Timber rattlers on Hickory

briarjumper12 · October 26, 2011, 09:57:00 AM

Had this one done for a month or so now. 50@27 66 tpt. 1 1/2 wide tapering to barely over 1/2. Osage tip overlays. Handle is now wrapped is gutted parachute cord which works great. Finished with Tru-oil. Thanks to everyone who commented on my questions with this one. This is my 6th one.

KellyG · October 26, 2011, 10:34:00 AM

nice skins, and a great looking bow.

Dmaxshawn · October 26, 2011, 05:55:00 PM

Thats one awesome stick.

Shawn

KENDALL TECHAU · October 26, 2011, 06:28:00 PM

nice job!

okie64 · October 26, 2011, 07:52:00 PM

Good lookin hickory stick. Skins look Great!

Roy from Pa · October 26, 2011, 09:05:00 PM

Very sharp Bow.. ^5

briarjumper12 · October 27, 2011, 08:45:00 AM

Thank you kindly folks.

red hill · October 27, 2011, 07:40:00 PM

Nice bow, jumper. You did well with the skins, also. I've got a former athlete saving a rattler skin for me, hope I do as well as you.

briarjumper12 · October 28, 2011, 12:34:00 PM

Red,
That was my first skinning job. If I can do it, anyone can!

OkieJoe · October 28, 2011, 08:00:00 PM

thats a beauty! I really like the Hickory with the Osage tips. how thick are the limbs? I have made a couple of red oak board bows and would really like to try hickory so I can go narrower (in width not thickness) at the fades. thanks for sharing the pics!

OkieJoe · October 28, 2011, 08:03:00 PM

thats a beauty! I really like the Hickory with the Osage tips. how thick are the limbs? I have made a couple of red oak board bows and would really like to try hickory so I can go narrower (in width not thickness) at the fades. thanks for sharing the pics!

OkieJoe · October 28, 2011, 08:04:00 PM

sorry for the double post! having computer issues

burnt · October 30, 2011, 12:55:00 AM

nice looking stick

briarjumper12 · October 31, 2011, 03:06:00 PM

Okie, If I recollect correctly...well i can't recollect. I'll have to measure and see.

NormanDale33 · November 01, 2011, 04:13:00 PM

Good work, that looks great. How does it shoot?

coaster500 · November 01, 2011, 07:59:00 PM

I'm liking that

Very nice Bow!!

briarjumper12 · November 03, 2011, 08:42:00 AM

Thanks guys.
Norman,
It shoots real good. I shot it through a chrono with some sugar maple arrows which averaged 775 grains and got 135 fps. Slow but hit hard. I then made me some popular shaft and they averaged almost 200 grains lighter. I haven't got to shoot them through the chrono yet but I did test them for distance and they bested the sugar maple by 20 to 30 ft.

JMartin · November 11, 2011, 05:13:00 PM

Man...that is a good looking bow! You did good.

briarjumper12 · November 15, 2011, 02:20:00 PM

Thanks Martin. Got another going. Shooting it in right now and gonna skin it too. May try copperheads this time.

wolfshadow · December 16, 2011, 07:21:00 AM

Just saw you bow, really nice. Great colors. Where do you get your skins, I;m gonna try that. Also, which goes on first - tips or skins?