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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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What I've been up to.
« on: May 27, 2012, 09:15:39 pm »
I'm just about bowed out for a while.  I get like that with stuff.  Super intense then I take a break from it.  Several Bows finished in the last few weeks.  Most recently is another bendy handle recurve with a Gheto Strunk Handle (Cheaper materials and a few short cuts).







I haven't weighed her yet.  It's light thanks to a wavy bandsaw cut on the original rip.  She is 62" t to t flat so I'm not certain what the new measurement is.  Still puts bunny blunts through a box at 15 yds.  "Happy Endings" inspired by the bows in the disney movie "Mulan" and "Beauty and the Beast". 

A much heavier 60" bendy handle flat bow.  Bare bones... but tricked up a bit with bloodwood knocks.  Boo, maple, Ipe . . . I'm guessing 65#.  I'll weigh it and name it tonight.  I'm thinking "Abo Stick", "Sticks and Stones" or "Bare Bones". 




Better photos of a previous recurve. 60" Long and 55+# @ 28"





The last ELB:


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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: What I've been up to.
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2012, 09:25:51 pm »
Nice looking bows there. :)

George
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: What I've been up to.
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2012, 10:10:20 pm »
Looking good!

Jon
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: What I've been up to.
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2012, 10:54:52 pm »
Very nice bows! Jawge
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Re: What I've been up to.
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2012, 04:23:00 am »
On the last bow the nock angle needs to be steeper, the string will wear fast at that point.
Nice bows.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: What I've been up to.
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2012, 04:36:36 am »
Nice work.
(I could send you some snails to eat up those Hostas if you need some. We have plenty to spare here ;D. )
Del
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: What I've been up to.
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2012, 10:46:23 am »
Del send me about 2# please.  I have garlic overflowing a fom the garden and a nice bottle of white wine beggeing to be uncorked. :laugh:
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: What I've been up to.
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2012, 01:36:52 pm »
great looking bows.
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: What I've been up to.
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2012, 02:07:05 pm »
This was a fun little bow to make.  The light recurve was almost 45#.  The shorter one is 55+# and the short flat Abo Stick bow is 50#
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