Here are 2 more 52" bows from Mike at Maddog.
First is a bow he made for my daughter's boyfriend. Bacote riser, walnut burl limbs w/ sheep horn tips.
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Mine is a Shedua riser, and spalted mango for the back veneers an mango burl for the belly. Sheep horn tips also.
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Wow, really pretty.
Awesome limbs!!
Bows look great! Mike does really good work and is a super swell guy. Straightmup shooter, no BS. For the money, you cant go wrong with his bows
Those are some nice looking bows y'all have! The next bow I get will be a maddog bow. I've heard too many good things about Mike and his bows.
Mike did a great job on those! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful!
We just got a couple of his plain youth bows in the shop. I had to shoot them. My personal MadDog is plain. But a shooter
those limb veneers are awesome.
Very nice!
Hope they shoot as good as they look! They are stunning!
God bless,
Rodd
Wow, some real beauties there! Congrats all around and Mike sure is showing his talents! :thumbsup:
Stunning! Mike is a true master, and one heck of a guy!!
WOW, That is a great looking bow!!! Mike is building some sharp bows!
Very nice bows fellas!!
I love the walnut. That is what I have on my newest bow.
Great looking sticks!
Bisch
Real pretty bows.
Beauties!
I like both of those!
" 15 ". Maddogs. Wow I think I may have to give one a try. :bigsmyl:
Those are both....nice..nice..nice... :thumbsup:
Beautiful work from a great guy. Enjoy!
Limbs are to die for! Anyone done a thorough review on the 52 incher?
QuoteOriginally posted by Possum Head:
Anyone done a thorough review on the 52 incher?
To my knowledge, I'm the only one he's made them for. What would you like to know?
Wow, those are awesome! Great choice of woods on both bows! :thumbsup:
Bernie
The short take down recurves I made for Prairie Drifter are copies mimicking Rocky Recurves that he sent me. Rockies aren't being made any longer. I reluctantly made those, since I really would rather made my own designs, and not try to duplicated the work of others. To me the designs I came up with are a product of my creative thinking, an art I suppose. And to try and make another's design, to me, is like Toby Keith trying to sing a Miley Cyrus song. (Vice Versa as well)
well said Mike !
Guess a summary wont be necessary since they wont be in production I see your point with respect to copies. You did an excellent job. Thank yall for the reply.
I will add, John Morris, who made the Rocky Mountain Recurves was a Bowyer among bowyers. An engineering genius. I've never had the chance to talk to him. But to attempt to match that kind of work, all I can do is try. I don't know the taper rate he used for his lams, and in fact it even appears that he tapered his fiberglass, but it hard to tell. Why a guy who built bows of that caliber quits doing it, is beyond me.
I ordered a prairie predator from Mr Mecredy, my first custom anything and I am beyond excited. Seeing all the great pics of his work has me counting the days before I get to lay hands on my new bow!
I saw one of his kid bows at a shoot in the bay area well made and the kid shooting it was jacked