Oh the hell with it I'm going to bed
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Ok I can't seem to figure this photo thing out. Maybe Kirk will see the thread and jump in here
Let me tell ya this having a bow made has been a great experience made easy by Kirk over at Big Foot bows
I started this journey last August wanting one of his bows but not quite knowing what wood combo's I wanted.
Kirk sent me lots of photos with ideas. I chose the Maple Burl.
Over all he kept me informed on the progress and did a great job explaining it.
Now for the down side. I think I must have gotten 4 hours of sleep last night.
SO EXCITED
There are very few times in life when something pictured in my mind comes out exactly right.
This bow is one of them
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Looks like two copies of the same picture to me;
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Some of the others in that gallery are fantastic but I'm not sure if they are all of this bow or not.
Thom
Well heck how did you do that?
I spent half the night fighting with that.
Yes all those pictures are this bow
We need more pics! But congrats on a fantastic bow!
I know
I 'm a idiot with computers though. Just have an iPad and haven't figured out how to get the pictures from photo bucket to this forum
It takes a little getting used too. The easiest thing for me is to do this:
1 - open the pictures in other tabs or windows
2 - click Full Reply Form
3 - type in any message I want above the picture
4 - copy the URL out of the window with the picture showing
5 - click Image button
6 - hold Control and hit the letter v
7 - click OK
8 - hit Preview Post
Repeat 3 thru 8 for additional pictures. May be a little more challenging on an iPad.
On the clock here at work or I'd try to help more. There is a how-to section for it here on TG too.
Thom
Looked at your gallery.
BEAUTIFUL!
This is the first gloss squatch I've seen.
Looks like a VERY nice finish.
With Maple Burl I couldn't see not going with the high gloss. There's just to much beautiful patterns lost with the matte finish.
I spent a lot of time wondering about the glair with hunting. I finally decided I spend 95% of my time practicing and shooting 3D if glair was a problem I could always make camouflaged sleeves (http://[img]http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a618/ridgetopranch/Sasquatch%20bow/971d8a44b804dc0884195c169700d0a3_zps5a7cb5e8.jpg)[/IMG]
lots and lots of critters have fallen to glossy bows.
New bows are soooooooo much fun!
Congrats on your new bow!
Bisch
Thanks
Talk about wound up!
I'm like a kid at Christmas. I'm driving my wife crazy showing her the pictures. Have checked the USPS tracking site about 20 times even though I know it's just shipping today.
Have checked google maps. Lets see Kirks place to mine about a 13 hour drive.......
Should be here Wed maybe?
Hope I can get some sleep
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Ok got this figured out
This is where Kirk and I started (http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a618/ridgetopranch/Sasquatch%20bow/933162cb97395c971f2774b19e7b17f2_zps90ca8596.jpg)
YA'LL READY FOR THIS?
Bring it on bro. I like what I've seen so far. That high gloss is the only way to go if you want to show off pretty wood.
Yeah let's see 'em!
Thom
Show it to the boyzzzz!!!!
Today is my day off.
I have to jump on here between getting my honey do's done.
Lets talk spec's
64 " take down recurve
57# @ 27.5 "
XX carbon with foam core
Myrtle veneer
High gloss finish
G10 riser I beam
Flush limb bolt with phenolic
Of coarse maple burl with walnut accents
In essence my dream bow
Beautiful bow!
Having Kirk build you a bow in an interactive proposition at best. He will send you lots of pictures before he starts just for ideas.
The process changes as he gets the artistic juices flowing.
There is no putting in an order and he calls when it's done . I guarantee you'll get a call something like this
Ya no Bro I was thinking if we add a little of ect.
The man is a true artesian always pushing for perfection. Not only in looks but in proformance
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I think when you get it in your hands you are going to find that it's beauty takes a back seat to it's performance, least that's what happened to me. :thumbsup:
That's what I'm hopping for.
I don't know about you guys but the process of a bow coming to life is interesting as hell.
