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Title: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: GMMAT on May 04, 2009, 02:49:00 PM
My thanks go out to Vince @ Mohawk for building me one exactly like I wanted.

Might not be everyone's cup of tea....but it's EXACTLY what I wanted in my LB.

64" / 48#'s @ 28"

I'll get some arrows tuned, tomorrow.

 (http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/SBGobblers/DSC01239Small.jpg)

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 (http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/SBGobblers/DSC01241Small.jpg)

 (http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m314/SBGobblers/DSC01242Small.jpg)

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Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: Smallwood on May 04, 2009, 03:08:00 PM
that's pretty, what are the limb veneers?
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: BowHuntingFool on May 04, 2009, 03:26:00 PM
Pretty cool Jeff! You've gotta be stoked!
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: ron w on May 04, 2009, 03:52:00 PM
Nice bow ....my weight to. Enjoy!!
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: GMMAT on May 04, 2009, 03:53:00 PM
Bamboo.  

I saw one like this on Vince's webpage.....and had to have one like it.

I'll be really stoked, Joe....when I find the right arrow.  I'll be bareshaft tuning, tomorrow (but I'll find time to get the other Mohawk in the maiL!).
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: BowHuntingFool on May 04, 2009, 04:53:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by GMMAT:
Bamboo.  

I saw one like this on Vince's webpage.....and had to have one like it.

I'll be really stoked, Joe....when I find the right arrow.  I'll be bareshaft tuning, tomorrow (but I'll find time to get the other Mohawk in the maiL!).
WooHoooo, can't wait brother!     :jumper:    :jumper:    :jumper:
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: Big Ed on May 04, 2009, 05:46:00 PM
Nice looking bow! I like the wood combos
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: Stump Buster on May 04, 2009, 08:49:00 PM
Wow!!!  I thought your pics would help ease the waiting pains....but mine just got worse!!!

VERY NICE!!!
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: paul11 on May 04, 2009, 08:52:00 PM
I like it!
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: bentpole on May 04, 2009, 08:59:00 PM
Beauty!
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: JRY309 on May 04, 2009, 10:49:00 PM
Nice looking longbow!
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: GMMAT on May 04, 2009, 11:50:00 PM
What a beautiful little bow.  I'm extremely pleased.  Vince deserves the accolades....as he did send me exactly what I asked for.

I'm having a few issues with my arrow porposing.....but I'm gonna drop back and start with a new string and a bare shaft, tomorrow (I shot it, today, with the string off off the 52#'er I've been shooting (same length mohaw bow).  It's not fish-tailing....just porposing.  I'm sure it'll be fine.
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: Chris Surtees on May 05, 2009, 02:22:00 AM
:bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on May 05, 2009, 02:41:00 AM
Nice  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: Woodduck on May 05, 2009, 02:47:00 AM
I've been wanting to shoot one. Heard they are sweet.
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: pebowbender on May 05, 2009, 06:29:00 AM
Woodduck, they are sweet. Jeff was kind enough to let me shoot the "christening" arrow yesturday. Sweet, smooth and puts 'em where you're lookin'.
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: broketooth on May 05, 2009, 06:38:00 AM
thats a nice one gmmat. now you gotta post a pic or two of you shootin it.. a face behind the bow thread is waiting for your pic.so is bernei dunns bows drawn web page  :saywhat:
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: Rob DiStefano on May 05, 2009, 06:44:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by GMMAT:
... I'm having a few issues with my arrow porposing.....but I'm gonna drop back and start with a new string and a bare shaft, tomorrow (I shot it, today, with the string off off the 52#'er I've been shooting (same length mohaw bow).  It's not fish-tailing....just porposing.  I'm sure it'll be fine.
beautiful bow ya got there, jeff - as are all the 'hawks that vince lovingly creates.  enjoy and shoot her well!

porpoising is a direct result of nock point placement - start by adjusting it 1/8" higher.

as with any bow, there'll be a nice sweet spot for brace height.  i've had more than a few mohawks and they all seemed to prefer braced at the low end, around 6-1/2" or so.

i've also gone back to 'skinny strings' - using 6 strands of dyneema'02 (dynaflight'97, but with lots less wax), spun up endless style.  this made the bow quieter and gained a few fps in speed without a loss of 'stability'.

fwiw, i'd recommend doing all bow testing with carbon or alum arrows - i love woodies, but there are too many variables between each woodie that may make sussing out yer new bow a tad frustrating.

make sure yer pulling each arrow back solidly to anchor, too - short drawing will really mess up arrow testing!
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: Mohawkbows on May 05, 2009, 08:16:00 AM
Glad you like her Jeff, she loved my 65# tapered cedars, the lighter boo is getting very popular. Great advice from Rob. Have fun!

Thanks again
Vince
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: GMMAT on May 05, 2009, 09:01:00 AM
Vince...

If you'd send me the arrow specs on those cedars (including wher eto buy them), I'll look into them.  There's a shoot coming up where I'd have to shoot woodies.....so I might as well set some up for this bow.  If Im gonna do that....I'll just shoot them from this bow, exclusively.

Thans, again.  It's beautiful.
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: Mohawkbows on May 05, 2009, 07:17:00 PM
Jeff, mine are 11/32" 65/70 28" von to bop. I taper the last 10" to 5/16" and use a 160 grain point. If you like 125 points you can just run it a little longer. Talk to Tom at RMSG about arrows but he is gone hunting till Monday. Hope you got your carbons working good today.
Thanks again
Title: Re: Vince sure made me a pretty one....
Post by: str8sh2ter on May 05, 2009, 07:58:00 PM
that's a Beautiful bow.i've yet to see a Mohawk that wasn't.Enjoy.