Since its been years since i Have had a custom bow Built, I wanted to show off my new toy and also Publicly thank the friends and my Dad for getting me into this bow.
Jim Did a fine job Crafting this bow. I have been looking hard for flaws and cannot seem to find any... :bigsmyl:
Big Jim Thunder Child, 2 pieces, 56" 52 Lbs at 28"
The Riser is Figured Walnut Crotch hand selected from My buddies wood Pile.
The veneers are Tiger Myrtle Hand selected by 2 good friends while at Jim's Hog Hunting. The Overlay and Tips are Sheep Horn.
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Charlie, congrats on the new custom! That sure is a beauty. Hope it brings many happy hours in the woods. TW :thumbsup: :clapper:
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For personal Reasons I requested the Coin to be that of his Buffalo Bow.
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Another Big Jim beauty. That horn is definitely awesome. I'm on his list also for a Tchild.
As promised the arrows come out of the front of the bow!
After several hours playing with some Big Jim Blems, I have them close enough to good enough at 15 yards.
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Jim did a fine job on that one. He's truly an artiste when it comes to begetting his Thunderchildren.
Super sweet Charlie, congrats!!
Thanks Guys, This Bow is very Special to me. Thanks to Big Jim Bow Company for their first class service and workmanship.
Again a Huge thank you to all my good Friends of whom, I will be reminded of every time I hold this beauty.
Therefore this bow will be called "Friend".
One thing I forgot to Mention... My desire to own this bow started 2 years ago at Denton Hill. Jim had one of his personal bows in his booth, that I could not seem to put down. I revisited the booth on many occasions and spent a lot of time holding the bow (probably more than deemed normal or sane). I didn't feel right about asking Jim to hold the bow until I could afford it nor do I feel comfortable owing anyone...
Therefore afterward, I started literally saving my pennies and any other discretionary monies I had laying around and setting them aside. When the time was right a deposit was made. several months of good anticipation resulted in a huge payoff. :bigsmyl:
Best of luck with it Charlie, you deserve it.
Love it. I'm watching the classifieds now for a T/D TC.
That is sweet !!! Congrats
Bill
Congrats! I love the sheephorn overlays and tips.
very very nice!!
That is one sweet bow! Looks like your buddies took good care of you!
nice one Charlie--I'm sure its full of good luck!!
That is SWEET!
A real beauty Charlie. Some bowyers just blow me away with their craftsmanship. Enjoy my friend.
damn that's pretty.
Really nice bow Charlie!! Good mojo in it too!
Very nice Charlie Jim does flawless work. I love my buffalo. My son made me a very nice single bow rack in wood shop. I have it hanging above my dresser in my bed room and not in the basement with my other bows. I spend as much time ooogling at it as I do shooting it.
Enjoy you new bow and thank for sharing the pretty pics.
Tim
Wow Charlie, that's one nice looking bow! Maybe you'll be able to "break it in" in Wisconsin this fall! :clapper:
Bernie
Gorgeous bow! Love those limbs!
Glad you got that special bow ;) it's a beauty!!! As for Big Jim.... ill say he is a very good man and a asset to traditional archery :)
Glad you like it........ :cool:
Congrats!!! That is one good looking bow.
That's a beauty I have a Hoots 2pc. With tiger Myrtle veneers love the looks of that wood!!!!!
Wow...thats a beauty! Congrats
Great looking bow. I had the chance to talk with Jim about moose hunting over the weekend. Super nice fella. Super nice bows too.
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That is the best looking his I have ever seen. Very very nice. Great for you. Congrats
That sure is a nice TC! Great job Big jim!
And good luck with it Charlie
Charlie that is a beautiful bow sir, I'm glad you were able to get it! I love how all the pieces came together for you through friends. Enjoy it buddy!
Good lookin' stick, Charlie!
Bisch
Jim does absolutely fantastic work and sure is a pleasure to deal with.I really like how the grip gets your hand right under the rest ,that bow is an absolute beauty.Best of luck with her.
Sweet! Great looking bow!
Good Stuff!! Congrats on the new stick Charlie!