I never realized the amount of work and design that goes into these things (http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a618/ridgetopranch/Sasquatch%20bow/aac03af1e4290e1d165d863a6b23e7a5_zps54c2a17c.jpg)
This is the birth of my riser.
Kind of like a Phoenix . Born of slime and pressure
I see one of these in my near future.That riser is amazing!
That is a really good looking bow. Congrats. Can not wait for your impressions after getting to play with her.
QuoteOriginally posted by petalumapete:
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I should have plenty to write by this weekend. We have the state indoor at our club this weekend. I plan to be there with this bow.
Here's a pick of the riser hardware going in (http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a618/ridgetopranch/Sasquatch%20bow/00ad6dcc4d2bcba971b64bc05e2001af_zps40b5dbad.jpg)
Here is another of the riser in the rough
Getting ready for limbs (http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a618/ridgetopranch/Sasquatch%20bow/6c7d5021116538d5446db42d2155c184_zps773f5e64.jpg)
Well i kinda got tied up doing a bunch of testing on some bows. Sorry i couldn't have jumped in sooner to help you with the photos.....But... it looks like brutha Thom jumped in to help you out.
I gotta say one thing... i took 84 pictures of this bow with two different light settings and these high gloss bows are tough to shoot with a camera and do the bow any justice.. :banghead:
I've still got to do some uploading to the bucket here myself but here she is with the limbs mounted and strung for the first time...
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/SANY0011.jpg)
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Thank you for shipping with the U.S. Postal Service.
This is to confirm that a successful Carrier Pickup was made as requested:
She's outa here bro!
Pickup Date Pickup Time Total Packages Weight Location
01/07/2013 1:33 PM 1 3 Porch
KIRK LAVENDER
25729 S ELDORADO RD
MULINO, OR 97042
(503)449-9898
KIRK@BIGFOOTBOWS.COM
Kirk,
Back in the day... :) I learned to either shoot light through cloudy plastic to diffuse it, or bounce it off of while cardboard... you'll never get good gloss pics head on with light.
But you probably know that!
That riser is stunning to say the least... and I second the notion that you might just love the looks, till you start to shoot it and dial in the arrows...then your focus will surely change from looks to the performance, dead in hand, and how it harnesses ALL the stored energy driving it into the arrow flight and not your body!
Mine did!
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm292/DavidLandis/Big%20foot/SANY0014-1.jpg)
Kirk has it all going on!
OOOOOOH god
Another sleepless night!
Might just have to chase mama all night :jumper: :jumper: :jumper:
Easy Boy , Easy now.
(grin)
God bless , Steve
Always glad to help out, especially if it means stalking around photobucket and seeing what the mad scientist has been up too! Congrats to you both, that is a beauty!
(And yes, I do think a pair of Limb Savers are in your future!)
Thom
Waiting waiting
Checking the USPS
Driving my wife nuts
Oh here's another pic (http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a618/ridgetopranch/Sasquatch%20bow/1fd1f374271b63314c413fac5218de4a_zpsf3960359.jpg)
It seems every time we get a thread going like this someone asks me how i piy these belly ramp caps on the riser. So i thought I'd show you a clamping jig here and how they go together....
Btw... This is Black walnut on the belly ramp caps on this one, with black glass accents.
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202012/Denis%20Smith%20Sas/IMAG0659.jpg)
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After getting the wood strips and accents all fitting good i use epoxy to glue it all together.
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This is how she comes out.
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Kirk will do almost anything to hide an I beam \\. I love the bed liner pads. I have to go get me some of those. God bless, Steve
Ahhh, yes...sleepless nights and long, long days---waiting! :( Got the T-shirt!
