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a finnish native

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finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« on: May 17, 2007, 10:48:08 am »
ok so here you go. dimensions are 44" long NTN and draws 42#@21"
the nocks have too much mass, but because Tuomi (european bird cherry) (prunus padus) is somewhat soft wood (and this one has been steamed) I decided to leave some extra on them. The writing is with old viking runes. It is written in finnish and says "unelias soturi" and in english "sleepy warrior" I named her that, because my friend that shall be the new owner of it, is always sleepy when making bows  :D. the lower limb simply says "jussille", "to jussi". The bow shoots harder and faster than I would have imagined for only 42#. the hole in the lower limb scared me, but it seemed to be harmless.
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2007, 10:50:36 am »
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2007, 10:51:28 am »
fulldraw.

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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2007, 11:03:57 am »
That is a nice bow.  I love the artwork, and the inscription is a cool idea.  Justin
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2007, 11:25:08 am »
Well done, It sure is nice to see more people posting from other countries it brodens ones horizons.
Keep em coming.

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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2007, 11:35:51 am »
Very nice. Quite primal looking weapon.
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2007, 12:30:34 pm »
Very nice,I will have to say it is different.Nice looking tiller. :)
Good job.
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2007, 01:10:52 pm »
Great recurve.  A little scary cranking back such a short bow? Got you bookmarked for May Self Bow of the Month
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2007, 03:37:53 pm »
not scared at all. just normal for me :D
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2007, 07:26:32 pm »
Rock and roll. I always like seeing your work. And Viking runes are near to my heart. They have a kind of power to them I can't put my finger on.

Nice job on the artwork, as well.

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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2007, 07:31:18 pm »
Very neat little bow, nice job on it.
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2007, 08:24:30 pm »
        That is one cool looking bow.
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2007, 08:37:53 pm »
Awsome.love the work on the nocks and curves.
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2007, 11:53:28 pm »
That is as cool as It gets! Tips, tiller, handle, the runes, curves and especially the" Maiden" t-shirt, love it all. Bruce Dickinson would be "Runnin to the hills" If he saw that awesome bow.LOL! Sorry about the inside joke. ;)
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Re: finished tuomi recurve "sleepy warrior"
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2007, 01:02:04 am »
I love it. Like Jbell said....too cool for words.....wow.....
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