That's a beauty and I am sure it shoots as good,I know since I have one myself and it is a very accurate and quiet.
Congrats.
very nice!
Thats a great looking bow! :thumbsup:
QuoteOriginally posted by BenM:
That is the best looking his I have ever seen. Very very nice. Great for you. Congrats
X2!
Congrats Charlie
I really need to get on the list
F-Manny
There is a guy on youtube (do a search), who lives in Sweden, has lots of good videos up. He goes under the handle of 'Greyarcher'. He has an ongoing review of one of these bows at the moment. He raves about it. His Tim Mullins bow is still his number one, but I think he likes this bow a lot.
Sutto
Oh - forgot to say too that I think Big Jim is an up-front kind of guy. I wrote to him recently about another matter, and he was one of the few bowyers who bothered to answer me. He was prompt and polite, and answered my questions - I would not hesitate to deal with him. However, most of them must think us Australians are too far away to make any coin out of so most of them never reply. Hate to say the guys who made my gorgeous Predator Impact (only bow I will ever need to own now), fall into that category. I wrote them twice and they never bothered to reply to me - not so the 'big fella'.
Sutto
Gorgeous bow!!
That is sharp! Love the tiger myrtle and horn tips. Won't take long to break that one in! Congrats!!
That's a sweet looking bow, and it appears to shoot as good as it looks. Congrats Charlie. :thumbsup:
Bob
Congrats Charlie, That's a Real Beauty!
Ya boy that is nice one!! Congrats Charlie
That's a SWEET Looking bow you have there Brother!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Well... If you're "into" that sort of thing... ;) :archer:
Im on the build list. Probably looking around sometime around in october-november for my bow. I CANT WAIT! I got my woods picked out and everything! Great looking bow you got there. Love the woods.
Very fine looking bow Charlie ... Congrats and good luck with your new bow, those TC's are shooters. :archer2:
LOVE those myrtle veneers ! :thumbsup:
Congrats on a beautiful bow.
Congrats Charlie! She's a Beauty
Steve
Beautiful.
Beautiful! Big Jim is an exceptional artist and craftsman without a doubt!!!!!
Congrats and beautiful bow Charlie and some built in mojo too! You'll enjoy that one for a long long time.
-Jay
Charlie, that bow is handsome indeed!
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Charlie,
Congrats on the new bow "Friend" is a beauty.
Great wood selection and the Sheep horn looks very nice.
Charlie,
I am happy for you, the bow is stunning! You waited, you saved, you incorporated your friends etc. and it hits where you are looking. Life is good. Good things happen to good people!
Charlie, That's a real beautiful bow. Looks like you shoot it well, have fun! Denny
Beauty Charlie. Reminds me of mine, lol.
Very nice Charlie. Looks like your shootin' it very well, too!
Man Charlie, that wood combo flows together nicely. Thats a very attractive Thunderchild. Jim is a master at building bows. Seeing your bow is making it harder to wait on my new Thunderchild being crafted by the man.
Beauty!!!
Wow! That is a beautiful bow! I'm jealous.
Tom
Very nice buddy!!
great bow Brother, now get it bloody
I already commented but I have to tell you, I've probably looked at your bow almost as much as you have Charlie. She's a beauty! :thumbsup:
Bob
Wow, that is a LOOKER!!! Congrats
I have a buffalo only r/d bow I have or want. A friend of mine just got a thunderchild w Purple Heart riser and curly maple limbs. He's bringing that to s shoot tomarrow and put it to the test.
Very nice Charlie.
Good looking bow Charlie
TTT for valley sniper. I hope you enjoy your Thunderchild Gary.
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Deno
Very nice bow and a great shooter, Thunderchilds are know for that!
Beautiful bow Charlie! I hope you enjoy it.
That crack in the riser overlay is rather unique. Nice bow Charlie. Can I shoot it at Whittingham this April if you're still in the neighborhood? :pray:
Very nice bow!
Enjoy
Even better looking bow in person!
:saywhat:
F-Manny
Great looking bow Charlie. I will see it when the 3d shoots start up.