Several were shipped back East here at the same time as mine, and of course, mine was delivered LAST! :saywhat:
Very nice bow. :scared:
Well got a little more sleep
The bow is scheduled to be here tomorrow
Told the wife I'm taking tomorrow off work
Can't wait to string that baby up and put some shooting time in
This is Kirks first shots (http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a618/ridgetopranch/29ed261f7970f3fb9d7555483d641adf_zps28670f61.jpg)
Trusting the USPS for a actual delivery date to miss work... :scared: :eek:
I'd rather get an emergency call to come HOME from work! LOL
Rest assured that Kirk will have put a BUNCH of arrows thru the bow before he ships it... he's anal about making sure he has a good brace for the new user and ironed out any kinks...
Very sexy lines on those limb curves...
Good he's using targets now...I remember not too long ago he shot his chordless drill! :rolleyes: :laughing:
Hey Doc, I still have that trophy. :archer2:
Well this fits the name of the thread to a tee here. Here is a bit of a tease for you Denis...
Look at the cat whisker string silencer and the pine tree above... i found that interesting...
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202012/Denis%20Smith%20Sas/CIMG1305.jpg)
"Reflections of a Sasquatch"
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Wow...Kirk...you outdid yourself!
Not much use throwing out that drill... it's been made infamous on GAng!
That is perfection right there in those pics!
I'd not want to hunt with a high gloss bow, but danged but that sure makes things "jump".
Denis, you done good, Son...you gonna be smiling for DAYS!
Beautiful work! If you're going to take the day off you might as well get some stalking practice in.....on the postman. Lol.
That's a Beautiful bow, enjoy it!
,,,
That is a looker! Congrats
Using that bow will be like using one of those ghost blinds. LOL
Just got home from work. Lucky it was busy I'll probably sleep tonight.
Darn I'm excited
This is the bow I've been dreaming about for quite a while. With some luck ill have it in my hands tomorrow..
If not tomorrow ill be a little cranky but it'll sure be here by thurs.
I don't think I've ever seen a bow of Kirk's I didn't think was attractive!!
and your tales, Denis, of anxious moments just make me remember my "willies" when awaiting mine back in August I think it was...
I never thought I would allow myself to invest in a "looker" bow, because what I wanted was a workhorse.
With Kirk, I got BOTH! And it was custom fit to a grip issue I've had for YEARS and never been able to figure out or have addressed.
You will NOT be disappointed! Let the good times roll!
Here is one more tease for you before she gets there Denis. I wasn't a real big fan of Myrtle wood prior to this build... But this stuff takes a total change under clear glass and has some of the wildest grain I've ever seen.
The deep gloss finish just adds to the depth of it too...
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202012/Denis%20Smith%20Sas/CIMG1298.jpg)
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202012/Denis%20Smith%20Sas/CIMG1297.jpg)
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Well hell,
The USPS tracker seems to be stuck. All it shows is the bow departing Portland on the 7th.
It's got to be here today
I could drive the rout up and back faster
FRUSTRATION
Priority Mail®
Depart USPS Sort Facility
January 08, 2013
PORTLAND, OR 97218
Expected Delivery By:
January 9, 2013
Delivery Confirmation™
Insured
wonder if he's caught the flu today?
feels like death warmed over and might not be in for a few days.....
Speechless!!!
:clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Heck yes!!!
Feeling like death warmed over
Cough cough
Sorry guys can't stay off the pot long enough to make it to work.
In other words I've got around 200 hrs of sick time built up
I'm sick today and for the next few days so I can shoot this baby
Coaster I see your in San Louie,
My daughter is a freshman at Cal Poly
Beautiful area.
I see you guys have a nice little range on the way to Moro Bay. I keep thinking I should do some shooting down there while the wife and daughter go shopping
Ive never seen anything like that bow. Stunning!
Quarter to 1:00 here mail usually here around 2:00 to 2:45
Got the back door open so I can hear the mail truck coming up the road.
All set
Waiting for that white triangle package to arrive :jumper:
Hey I haven't shown you guys the tips on this bad girl
Check this out (http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a618/ridgetopranch/bd6aebe38347f7ec01ed0fb3954334e4_zpsfbb684fd.jpg)
Well bummer
Mail lady came
Not today
Now I have to be cranky till tomorrow
Denis,
I feel for you!
