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Title: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: gobblegrunter on October 14, 2010, 09:41:00 PM
Hi all! I've really enjoyed checking out all of your bows, so on a rainy night when I couldn't shoot, thought I'd share some pics of my 1st custom bow (I am a beginner & have been shootin some older, used bows till now). I can't tell you all how tickled I am with it! It was made by Tim Duvall of Dry Ridge Archery and is a 68" R/D 40# @ my 30in draw (thought I'd go light so I could work on my form). Bocote/cocobolo riser with bocote limb veneers, 'bolo tips, wedges, and wedge overlays.  Tim is an awesome guy to deal with, and offers a fanatastic bow...especially for the money! I'm thrilled with the asthetics of it, but am even more thrilled with how it shoots! I'm really having a great time with it. Thanks Tim!

I notice that most of you guys refer to your bows as "her"...never quite got it before receiving this beauty! Do you think our bows have feelings? Maybe "she" will be hurt that I've been referring to her as "it"? Think maybe I should come up with a name too...         :D        

Anyway, here they are (hopefully the pics do it, I mean, her, some justice...

       (http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff513/deplus3/dollywood001.jpg)

       (http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff513/deplus3/dollywood002.jpg)

       (http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff513/deplus3/dollywood008.jpg)

       (http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff513/deplus3/dollywood03.jpg)
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: reinmb on October 14, 2010, 09:44:00 PM
thats a beauty, you should be proud
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Big Ed on October 14, 2010, 09:44:00 PM
Great looking bow!!
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: chopx2 on October 14, 2010, 09:50:00 PM
Congrats, she's a beauty...you always remember your first...lol

Yep mine are all girls and their names just come to me, usually related to something about how they look, wood color, figure, etc.
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: DannyBows on October 14, 2010, 10:05:00 PM
Wow! What an awesome bow! You did very well on your first custom. Love the Bocote, it's one of my favorite woods. Congrats!

P.S.--The rule is that anything that gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling inside, can, and should be,  called her/she. Bows, cars, motorcycles, your favorite flyrod, etc.. but especially bows. Lol!
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: ron w on October 14, 2010, 10:12:00 PM
Nice....   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: straitera on October 14, 2010, 11:45:00 PM
Very nice bow partner!
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Hot Hap on October 14, 2010, 11:48:00 PM
That is a very nice looking bow. Hap
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Bjorn on October 15, 2010, 12:30:00 AM
She is stunning! Great curves too.    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 15, 2010, 12:34:00 AM
Nice to get a bow made for you that you are comfortable with. Very nice bow.
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Buemaker on October 15, 2010, 03:12:00 AM
A real lady.  Bue--.
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: L. E. Carroll on October 15, 2010, 03:19:00 AM
:clapper:  Very nice!

Gene
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on October 15, 2010, 03:51:00 AM
Nice... Have fun!
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Benner on October 15, 2010, 07:42:00 AM
Great looking bow.
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: wisconsin wood butcher on October 15, 2010, 07:53:00 AM
good looking bow congrats..
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: penrosefred on October 15, 2010, 08:10:00 AM
She sure is a nice looking bow
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: adeeden on October 15, 2010, 09:12:00 AM
I like it! The shelfs even on the right side.
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: PrarrieDog on October 15, 2010, 11:08:00 AM
Beautiful bow and you are wise to start light.
A lot of folks overbow from the start.
Good luck and good hunting!
God bless.
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: bolong on October 15, 2010, 11:32:00 AM
:thumbsup:   Sweet!!!
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Paul WA on October 15, 2010, 12:11:00 PM
Yes Sir!!! you have a work of art...PR
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: lbows on October 15, 2010, 04:20:00 PM
That is a very pretty bow,nice wood combination.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: gobblegrunter on October 15, 2010, 04:28:00 PM
Thanks everyone. I sold my compound to buy it, and am thrilled that I did! Shootin the compound just doesn't compare to shootin' this! Not sure if I'll be proficient enough with it to hunt this season yet, but I'm havin a blast practicing anyway!
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: mambashooter on October 15, 2010, 05:53:00 PM
Nice bow  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Goose Gossett on October 15, 2010, 06:13:00 PM
Love the wood combinations
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Wannabe1 on October 15, 2010, 06:42:00 PM
Beauty of a bow! Congrats.   :thumbsup:    :clapper:
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: Molson on October 15, 2010, 06:50:00 PM
Outstanding!  Enjoy!!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: David Mitchell on October 15, 2010, 07:05:00 PM
Yep, a beaut, and the shelf is indeed properly placed....  :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: My 1st new Longbow has arrived!! (W/PICS)
Post by: hardtimes on October 15, 2010, 08:59:00 PM
Sweet looking bow, hope it shoots as good as it looks.