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Primal Tech + Pdk25 == Perfection!

Started by Crittergetter, December 14, 2017, 12:18:00 PM

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Crittergetter

I'm sure most everyone here knows or has seen Pat Kelly' ( Pdk25) post! He is consistently killing animals and has one of the sweetest collection of beautiful bows I've personally seen!
He definitely has an eye for wood combos!
So when he asked me about making him a bow I knew it was going to be a challenge live up to his expectations, but I like a good challenge!! We conversed back and for for a while tossing wood combos around and narrowed it down to a few choices. He already had an amazing set of spalted mango  veneers from IdahoCurt that he wanted to use in this bow.
We live a little over 4 hours apart and decided to meet up halfway so he could personally inspect some pieces I had picked out and make a final decision. After he so graciously bought me breakfast we laid everything out on the tailgate and started playing with the combos.
Didn't take long for him to narrow it down to a combo of stabailized walnut burl and some stabilized black palm in the riser. He also opted for Kudu horn overlays!
Here are a few pics of how it's coming together.
Everything compliments well with each other without being to subtle or overpowering the other!!
I think he absolutely nailed it!!!   What do y'all think!
https://m.imgur.com/ogYmMCK
https://m.imgur.com/pWQiwXn
https://m.imgur.com/IM1EZQO
An elitist mentality creates discord, even among the elite!
"I went jackalope hunting but all I saw was does!"
Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity, I just need more opportunities!

K2


pdk25


pdk25

Looking great Randy.  I would never have even thought about black palm if you didn't show me that piece, and you came up with the flare and mosaic layup.  Great job.  I think the palm will blend into the mango very well.

cacciatore

I think it will come out terrific,congrats guys.
1993 PBS Regular
Compton
CBA
CSTAS

kennym

Nailed,glued and tattooed!! Gonna be really nice!!   :thumbsup:
Stay sharp, Kenny.

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Car54



Buckeye1977

Nick

Zipper standard 60" 55@28
Zipper standard 62" 52@28

CRM_95


nineworlds9

Pat has the identical taste in wood and bows as me so its nice to live vicariously hehe.
52" Texas Recurve
58" Two Tracks Ogemaw
60" Toelke Chinook
62" Tall Tines Stickflinger
64" Big Jim Mountain Monarch
64" Poison Dart LB
66" Wes Wallace Royal
            
Horse Creek TAC, GA
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Hackbow

Wow, that is a stunning combo all the way around! You guys work well together. I just got some veneers from Curt as well and I hope you don't mind Pat, but I think I may be requesting that same black palm flare in my 3pc. The other woods I have in mind are different though.

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pdk25

Lol, Darren.  I don't have a copyright on the woods that bowyers use.  The only problem is if yours comes out better looking than mine, I may have to order another, lol.

Roy from Pa


Steve Jr

WOW!!!! That is going to be freaking awesome looking !
Steve Jr


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Terry Lightle

Pat
Look forward to seeing it in person.
Terry
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