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Title: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: TRAP on March 16, 2016, 04:32:00 PM
Finally figured it out.

I've always loved combinations of Bocote and Wenge for custom bow creations. The rich grain of the bacote, the chocolate and copper hues of the two woods just seem to compliment each other nicely.

I had Brian Wessel build the bow in the pic for me 4 or 5 years ago and love the bow. My Tall Tines has darkened over time but when it was new it resembled the pot call in the pic.

I was rigging up a strutting decoy with a wild turkey fan and my bow was a few feet away, when it dawned on me that maybe my fascination with bocote and wenge was due to the similarity of colors and patterns found in the tail fan of North America's greatest game bird.
  (http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa277/DUCK_TRAP/1E222582-5477-41EE-986C-B43F328E8511.jpg) (http://s198.photobucket.com/user/DUCK_TRAP/media/1E222582-5477-41EE-986C-B43F328E8511.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: monterey on March 16, 2016, 05:14:00 PM
Nice looking "stuff".

I like the look of the foreshaft of those arrows too.  What wood and stain went into them.
Title: Re: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: MR BILL SHORTY on March 16, 2016, 05:27:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :archer:
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Post by: katman on March 16, 2016, 05:59:00 PM
Nice! Love bocote  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Guss on March 16, 2016, 06:26:00 PM
Wow..!! Nice..!!
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Post by: Matty on March 16, 2016, 06:34:00 PM
Dang cool!!
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Post by: Sam McMichael on March 16, 2016, 06:43:00 PM
Your fascination surely incorporates some beautiful wood combinations.
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Post by: meathead on March 16, 2016, 06:44:00 PM
What Matty said. That call is a beautiful piece of wood.
Title: Re: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: TRAP on March 16, 2016, 10:59:00 PM
Monterey, the shafts are tapered Surewoods.  The stain is several stains I mixed together to get the color I wanted.  

Thanks guys    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: jackdaw on March 17, 2016, 02:22:00 AM
I had Ed Holcomb make me  a 59' Kodiak using Wenge and cocobolo 5 years ago. It's beautiful and one of my favorites...!!!! STELLAR PERFORMER...!!! Those two, along with bacote,  are my bow wood choices as well.....nice stuff..!
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Post by: shoes on March 17, 2016, 07:52:00 AM
Great picture!
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Post by: wooddamon1 on March 17, 2016, 08:21:00 AM
Very nice gear.    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: Arrowcraft on March 17, 2016, 04:49:00 PM
Where did you get that spectacular bocote pot call ?????

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Black Wolf 68"57#@28
Tall Tines 60"52#@28
Title: Re: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on March 17, 2016, 05:50:00 PM
Looks Great Darryl!
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Post by: TRAP on March 17, 2016, 09:33:00 PM
It's a John Sinclair call Anthony
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Post by: Kenny Henderson on March 17, 2016, 09:37:00 PM
nice pic, I love the colors.
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Post by: Crooked Stic on March 17, 2016, 10:16:00 PM
That makes a nice pic.
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Post by: doubleo on March 18, 2016, 02:51:00 PM
I really like that pic.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Caughtandhobble on March 18, 2016, 03:03:00 PM
Pretty picture   :thumbsup:
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Post by: jonsimoneau on March 18, 2016, 05:15:00 PM
Nice Daryl! Can't wait to see a pic of a big gobbler that has fallen to that call, bow, and turkey fan combination.
Title: Re: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: BRONZ on March 19, 2016, 09:17:00 AM
That's a sweet pic!
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Post by: maineac on March 19, 2016, 12:29:00 PM
Beasutiful!!!!
Title: Re: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: YORNOC on March 19, 2016, 07:09:00 PM
Amen Trap! Those birds have definitely locked into a piece of your noggin', and influenced you in the best way.
One helluva bow, call, and your choice in woods is stunning.
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Post by: varmint101 on March 20, 2016, 07:03:00 PM
Very cool.  Looks like a magazine cover right there too!
Title: Re: Bocote, Wenge and Wild Turkey Tail Fans
Post by: on March 20, 2016, 09:07:00 PM
Cool!

Bisch