Author Topic: Yew Character Bow 'Gharial'  (Read 16015 times)

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Offline Pappy

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Re: Yew Character Bow 'Gharial'
« Reply #45 on: June 24, 2011, 08:24:01 am »
Thats a beauty,very nice work on a challenging piece of wood.Looks great. :) :)
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« Reply #46 on: June 24, 2011, 11:34:21 am »
In the original full draw shot I'm aiming down a bit and someone queried if the lower limb was weak.
I've rotated the pic by 5 degrees in this shot. I think the upper is just a whisker stiff by the two big knots, which isn't surprising.

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Re: Yew Character Bow 'Gharial'
« Reply #47 on: June 24, 2011, 12:10:27 pm »
Del, once again man, wicked nice work. And kudos from my Grandson who was walking by and said, "holy crap that is nice".

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Re: Yew Character Bow 'Gharial'
« Reply #48 on: June 24, 2011, 12:15:38 pm »
Awesome bow! I love it.

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Re: Yew Character Bow 'Gharial'
« Reply #49 on: June 24, 2011, 12:18:04 pm »
Del, once again man, wicked nice work. And kudos from my Grandson who was walking by and said, "holy crap that is nice".
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings ;D
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Re: Yew Character Bow 'Gharial'
« Reply #50 on: June 24, 2011, 03:15:58 pm »
That is some of the prettiest grain I've ever seen in a bow!! Impeccable work Del!!!  :) :) :)
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Re: Yew Character Bow 'Gharial'
« Reply #51 on: June 24, 2011, 03:52:22 pm »
Nice bow, and some fine handwork to pull it off, nicest bit of yew I have ever seen, I think, Cant have been easy to make a bow out of, I couldnt do it, ( not that that says anything,....)

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Re: Yew Character Bow 'Gharial'
« Reply #52 on: June 25, 2011, 03:03:06 pm »
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
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Re: Yew Character Bow 'Gharial'
« Reply #53 on: June 25, 2011, 03:07:17 pm »
Lovely bow, Del.
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