| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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The Reason I own so many traditional bows is that I love the style, the sleekness, the wood. At one time I was particularly fond of zebrawood and acquired quite a few. I'm inviting everyone to show off your zebrawood bows. Ant style, any make, just zebrawood or a mix with zebrawood.
To lead it off is a humongous one piece riser Indian Pathfinder. I wear l/xl gloves and can hardly wrap my hand around this massive riser of zebrawood.
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| From: Jim
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Pretty bow! I have a PLX zebra wood being made.
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| From: flatbow
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Bear Grizzly
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| From: longbow1968
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Man, I love me some Z-wood... Passed on a Ben Pearson Hunter a while back that had wood that looked like a fine S&W target grip. Still kicking myself.
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| From: Bassman
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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This is one of 6 long bows that I built some years back for my son, his friends, and I got to keep this one for myself. He paid for all the materials, and I did the builds. The limbs are action boo under clear glass.
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| From: altitude sick
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Is Zebrawood available any more.
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| From: Sawtooth (Original)
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Good thread!!! I love zebrawood!!! Every time I order a bow from Big Jim he just shakes his head. He knows what’s coming!!!
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| From: altitude sick
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Must be Tigerwood I’m thinking of
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| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Rick, We need info too...
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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I like the looks of a zebrawood bow. I can still kick myself for not buying a 2007 to 2010 Bear Kodiak Takedown Supreme that had the zebrawood riser.
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| From: RymanCat
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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That pathfinder is gorgeous. I love Zebras. I sold a lot of my Zebras off already and hated to see them go most of them.
I was collecting classic Zebras at one time.
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| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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I'll have to part with mine too Glenn. I'm trying to avoid it but it's soon inevitable. The Pathfinder and a York not yet posted will be some of the last to go. I've never even shot the Pathfinder but I still like it.
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| From: Dantheman
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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I’ve got a few.
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| From: Nemah
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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My '59 Kodiak..
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| From: Nemah
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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| From: Okiecntry
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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My Zipper Nitro
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| From: Joe2Crow
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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My Assenheimer.
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| From: Kodiak
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Dantheman, I see a Kodiak Hunter. Very cool.
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| From: Dantheman
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Yes sir. My prize bow. Can’t believe I have it.
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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My best zebrawood bow so far..a 1961 Bear Kodiak Special lefty, 63", marked 60#, 63# at my draw. This tigress was a maneater.
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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A 1962 Bear Polar, 66" marked 50#, that was mighty handsome but we weren't meant to be dance partners.
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| From: Dantheman
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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Wow that grain is beautiful. You are getting my BAS rolling.
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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My latest , arriving tomorrow if the USPS doesn't let me down, a 1961 Wing Swift Wing. I know the appropriate thing is to show a photo of her solid zebrawood riser, but I cant stop staring at her tips.
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| From: 1/2miledrag
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| Date: 20-Oct-20 |
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My only one, a 1967 Ben Pearson Hunter, 58" and 50@28, that was "customized" by a previous owner...maybe somebody on here?
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| From: Bentstick
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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Maybe some day I’ll own some of that BEAUTIFUL zebra wood!!!
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| From: Berny
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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Amarco "Super Nitro" ....
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| From: Berny
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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Les Dunsdon "Deermaster" ....
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| From: bowfitz
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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not sure,might be a pearson
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| From: goldentrout_one
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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Wes Wallace Mentor 1-piece, that's a purple heart accent stripe....
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| From: NY Yankee
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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I wonder why they call it Zebra Wood?
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| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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No medallion hole Roger? Sure looks like a Bear.
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| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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Here is a nice York Crest. Much nicer than my Super Crest.
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| From: D.Lewis aka tonto59
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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Bear Cub 66” &52#@28” This Semi curve I’ve had for a long time. It was covered with Camo tape. I still haven’t got it all off yet. There sure was a beauty under neath all that tape though. And this bow sure Is a sweet shooter.
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| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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Tried mineral spirts or less expensive paint thinner?
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| From: longbow1968
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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You guys got a lot of fine lumber up in here, keep it coming...
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| From: bowfitz
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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no medallion hole Mark, just this writing
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| From: Phrogdrvr
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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Lovely bows, folks. Here's my Super Necedah. It's one of my best shooting bows. RIP MS.
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| From: Phrogdrvr
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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Here's one you don't see very often: Big East Bush Bow made by Mike Fedora Jr.
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| From: Hatrick
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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No offense intended and just my humble opinion but I never liked zebrawood in a riser. In fact, I always thought the zebrawood Howatt Super Diablo was the ugliest bow they ever made.
On the other hand, I think flat grain zebrawood on limb veneers looks great.
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| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 21-Oct-20 |
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There is one in every crowd.
Todd, nice bow. Not often seen in green glass. Usually brown. I can't access my BP Hunter for a pic right now unfortunately.
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| From: TradToTheBone
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| Date: 22-Oct-20 |
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Todd I sold one just like yours a few years ago.Currently own an Indian Pathfinder and a Pearson BP-H52.Would like to find a Super Diablo zebra wood 45 lbs.
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 22-Oct-20 |
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Mark/bowfitz, your bow is a 1963 Browning Medallion. A fast, sweet shooter. Let me know if you ever decide to let it go.
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 22-Oct-20 |
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1965 Browning Medallion. Five core layers in the limbs.
