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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2010, 02:26:10 am »
That is one fine stick.  I especially appreciate your success because i'm in the throws with a narly piece of VM myself.  I think I've steamed it 4 or 5 times already.  Wife walks in... "oh, your cooking a stick again"   :D
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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2010, 04:52:45 am »
What a nice lookin weapon u got there and to top it off you put skins of a sturgeon makes it pop.  I was hoping to catch some Muskys or even some huge chain Pickerel...which theres an old hole I have caught them as big as 35 inches.  Great job and good luck on ur bow quest!

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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2010, 05:25:27 am »
This one is really nice!
The backing looks great!
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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2010, 07:19:25 am »
Very nice work Tim,just beautiful,I have a couple of pieces of that I need to get on one of them. :)
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2010, 09:51:55 am »
Absolutely beautiful bow!  I love the look of that sturgeon skin.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2010, 12:33:02 pm »
Looks great Tim, VM maple is some great wood :)
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2010, 01:59:59 pm »
...  Wife walks in... "oh, your cooking a stick again"   :D

That's really funny!
A lot of times people probably think we'd really need treatment when we talk of steamed wood and toasted bamboo, sometimes simply the word rawhide makes them look at us funny...  ;D ;D ;D
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Offline Timo

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #22 on: February 22, 2010, 07:30:20 pm »
Thanks again everyone. It was a..... well I guess it was a joy to work something a bit different? :D

Josh, come on you can do it!

Looking forward to see how you come out Keenan.

 Ross factor,Cooking sticks.... Never thought of it that way. 8) Stay at it son!

Venom, I've seen pike on bows, but never seen musky. Get ya some a lets see um.

Pappy, I thinned these alot before I layed them down and wrapped them with ace bandage until set. Otherwise they want to roll up on the edges.


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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2010, 01:00:06 am »
There's some real craftsmanship here. A serious candiate for Feb Self BOM fun, too.
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Offline Blacktail

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2010, 10:35:34 am »
that is so great timo...i love it..some people call vm rookie wood..but i don't..it has allot of challenges and and the nodles can be fun all so...i just figure its a exotic wood that most people cant get...hey, did you draw knife it or raspe it...thanks for sharing...john

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #25 on: February 24, 2010, 10:41:46 am »
Tim, that's a mighty fine lookin' bow.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #26 on: February 24, 2010, 10:51:47 am »
Timo, that's just awesome! Jawge
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #27 on: February 24, 2010, 02:14:55 pm »
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some people call vm rookie wood

I've heard that too. Some folks think that probably because it can take so much abuse. However with all the grain swirls, whoop-de-doos, twists, and tension induced reflex it is anything but.
Gordon

Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #28 on: February 24, 2010, 03:38:18 pm »
Beautiful balanced full draw, ..and overall bow.

Got a Gordon VM myself, ...gotta get of my butt and do something about it  ;D
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Offline Christophero

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Re: Me first Vine maple
« Reply #29 on: February 24, 2010, 03:49:30 pm »
My first thought was, "Man, that fella does good work!"  Beautiful Bow.