TG bow trade

longbowhntr · April 28, 2010, 07:51:00 PM

Here is one more...

I have tweaked it some since that last one was taken and put some more arrows thru it and seems to be shooting pretty good. I'm going to shoot it some more before doing anything else to it. I'm right at the middle of target weight right now so we will see what happens.
Thanks for looking,David

John Scifres · April 28, 2010, 07:57:00 PM

Wow, that is awesome. Great job David!

tradbower · April 29, 2010, 10:05:00 AM

Well it will be in the mail today. I guess I should have listed some info of bow. Its 66" 64" (NTN)52@28. Its a Boo backed , with the main lamination of Osage, and a piece of Jobota for a 2nd lam coming over fades. The tips are Argentina Osage. Its been fun doing this trade.
WHERE WILL IT BE GOING ?

tradbower · April 30, 2010, 10:42:00 AM

Longbow
Looks great, wish I could take a stave and do what you have done, hope its comeing my way (LOL)

formerbutcher · April 30, 2010, 11:19:00 AM

Nice looking bows there guys !

scottm · May 01, 2010, 08:13:00 PM

Nice job Guys!

Balding Kansan · May 02, 2010, 01:31:00 PM

Haven't had much time to work on the trade bow since my last post until this weekend. Got the limbs shaped. Going for pyramid. Also had to spend some quality time around several pin knots.

This is by far my absolute favorite part of this bow. Snakey!

Can't work on it next weekend (mothers day with the inlaws.) But the weekend after I look to get her bending. Everyone's bows look awesome!

longbowhntr · May 02, 2010, 05:38:00 PM

Looking good Tyler. I like the snakey limb also and looks like you got the tips lined up nice.

David

Stiks-n-Strings · May 02, 2010, 10:08:00 PM

Looking good!

mastin03 · May 02, 2010, 10:36:00 PM

been working some crazy hours, out of town a lot for the last few weeks. I'll be working more on mine soon and be posting some pics. All work has been pretty preliminary so far, but ill get some work done this weekend and post results.

BrianO · May 04, 2010, 03:43:00 PM

Im working on mine too. Taking my time though, I usually try to rush stuff and more often than not it costs me dearly. I'll try to post some pics in the next day or two. I have it floor tillered and need to straighten one of the limb tips but nothing major so far...... This bow building is fun stuff and addictive.

Ive seen some awesome bows. Many that I would like to see arrive at my house. Just about the time I feel like Im getting better at building bows I am humbled by the amount of talent so many of you have. Take care and good day.

4est trekker · May 04, 2010, 10:02:00 PM

Okay, I've gotten a little bit more done the last couple of weeks. I heated the limbs to profile and let them sit for about 10 days ('cause I've been either too busy or too lazy to work on it since then!) Tonight I started to work in the bow. It's a working recurve. Other than that, if I give too many specs the new owner will readily identify himself

It's got a long ways to go. It's rough and ugly right now and tillered out to 25". I'll post a couple of pictures of the "before" to refresh everyone's memory. It's been fun, and I'm looking forward to finishing this one up.

After the initial straightening (Still not great, but better! I got it aligned really nice on the second go-round.)

Just unstrung profile:

At low brace:

At a 25" draw:

Pat B · May 05, 2010, 12:03:00 AM

4est, that is one sexy bow!

Balding Kansan · May 05, 2010, 07:04:00 AM

Your talents never cease to amaze me forest. Very good.

scottm · May 05, 2010, 08:14:00 AM

Awsum job 4est!

Stiks-n-Strings · May 05, 2010, 09:24:00 AM

4est that looks good man!

Swissbow · May 05, 2010, 01:42:00 PM

SAWEEET ! That's a hell of a nice bow you got there 4est. Love those curvy lines. Great job.

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Andy

tradbower · May 05, 2010, 05:02:00 PM

4est
Great looking bow Wish I could do something like that! Oh by the way I just draw a little over 26 (LOL) Again great job.

Bone lake · May 07, 2010, 10:57:00 AM

Thats one cool looking bow 4est, almost done with mine.

DVSHUNTER · May 08, 2010, 12:37:00 AM

I got a chance to work on my trade bow over the week. It is coming along well. A few troublesome spots, but I think I will still make weight. It is pulling fifty@twentysix right now. I have two inches to go but I always take the final tillering slow. I spent the day shooting it and it ainlt the fastest, but it ant that bad. I'm still a ways from complete, but I like it thus far. Not perfect tiller, but not to bad either. Here it is with a six inch brace and pulling 50@26