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Title: TACKY
Post by: Pat B on November 14, 2017, 11:22:00 PM

This is an osage bow I just completed. She's 65"t/t, pulls 47#@28". Tip overlays are deer antler with red paint and gold polka dots, black patent leather gator skin imprinted handle wrap with lime green serving thread stitching and colored wood beads. The decorative backing is tiger and leopard skin print tissue paper and a gold band. The string is 2 tone D-97 with florescent orange serving and orange sheep skin string silencer. She has an attached leather arrow rest with red leather strike plate.
 Pretty TACKY ain't she?     :D  
 I going to try to post pics. Hope it works.
 (https://i.imgur.com/ELSYNrG.jpg)

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 (https://i.imgur.com/AaEWEwl.jpg)

 (https://i.imgur.com/LTIkGeA.jpg)

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Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Holm-Made on November 14, 2017, 11:49:00 PM

I’m concerned for you.  LOL

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: mikkekeswick on November 15, 2017, 02:45:00 AM

Me too! Have you been picking mushrooms recently?!?
Haha! It is fun to make something 'different' once in a while!

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Roy from Pa on November 15, 2017, 04:25:00 AM

Nice tiller, Pat.

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Post by: KenH on November 15, 2017, 06:55:00 AM

SOME people will shoot almost anything!

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Pat B on November 15, 2017, 08:08:00 AM

Thanks guys. It was a fun project. It's been a couple of years since I've built a bow so I guess I just went crazy with the decorations. She shoots well so who cares what she looks like.    :saywhat:

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Paul/KS on November 15, 2017, 08:41:00 AM

I dated a gal in Jersey once who had that exact same outfit. But she had thicker "limbs"...  ;)

Good looking bend on that bow Pat .    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: monterey on November 15, 2017, 09:34:00 AM

Nice bow, I don't care what these other yahoos say. :)  Just keep the string out of the beard.   :scared:  

What is your draw length?  For 66" TTT the string angle looks very low.

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Pat B on November 15, 2017, 09:39:00 AM

Haven't had a problem with my beard in the string since I gave up compounds years ago.
My draw is 26" but she is tillered out to 28. I normally build bows from 60" to 64" but wanted this one to be longer.

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: monterey on November 15, 2017, 05:37:00 PM

The tiller looks good.

Did you steam bend the tips?

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Mad Max on November 15, 2017, 06:34:00 PM

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Originally posted by Pat B:
[QB]  She has an attached leather arrow rest with red leather strike plate.
 

All SHE needs is a pink bow.   :laughing:

pretty cool Pat

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: kennym on November 15, 2017, 08:21:00 PM

Nice bow AND great camo job!!

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Post by: mwosborn on November 15, 2017, 10:21:00 PM

I like it!    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Pat B on November 15, 2017, 10:48:00 PM

Monterey, I used my heat gun and olive oil for these tips. That's how I've always done it. When I make another recurve with more radical bends I will steam it. On recurves I used a heat gun the belly cracked across grain.. I had to add super glue in the crack then glue on an underlay along the belly side of the recurve.
 Mark, maybe pink ribbon wind indicator
Thanks Kenny and Mitch.
...and she shoot good too.     :D

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: trentu on November 16, 2017, 05:42:00 AM

LOL! I love it! She would go great with my Christmas sweater. Nice job.

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Post by: Roy from Pa on November 16, 2017, 07:02:00 AM

Maxi boy mentioned a pink bow and Mitch falls in love with it. LOL

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: BMorv on November 21, 2017, 12:58:00 PM

That thang is sweet!
No offense, but I'm not concerned about the cover skins.  Your skill with tillering and bending those tips is what is impressive to me!

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Pat B on November 21, 2017, 05:05:00 PM

Thanks Benton.

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Mad Max on November 22, 2017, 01:28:00 PM

you Da Man
Pat

see ya in 6 months

Title: Re: TACKY
Post by: Pat B on November 22, 2017, 04:21:00 PM

I can hardly wait, Mark.