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Title: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: JavelinaHink on June 24, 2009, 10:41:00 AM

I picked this bow up at Compton shoot last weekend and I just had to share. It started out as a 36”block of museum grade Bocote I picked out at Kalamazoo Trad. Show in Feb. Jim Jones was with me and the maker “Firefly Bows” I knew it would be a looker but it turned out even nicer then I thought.  The limb tips are mastodon tusk.    

  (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2536.jpg)  (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2550.jpg)  (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2552.jpg)
Next two pic's look like sand with lumbs of grass....sweet!

  (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2544.jpg)  (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2553.jpg)  (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2538.jpg)  (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2539.jpg)  (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2540.jpg)

....Hink

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: Cody Roiter on June 24, 2009, 10:57:00 AM

Nice Bill..... There great bows......

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: richbat on June 24, 2009, 11:36:00 AM

sweet,love the wood in that bow.

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: mwmwmb on June 24, 2009, 11:43:00 AM

first time i have seen both types of accents in the riser. I bet that took some work to get it all matched up. I love bocote. good looking bow Bill

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: Blackhawk on June 24, 2009, 11:45:00 AM

Yes...stunning bacote!

Are these bows as quiet as everyone claims?

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: 4runr on June 24, 2009, 12:17:00 PM

Beautiful bow Bill. Would have loved to see that baby in person!!

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on June 24, 2009, 12:30:00 PM

Beautiful  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: Stickbow98 on June 24, 2009, 01:49:00 PM

Wow...gorgeous!    :notworthy:  Congratulations on having something REALLY special there, Bill.

>>--Ron--<>

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: cacciatore on June 24, 2009, 02:28:00 PM

The most beautyful bocote I have ever seen

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: 450 marlin on June 24, 2009, 03:21:00 PM

Super bow Bill, that wood is something else

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: yellow bow on June 24, 2009, 04:16:00 PM

way cool  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: JavelinaHink on June 24, 2009, 05:58:00 PM

Thanks guy's....yes they are great shooters and quiet.

I have a block of wood left over that I would like to have some footed arrows made up with a midway foot also, I think that would look nice with the bow. But I have not made
those before. Would anyone like a project?

 (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2556.jpg) (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq170/mibowman/DSCN2557.jpg)

Hink...
  :archer:    :archer:

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: Migra Bill on June 24, 2009, 06:04:00 PM

That is GORGEOUS wood.

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: TRAP on June 24, 2009, 08:39:00 PM

Hink, I bet someone like Ted Fry at Raptor Archery would do some custom footed arrows for you.  Might check with him.

That bow is STUNNING, WOW!!!!!!

Trap

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: Yule08 on June 24, 2009, 10:19:00 PM

Wow,gorgeous bow!!  Mastodon tusk??  Holy Pleistocene where'd you dig that up?

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: JavelinaHink on June 25, 2009, 04:14:00 AM

James....The mastodon was gave to me from the guy that had the wood..he had a few pieces this one was 3x4 and Jim said it was hard to get the tips from that.but there just for looks, string groove is cut past the tusk..
Thanks Trap for the heads up on the arrows, I really should learn how to do that.
..Hink...    :archer:

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: turkey522 on June 25, 2009, 08:40:00 AM

That is some beautiful wood,mind if I ask who you got the wood from.
 Terry

Title: Re: New Bow-Just had to share !
Post by: JavelinaHink on June 25, 2009, 09:52:00 AM

Terry,

Its Rose Wood Archery
White Lake, Mi.

Hink...    :archer: