Good lookin bow
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Post by: Trapper Rob on December 22, 2013, 06:12:00 AM
Nice looking bow.
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Post by: kennym on December 22, 2013, 10:50:00 AM
Nice job Chris!!    :thumbsup:  

I bet he will love that bow!!   :clapper:
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Post by: takefive on December 23, 2013, 01:21:00 AM
Very nice.  Congrats    :thumbsup:
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Post by: cunruhshoot on December 23, 2013, 02:43:00 AM
I sure this will be the first of many for you...Awesome!
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Post by: bigbob2 on December 23, 2013, 02:50:00 AM
Welcome to the wide world of glass!Very good bow for first one. Nice!
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Post by: David Flanrey on December 23, 2013, 10:47:00 AM
Very nice.  Welcome to the addiction.  You can't make just one.
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Post by: LittleBen on December 23, 2013, 11:39:00 AM
Great job!
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Post by: Trux Turning on December 23, 2013, 11:53:00 AM
Very nice!!
Title: Re: First glass bow finished!
Post by: critman on December 23, 2013, 09:36:00 PM
Well guys yall are right. Next bow's worth of lams and glass on the way from Kenny. Ooooo, gonna be a good Christmas for me! Charcoal actionwood riser, osage lams and riser strips w/black glass. Going to be a stinger for sure.
Title: Re: First glass bow finished!
Post by: critman on December 23, 2013, 09:38:00 PM
Don't be mad at me Roy, gave another bow to my kinfolk for Christmas today.  Sap and heartwood hickory and didn't even cut in a shelf. Wish I would have taken pics. Beautiful bow.
Title: Re: First glass bow finished!
Post by: ChekDE on December 23, 2013, 10:44:00 PM
congrats on a beautiful bow! you can't just build one!!!!   :eek:
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Post by: Hill Hunter on December 24, 2013, 10:41:00 AM
great job, sorry about your addiction   :p
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Post by: chall on December 24, 2013, 10:55:00 AM
Very  nice !
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Post by: Bodork on December 24, 2013, 11:27:00 AM
Very nice!