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Offline bambule

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Black Locust Longbow
« on: February 12, 2009, 07:02:08 am »
Hi,

this is a BL Longbow from 11/08. It's 67" long and 44#@27".
Limbs are 1,5 wide tapering down to 0,5 mm (don't know how much inch that is  ???).
I'm thinking of shooting only bows with a drawweight about 45# because they are easy to shoot and very accurate.





Greetz
Cord

« Last Edit: February 12, 2009, 07:30:21 am by bambule »
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2009, 07:10:17 am »
Looks like a keeper to me, well done :)
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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2009, 07:42:01 am »
Very nice job ,should be a good shooter.Tips look great. :)
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Offline cheapshot

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2009, 08:43:50 am »
Real good looking bow. Love those skinny tips. What kind of handle wrap is that?

Offline bambule

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2009, 08:48:36 am »
It's a cow leather handle wrap - a long piece wrapped several times around the handle and fixed with superglue  ;D
« Last Edit: February 12, 2009, 09:45:58 am by bambule »
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Offline Cromm

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2009, 08:59:04 am »
Nice work my man!!!!!!
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Offline cowboy

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2009, 09:45:58 am »
Fine looking bow and what tiny tips. No black locust around here but cut a honey locust couple weeks ago - I'm inspired to give it a try.
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2009, 10:23:08 am »
I like that one alot and those are my kind of tips! ;)
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Offline adb

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2009, 10:52:50 am »
Nice job! Those fine tips will make it very fast.

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2009, 11:33:33 am »
Great bow. Take a look at Gordon's thread on taking bow pictures...especially of the full draw. Got this fine bow bookmarked, too, for Feb Self BOM.  Thanks for the posts.
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Offline bambule

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2009, 11:39:11 am »
Yeah, I know what you mean with the fulldraw and the backround - but it's the only place in my house where I can make a full draw picture with the selfphotooption on my camera  ;D

Greetz
Cord
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2009, 12:00:10 pm »
Very nice bow. looks like it wood be a great shooter. Congratulations.

Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2009, 01:22:45 pm »
Very nice bow. You did a great job on that one. I like black locust for bows. Dean

Offline brownhillboy

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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2009, 01:53:47 pm »
Nice job...the tips espeacially look good! :)
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Re: Black Locust Longbow
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2009, 04:08:28 pm »
Fine looking weapon.
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