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Title: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: dhaverstick on January 14, 2010, 01:32:00 PM
This is my new longbow made by David Dowell from Arlington, KS. David has a booth each year at the Flatrock Stickbow Carnival in Bois D'Arc, MO and I finally broke down and ordered something from him. This bow is 62" long and pulls 46#@28". The limb core is sassafrass and the limb veneer is curly maple. The riser is made from leopardwood and Laoation rosewood. It pulls smoothly and shoot very nice. Too bad I got it the last week of our season but better late than never!

Darren

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0030.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0031.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0033.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0034.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0037.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0042.jpg)
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Mohillbilly on January 14, 2010, 01:34:00 PM
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You always know how to pick them.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: dhaverstick on January 14, 2010, 01:35:00 PM
More pictures!

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0044.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0053.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0038.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0063.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0067.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/dhaverstick/David%20Dowell%20longbow/NewBowPic0075.jpg)
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: blueline on January 14, 2010, 01:50:00 PM
Thats a beauty there.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: rushlush on January 14, 2010, 01:51:00 PM
Very nice!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Big Bird on January 14, 2010, 02:00:00 PM
awesome
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: 16 gauge on January 14, 2010, 02:04:00 PM
Beautiful work...........
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: RLA on January 14, 2010, 02:36:00 PM
I have shot some of David Dowells bows at the carnivel, very nice bows! It looks like your bow turned out great! I got a real kick out of your TBM article on the shootin clinic.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: joe ashton on January 14, 2010, 02:39:00 PM
wow that is a beautiful  bow!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Jerry Wald on January 14, 2010, 02:41:00 PM
perty
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Carcajou on January 14, 2010, 02:58:00 PM
Nice looking bow there!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Dan Spiece on January 14, 2010, 03:11:00 PM
Beautiful Bow!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: barebow17 on January 14, 2010, 03:37:00 PM
WOW!!! That is nice. I like the tips.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Shakes.602 on January 14, 2010, 03:40:00 PM
Thats a Purty Bow!! Congrats!!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: straitera on January 14, 2010, 03:45:00 PM
Hope it shoots as nice as it looks! True beaut!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: JJ1956 on January 14, 2010, 04:46:00 PM
That's a sharp looking bow
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Bob L. on January 14, 2010, 04:55:00 PM
That bow looks fast!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: JRY309 on January 14, 2010, 05:01:00 PM
Nice looking bow,beautiful looking woods!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: hunterace on January 14, 2010, 05:04:00 PM
sweet looking bow you got yourself
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Bone lake on January 14, 2010, 05:51:00 PM
SWEET !!!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Craig Schoneberg on January 14, 2010, 06:00:00 PM
VERY nice looking bow - even better that it's left handed!  David makes a great bow. He made one for me a year ago - shoots great too.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: raghorns on January 18, 2011, 06:49:00 PM
I have one of David's longbows...it's a lefty too...very fast and smooth
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: S.C. Hunter on January 18, 2011, 06:57:00 PM
Very nice looking bow! I hate to rain on your party though. I think he built it with the shelf on the wrong side.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Two Wolves on January 18, 2011, 07:02:00 PM
Maybe the last week of season but look on the bright side. You get to look at it and shoot it every day until next season! Great looking bow!!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: wv lungbuster on January 18, 2011, 07:04:00 PM
Great looking bow.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: DEAN on January 18, 2011, 07:07:00 PM
sweet bow congratulations
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: brock donald on January 18, 2011, 07:09:00 PM
thats nice, i like that a lot.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Irish on January 18, 2011, 07:09:00 PM
Great looking bow!!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: maineac on January 18, 2011, 07:09:00 PM
What a beautiful piece of work.  Looks like it will be a joy to carry.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Cocklebur on January 18, 2011, 07:29:00 PM
Great looking bow!
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Post by: Crooked Stic on January 18, 2011, 07:43:00 PM
Those black accents really set the lacewood off. Nice.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Mudd on January 18, 2011, 08:49:00 PM
Wow! You know how to pick'em!

Congratulations!

Thank you for sharing.

God bless,Mudd

PS: See you in Jeff City, the good Lord willing....
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: on January 18, 2011, 10:14:00 PM
Gorgeous!!   :eek:  
Looks like a shooter for sure..
I always thought curly maple was pretty but that leopardwood is outta this world.

Riser wood combination is very nice.  Congrats!
  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: 1oldbowguy on January 18, 2011, 10:17:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Mohillbilly on January 19, 2011, 09:02:00 AM
You can clean your ears with those tips if you need too!    :)
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: LONGSTYKES on January 19, 2011, 09:17:00 AM
Darren I like the looks of your new David Dowell Bow. I love the way he put together the riser. But it shoots from the wrong side. Ha Don
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: razorsharptokill on January 19, 2011, 03:52:00 PM
It must shoot great! What a beauty!
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: redant 60/65 on January 19, 2011, 07:34:00 PM
What a beauty  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Bear on January 19, 2011, 07:39:00 PM
Great looking bow.

Whats that thing hanging on the wall to the right of it?    :biglaugh:
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Gordon Jabben on January 19, 2011, 08:00:00 PM
Davie really builds a pretty bow.  We have shot and hunted together from time to time since the 1980's.  He may be even a better hunter than he is a bow builder.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Buckhorn3380 on January 27, 2011, 02:54:00 PM
Another great piece of work by David, the bow is beautiful. David is a good friend of mine I met him years ago at the Southern Plains Archery shoot in Mcalester OK, he is a great guy to deal with and he does great work, I am very pleased with the bow he built me a few years back.
Title: Re: My new longbow by David Dowell
Post by: Buckhorn3380 on January 27, 2011, 02:57:00 PM
Oh ya he also has a nephew that builds one heck of a knife, he takes alot of pride in his work just like David does in his bows, his name is Brett Dowell and he is out of western OK.