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 22-Oct-20 |
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1962 Browning Apollo, Indian rosewood and zebrawood.
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| From: GUTPILEPA
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| Date: 22-Oct-20 |
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Those bows a totally gorgeous
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| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 23-Oct-20 |
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One of my many Super Necedah's...
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| From: nineworlds9
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| Date: 23-Oct-20 |
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Some birdseye zebrawood on my Big Jim
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| From: Leathercutter
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| Date: 23-Oct-20 |
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Think about this. All the older bows shown , that was the standard wood being used. Today we pay a big extra $$$ to get such beauty.
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| From: Flyman
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| Date: 23-Oct-20 |
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Always wanted one of the Bear takedown supreme,zebrawood bows.Wish i could find one...ha good luck..
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| From: Pdiddly
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| Date: 23-Oct-20 |
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A 1966 Staghorn Tempest...60" and 52#. Easy on the eyes eh? The picture will be tipped 90°.
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| From: Pdiddly
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| Date: 23-Oct-20 |
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Thank Kodiak...
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| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 25-Oct-20 |
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Lots of great bows. Here is a all zebrawood Martin Mountaineer.
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| From: Red Dogs
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| Date: 25-Oct-20 |
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Pair of Super Necedah's. 40 and 45# Late 60's I believe?? Were they all Zebrawood? That's all I've ever seen.
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| From: DerekMac
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| Date: 28-Oct-20 |
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That turned out great, Tyler.
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| From: wonderbowman
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| Date: 29-Oct-20 |
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Going through my pics I found a bow I sold. Pearson Hunter that was XX60.
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| From: Recurveaholic77
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| Date: 29-Oct-20 |
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I have a Ben Pearson Hunter juast like the ones in this thread that I found at a Goodwill but the limbs had a twist in them but bought it for $20 and got the twists out and have been loving it but the twists came back so working on it again, I refuse to let this one go!!!!
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| From: Corson2010
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| Date: 29-Oct-20 |
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Here is some of mine! Hopefully they post! No not selling either. May consider trading something towards 56” kodiaks though
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| From: Dantheman
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| Date: 30-Oct-20 |
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Amazing collection Corson! And I thought I was lucky with one 67.5 zebra hunter! Wow!
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| From: JonCT
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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Here is my Bear Alaskan
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| From: msinc
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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Here is a Quillian Patriot with a zebra wood riser. The only one I have ever seen, so I bought it....
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| From: SB
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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'67 Kodiak Special....this thing weighs near 6 lbs!.....nice and stable though! Heavy wieght for a target bow....45#
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| From: Randog
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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61 kodiak special, 63in 38#. Sweet shooter.
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| From: Uncle Lijiah
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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Zebrawood makes a nice, light in hand bow. I've been considering the all Zebrawood Martin-Howatt Savannah Ultra Lite.
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| From: ruffedges
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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PSA X Zebrawood
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| From: SB
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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Oww!....somebody hit the main hydraulic line !
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| From: donnyjack
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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This a longbow built by Kenny McKenize for a Tradgang bow laminate test in 2009. He gave it away after the testing and I was the luck one to be draw. Love the bow 64” 49.8@38.
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| From: donnyjack
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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This is my 1967 Shakespeare Ocala recurve 62” 50@28. A very nice bow for it age and it got green glass which is very cool.
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| From: donnyjack
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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My longbow is 49.8@28 not 38. But I bet ya knew that :)
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| From: Bootaka
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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mids 70s Ben Pearson KM-Special
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| From: Bootaka
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| Date: 15-Nov-21 |
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This is from a local guy.
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| From: Mahantango
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| Date: 16-Nov-21 |
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Raven by Jim Martin. Zebra and Wenge
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| From: Leathercutter
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| Date: 16-Nov-21 |
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When you look at all those just "factory" bows and think that today you pay big dollars to have such nice woods.
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| From: the Black Spot
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| Date: 27-Nov-24 |
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Sometimes it’s hard to look at these types of threads! Makes you want to reach for your wallet….
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| From: B.T.
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| Date: 27-Nov-24 |
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My beautiful and mint 65 Grizzly is looking rather plain now.
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| From: hiredgoon
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| Date: 27-Nov-24 |
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Fun thread! Glad it got resurrected. Here’s a ‘66 Bearcat I got off eBay right when I first started getting to archery about 5 years ago. I then sold it a couple years ago; hope the new owner is enjoying it.
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| From: hiredgoon
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| Date: 27-Nov-24 |
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I think it looks pretty darn good for an ostensibly entry-level bow.
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| From: tradslinger
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| Date: 27-Nov-24 |
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The word beautiful just seems inadequate, probably my favorite wood as well. Wish I had a good bow with it, makes a stunning bow for sure
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| From: grizzley21
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| Date: 27-Nov-24 |
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i don't think so.
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| From: Bob Rowlands
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| Date: 28-Nov-24 |
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Beautiful bows gents. Thanks for the all the photos.
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 28-Nov-24 |
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Nice pictures. I like zebrawood.
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| From: The Beav
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| Date: 30-Nov-24 |
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Beautiful bows guys. I’ve owned several and regret selling all of them.
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| From: Bob Rowlands
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| Date: 30-Nov-24 |
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This thread perfectly illustrates why '60s era Zebrawood Bear stickbows are the schmitt. Thanks again for all the photos gents.
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