But you at least make it all a humorous read to follow along... good luck with your intermittent "flu" symptoms... Hope your boss doesn't find this site! :bigsmyl:
AS for the USPS tracker...forgedabaoudit! You'll get an email the day after it's delivered!
Good delivery but wretched tracking system!
Kirk,
It looks like you could fall into those limbs and DROWN!! Man that came out beautisuckle!
Ahhh Doc I'll tell ya,
Waiting for this thing is excruciating
I remember your thread when you were waiting for yours.
I'll be old Kirk must have a blast watching us anguish while waiting for his masterpieces to arrive.
I guess tomorrow is another day in the mean time I'm going to grab one of the other bows and go shoot at the indoor range down the road.
petalumapete PM me next time your here and maybe we can meet up and shoot a bit....
Very nice bow Congrats!!!
That sound good
I keep looking at that Chamberland Ranch shoot down there
Kirk told me he was finishing up a fancy maple burl Sasquatch. Fancy is a great term for that bow!
Hey Andy.... It won't be long and I'll start sending you some photos.... and i can safely say yours will definitely fit into the "Fancy" category without a doubt...
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202012/Denis%20Smith%20Sas/SANY0016.jpg)
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202012/Denis%20Smith%20Sas/SANY0015.jpg)
Wow!!!
Wow,
Is that black and white ebony.
That's cool looking should look wild once it's ground down in a riser
I'd like to see that puppy when it's done
Denis, I sure hope you get better soon :)
Andy, I bet there is a beautiful bow in there!
Thom
Nope,
USPS says it's in town today
I'm for sure calling in sick
QuoteOriginally posted by Kirkll:
Hey Andy.... It won't be long and I'll start sending you some photos.... and i can safely say yours will definitely fit into the "Fancy" category without a doubt...
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202012/Denis%20Smith%20Sas/SANY0016.jpg)
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u301/kirkll/Bows%202012/Denis%20Smith%20Sas/SANY0015.jpg)
Yeppers, black and white ebony! I'd better go ahead and call in sick until it arrives!
:biglaugh:
...and now, back to helping wait on an impending bow delivery by our friends at USPS...
Andy,
That's gonna be one sweet bow ya got going on there.
Hey when Kirk gets into his artsy fartsy mode and the creative juices are flowing. He'll call ya with ideas.
Best advise. Tell him go for it. You'll get twice the bow you imagine in your head.
The man is a true artist in that shop
QuoteOriginally posted by petalumapete:
Andy,
That's gonna be one sweet bow ya got going on there.
Hey when Kirk gets into his artsy fartsy mode and the creative juices are flowing. He'll call ya with ideas.
Best advise. Tell him go for it. You'll get twice the bow you imagine in your head.
The man is a true artist in that shop
Great minds must run in the same vein, Denis. I just sent Kirk an email about the grip on my bow that kinda summed up what you just wrote. Based on conversations and emails with him, just about everything but the fact that it will be a TD longbow has been changed...
The one thing he wouldn't do, though, is build me a 45# bow that will shoot an 850 grain arrow over 180 fps...what a slacker! :readit: :D
I'm hopefully still on the list,whatever we discuss about my upcoming bow I defer to Kirks suggestions.
Ahhhh geeze
Some people
QuoteOriginally posted by petalumapete:
Ahhhh geeze
Some people
Yeah, I might hafta cut the arrow wt down to 775 grains and run the idea past him again!
:jumper:
The web sight says out for delivery
I wonder if the postal service has any rules about a fella stalking the delivery driver in his pickup to get the package early. I know I can track them from the post office. If I loose the trail I can always put one of my Jack Russels on it. Those Little burgers don't give up
Hahahaha
You'd best get off yer 'puter and get outside by the road!
I swear that they brought my bow by mule train. Everyone in NY, NC, etc had their bows way before me!
