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Title: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Mad Max on August 12, 2015, 06:20:00 PM

68" ntn 44#@28"
I got a half log at MoJam 3 years ago and made a bow with it.
I did not turn out very good.
I don't know what kind of ash it is, but not very good ash. not what they make baseball bat's with for sure.
Anyway
So this one I let dry Inside my house for a long time, I made it 2 1/2" wide at the fades and 3/16"+ at the nocks. I did a slow heat treat like Marc St. Louis a year ago and sealed it
My taxidermist gave me a 6' long Timber rattler skin with head and tail because the scales were coming off. 16 Rattles
I work on and off on it until a few weeks before 2015 MoJam

after 80 shots it still has reflex in it.
Time will tell

(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0717.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0717.jpg.html)

(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0719.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0719.jpg.html)

(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0716.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0716.jpg.html)

(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0718.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0718.jpg.html)

(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0721.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0721.jpg.html)

(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0720.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0720.jpg.html)

(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0724.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0724.jpg.html)
(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0725.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0725.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Mad Max on August 12, 2015, 06:21:00 PM

(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0722.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0722.jpg.html)

(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b593/osagemark/68snakeash/100_0723.jpg) (http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/osagemark/media/68snakeash/100_0723.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: bigbob2 on August 12, 2015, 06:46:00 PM

that is one nice bow! Right limb appears to have slightly more curve to it but I'm not a woodie.

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Mad Max on August 12, 2015, 07:00:00 PM

Yea
I'm using the Roy from pa tiller

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Wolftrail on August 12, 2015, 07:32:00 PM

Never built a pyramid myself, it looks great.

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Mad Max on August 12, 2015, 10:29:00 PM

not really a pyramid wolftrail
well maby it is

Thanks

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Krasus on August 13, 2015, 01:46:00 AM

Wow mark that is beautiful. I hope I can make a solid wood one that nice one day. Simply gorgeous!

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Mad Max on August 13, 2015, 08:24:00 PM

thanks

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Fritz on September 01, 2015, 08:59:00 AM

Nice one!

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: fujimo on September 01, 2015, 09:33:00 AM

mmm...you have gone the other way- from glass bows to self bows :D --VERY,very nice bow indeed my friend.
well executed. like the sexy " razor" tips!!

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: LittleBen on September 01, 2015, 10:15:00 AM

Very nice work ere my friend!

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Pat B on September 01, 2015, 11:47:00 AM

Very nice work, Mark.

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: SportHunter on September 01, 2015, 02:57:00 PM

Very nice bow, Ash is a sweet wood to work with.

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Archer Dave on September 01, 2015, 04:24:00 PM

Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: ron w on September 01, 2015, 04:36:00 PM

Looks good to me........

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Mad Max on September 01, 2015, 05:37:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by fujimo:
mmm...you have gone the other way- from glass bows to self bows :D --VERY,very nice bow indeed my friend.
well executed. like the sexy " razor" tips!!

I started off with selfbows
self taught is a hard way to go

Thanks for pulling this back to the top of the page

Thanks everybody

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: LittleBen on September 03, 2015, 08:24:00 PM

I just realized why I have seen this bow twice ... Max ... Lol

Title: Re: Ash Snake bow (MoJam)
Post by: Mad Max on September 03, 2015, 09:56:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by LittleBen:
I just realized why I have seen this bow twice ... Max ... Lol

yea
MadMax
vote

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