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Offline Pappy

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2009, 10:18:00 am »
Very nice bow,tiller looks great and the paint work looks good also.Nice work. :)
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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #16 on: December 23, 2009, 10:51:03 am »
Cool bow!  When you say the knocks are cut then bent, what exactly do you mean?

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2009, 09:53:51 pm »
a small kerf cut is implemented to bend the tips

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #18 on: December 23, 2009, 10:57:32 pm »
Coyote Pup,
aznboi is correct.

I grooved a small kerf in the back of the bow at the nock. I then heated them and bent them up using a little heat and pliers. One of them actually broke almost all the way off and I thought it may be fatal to the bow. But with a good couple wraps with sinew and time to dry, I couldnt even tell that the wood didnt actually grow like that. It is very strong. that sinew is good stuff!!!
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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #19 on: December 24, 2009, 05:10:44 pm »
TELL..great to see the finished bow --turned out awesome!lovw the bent up tips and handle wrap.Elm, is great stuff.Hammertime.

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #20 on: December 27, 2009, 07:26:00 pm »
Blacktail was asking what the weight of this bow was. Well I had to borrow a scale from my dads shop and I was surprised at the actual weight.

I was thinking around 50#.

But to my surprise this little bow pulls 68# at 18".

Man I love these little bows.

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Re: California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)
« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2009, 07:30:39 pm »
Freakin awesome bow dude ;D Fine as frog hair eh :)
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