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Offline Bevan R.

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Struggled a bit
« on: May 24, 2012, 10:21:23 pm »
Tried a leather hand pad on this one and I don't like the way it feels. I had a hard time holding it to drive some thinning flakes. ended up thicker in the middle that I like.
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Offline Tower

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Re: Struggled a bit
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2012, 11:32:52 pm »
What? Man that's killer!  Perfect weight, symmetrical, even like the color.  Tower
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Struggled a bit
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2012, 11:45:44 pm »
Thanks Tower, but it photographs thinner that it is.
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Offline iowabow

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Re: Struggled a bit
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2012, 12:12:26 am »
I like that point and it looks great.  Not all points have to be thin. The st charles points are thick and beveled on one side and then fliped and beveled again. 
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Struggled a bit
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2012, 01:28:47 am »
I've been trying to make my hunting points thicker lately.  Otherwise they come out 100gr or less.  That one will hunt great!

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Re: Struggled a bit
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2012, 01:37:33 am »
try again  :(  ;) pbr
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Struggled a bit
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2012, 08:59:49 am »
I'll struggle every time if they turn out like that! Good looking point Bevan!

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Re: Struggled a bit
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2012, 09:26:47 am »
That is a nice point. Got to be a little thick to get the weight.  '  Frank
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Re: Struggled a bit
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2012, 11:53:07 am »
We all are our own worse crittics! That's a great looking point! Ya know, i just started experimenting with a leather hand pad. Have always used a notched rubber one, am liking the results..
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Struggled a bit
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2012, 12:39:20 pm »
I don't like the feel of this leather pad. The only think I do not like about the soft rubber pads is that they wear out kind of fast. I have gone through 2 now (started late Feb/Early March). I am thinking of taking the used rubber pads and cutting off the 'bad" side with my bandsaw and gluing on some leather to see if that would work.
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