They seem to know who needs it BAAAD a nd just toy with us.
It's worth the wait, Denis!
Andy, you read my post...he nailed the grip like he was in my head! oh, btw, that hunk of wood made me sick with envy and I didn't think that was possible after I got my bow! But he just keeps uppin the anti!
Sometimes, I just hate that Yosemite Sam mustached evil conniver! :saywhat:
Denis!!!! I know it's dark now...it's about time you posted an update!
QuoteAndy, you read my post...he nailed the grip like he was in my head! oh, btw, that hunk of wood made me sick with envy and I didn't think that was possible after I got my bow! But he just keeps uppin the anti!
Sometimes, I just hate that Yosemite Sam mustached evil conniver! :bigsmyl:
I carried mine all season and never even saw a doe in range! :( [/QB]
Well, Doc...I had 5 different bucks between 20 and 50 yards from me last Saturday morning and still didn't get a shot! One was a big 12 pointer that was at least 23" wide...and tall. Maybe if I'd had a different bow, they would have come closer??? :D
I drool every time I look at the pics of that B&W ebony. We looked for quite awhile finding it.
Andy
OK...Andy, you are OUT OF THE WILL!!!
I didn't see 5 legal bucks (spikes ain't legal in PA or 4pts) all season long...
And you come on here and talk a bout 5 being too far away! Baawwaaahhhh... breaking my heart bucko!
:rolleyes: :saywhat: :jumper: :deadhorse:
Where is that boy??? OH, Denis... :dunno:
Either his wife couldn't take his behavior anymore and applied black iron skillet attitude adjustment to his noggin, or he is out shooting...or got locked up stalking the mail-mam...(he did say he had a lady carrier the other day, right?)
I'll have to check back right before bedtime so's I can say a prayer for him... :eek:
QuoteOriginally posted by Doc Nock:
OK...Andy, you are OUT OF THE WILL!!!
I didn't see 5 legal bucks (spikes ain't legal in PA or 4pts) all season long...
And you come on here and talk a bout 5 being too far away! Baawwaaahhhh... breaking my heart bucko!
Please, please don't come back here and tell me that ebony draws in bucks... cause I just cannot afford another bow no how, no way, nuh-uh! Just had to take early retirement and go on Medicare in a couple months...so, dude..please don't post Ebony draws bucks...
My only salvation will be to rationalize it's just them whacked out OKie bucks... :rolleyes: :saywhat: :jumper: :deadhorse:
Kirk told me B&W ebony draws bucks.....NOT! :D
The place I'm hunting is 160 acres, and I can only hunt half of it...but it hasn't been hunted for the last 9 years. I've had deer all over me, but have been hunting from the ground. I must stink! Going to go give 'em another run in the morning. Season expires on the 15th...then will begin to decide where to put tree stand(s) next year and hunt with the camera my dear bride got me for Christmas. It probably shoots further than a bow!
I have come to the conclusion that the sandhill muleys I've been chasing aroung in SE NM for the 15 years previous to this year are WAAAAY easier to hunt than these OK whitetails!
Ok, killed enough time...someone call and make sure Denis didn't have a coronary when he held his new prize for the first time! Hope he's alright. :cool:
K guys been out playing
Check out the review
Hey doc
Maple Burl attracts big bucks 10 points or greater
Ya all need another one
The wind blew and the _ _ _ _ flew!
Andy, that is a great tale and yarn ya spun there!
Don't go edumcating all them bucks or they'll move to the 1/2 of the property you can't hunt!
Now, Denis, you better be shooting at LEAST a 10 pt with that glossy ole bow or I'm going to have to remind you of that big ole whopper you penned above!!! :readit: :saywhat: :biglaugh:
Now wouldn't that be icing on the cake?! Shoot a big buck with that sucker after going and robin hooding a spendy shaft! Dang!
Glad it came and you're enjoying the fruits of Kirk's labor!