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Title: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: V-Archer on November 10, 2007, 01:28:00 PM
Hi All,

Finished  a new R/D Friday evening. The bow is 62" long ntn and has a sweet pull of 52# @28". The limbs – back and belly - are made of bacote under clear glass with a combo of maple and bamboo as core. The riser is made of bacote and cocobolo with a mosaic accent stripe between them. An overlay of black glass with bacote finishes the riser off. The tips are made of Micarta G10 with a bacote overlay.

The bow is a real sweet shooter, smooooth and no hand shock. My shooting buddy and I fired approx 40 arrows and all within a 5" circel at 16 yards. My score is shown in the picture.
BTW: This bow will be heading to the USA together with the other one I posted last month.

V-Archer   :archer:  

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l118/V-Archer/R-D%20bow%20November%2007/RDBacotecombi.jpg)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l118/V-Archer/R-D%20bow%20November%2007/riserbacotecombi2.jpg)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l118/V-Archer/R-D%20bow%20November%2007/tip.jpg)

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l118/V-Archer/R-D%20bow%20November%2007/targetresults.jpg)
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: Izzy on November 10, 2007, 01:42:00 PM
As usual, beautiful work.
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: nd chickenman on November 10, 2007, 01:51:00 PM
nice!!
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: hera on November 10, 2007, 01:52:00 PM
I like the riser shape and R/D longbow design.

Great job.
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: LEOPARD on November 10, 2007, 02:00:00 PM
Great job! Real nice looking bow!
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: sticshooter on November 10, 2007, 02:01:00 PM
STOP!<><
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: mmgrode on November 10, 2007, 02:33:00 PM
As always, beautiful bows V!  Thanks for sharing it with us! Cheers, Matt
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: 4runr on November 10, 2007, 03:18:00 PM
Another beauty from across the pond. You sure make em purty! Thanks for sharing with us.
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: DesertDude on November 10, 2007, 04:08:00 PM
V...I love the wood combo..Your work is Stunning.
Thank you for sharing your craft......

DesertDude....
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: ishiwannabe on November 10, 2007, 04:36:00 PM
Simply beautiful.
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: Buemaker on November 10, 2007, 06:14:00 PM
Lookin good as always.  Bue--.
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: drewsbow on November 10, 2007, 06:39:00 PM
very nice work :0)
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: Jeremy on November 10, 2007, 06:57:00 PM
Stunning bow!

I couldn't help but notice your target, or more to the point, the broken window right next to it!  :)   I don't remember that being broken in the last pic?  It was your buddy, right?   :bigsmyl:    :campfire:
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: V-Archer on November 10, 2007, 07:15:00 PM
Jeremy,

No, it was another guy who bought a bow from me and right with his first shot he missed the target. Made a nice "klonk" through the plexi-glass, landing the arrow in the wall inside the wood shed. Well those things happen LOL.

Thanks for the comments guys.

V-Archer
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: Bodork on November 11, 2007, 10:57:00 AM
Very nice V. I like the looks of your bows. That bacote is really nice. Mike
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: Gil on November 11, 2007, 12:21:00 PM
As usual V, very nicely done.   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    
Gil
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: Crooked Stic on November 11, 2007, 07:49:00 PM
Great looking bow.Your own design?
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: Jeremy on November 11, 2007, 07:56:00 PM
V, I was just teasing you!  I love the look of your bows: nice lines, nice styling, and the craftsmanship looks top notch too.    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: SOS on November 11, 2007, 08:46:00 PM
Beautiful...you just keep getting better.  Nice wood selections, bocote and cocobola are two woods hard to beat for a good looking bow.  

Looks like someone beat me to the "hole in the window" comment.  If that were my shed, it would be well air conditioned!  sTeve
Title: Re: A new RD bow finished last Friday
Post by: V-Archer on November 12, 2007, 07:32:00 PM
Today I arrived in the US for a business trip and it's good to be back again.   :thumbsup:  
I brought this one and another one with me to Minneapolis. I'll ship both bows to Ned Miller ( Crow's Head Outfitters)

Crooked Stic: Yes it's my own design.

V-Archer   :archer: