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Offline Postman

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #30 on: March 06, 2010, 11:22:07 pm »
Simply beautiful - great pics too.
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Offline elk country rp

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #31 on: March 07, 2010, 02:11:56 am »
you're a machine! do you sleep? seems like every week you turn out a work of art weapon that looks like it took a year to make! i'm humbled.

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #32 on: March 07, 2010, 01:47:47 pm »
First of all, thanks for the very well done pictures.
Got this very well crafted bow bookmarked for March Self BOM fun, too.
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #33 on: March 07, 2010, 02:14:14 pm »
Keep coming back here, hoping for a pic of the belly grain...
Frank from Germany...

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #34 on: March 07, 2010, 02:23:05 pm »
I just can't believe the amount of skill on this website.  Awesome bow.
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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #35 on: March 08, 2010, 12:23:59 am »
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #36 on: March 08, 2010, 03:01:31 am »
Yeah, thanks a lot Timo! ...had an idea it would lookk great from the one picture of the tip!
Is it the normal colour or did it darken from some heat treatment??

PS: this sure is one sexy bow!!!
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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #37 on: March 08, 2010, 07:27:01 am »
Beautiful work,very nice looking bow. :)
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Offline Parnell

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #38 on: March 08, 2010, 10:09:41 am »
Timo - that is a real beauty of a bow.  The cherry bark is very nice looking and the profile pictures look tremendous.  Way to go on something a bit different!
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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #39 on: March 08, 2010, 11:20:31 am »
I love that bow and everything about it.  I've been whittling on a hickory with about the same dimensions and shape but if it lives (knot in the back splitting) it won't look near that nice.  Great job.

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #40 on: March 08, 2010, 12:20:07 pm »
Stunning! Very Nice work. Hey, I live in southern MO do you know if it is possible to find KYcoffee tree around here? I have no idea what to look for.
Great job I always love the cherry backed ones.
Mark
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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #41 on: March 08, 2010, 12:25:09 pm »
Thanks again everyone for the nice words about this bow. O:)

Commadore, you should have some down your way,here is a link to a page full of pics, The bark pics in these represent the species quite well.

http://images.google.com/images?q=Kentucky_coffeetree&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi


Offline Mark Anderson

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #42 on: March 08, 2010, 01:19:21 pm »
Ok thanks Timo! I am sure I've seen some around here. I'll have to fire the saw up and go looking, (well I'll look before I fire it up)
Mark
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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #43 on: March 08, 2010, 02:19:07 pm »
I've thought about that wood for years.  Have a tree right in front of the office.  Great work and masterful finishing.
Dave

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Re: KY Coffee tree/cherry bark
« Reply #44 on: March 08, 2010, 04:00:50 pm »
Beautiful as usual Tmo.  Looks kinda like Ash.

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