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Offline coaster500

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #15 on: August 08, 2012, 01:35:17 am »
Nice JW :) 

Good lookin bend there ....
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Offline criveraville

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #16 on: August 08, 2012, 02:58:02 am »
A real beauty. Well stated and thank you for the history lesson. Sad what freedom comes to represent for some. Even today.

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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2012, 03:09:08 am »
Fine looking bow - nothing plain about her!    Thanks for posting - you build a fine bow JW.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2012, 03:22:15 am »
Plain is good!   There's more to a bow than glueing on some exotic foo-fer-all.  Tiller, design  and execution count way higher by my standards.  This bow is top shelf in all those aspects.  Of course , I would expect no less from you JW.  Well done Sir!  Josh
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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #19 on: August 08, 2012, 06:44:13 am »
Quote from: blackhawk on August 07, 2012, 11:51:03 pm
For some reason I got the lyrics from Velvet Undergrounds song "sweet jane" singing thru my head  8)
I was thinkin' of the lines of the Van Zant song, plain jane, she drive's me insane, i know i don't have to tell ya JW, but you build a fine bow, Bub
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Offline soy

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #20 on: August 08, 2012, 06:56:16 am »
It is good to see your work dub...and the background story is worthy of praise ...fly free brother, fly free :D
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Offline JonW

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #21 on: August 08, 2012, 08:24:01 am »
Nice work JW. Plain girls are more fun anyway ;)
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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #22 on: August 08, 2012, 08:42:16 am »
Very nice bow well done,and very good story,so true. :) thanks for sharing. :)
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Offline Steve Milbocker

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #23 on: August 08, 2012, 09:31:34 am »
Beautiful!
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Offline country

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #24 on: August 08, 2012, 10:52:48 am »
Very NICE!    Plain janes usually perform the best   ....  the beads are a good reminder for all!
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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #25 on: August 08, 2012, 11:16:15 am »
Good lookin bow there Jdub! Sometimes the simple black dress is the belle of the ball. Way to knock it out of the park!!

Scott
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #26 on: August 08, 2012, 12:30:42 pm »
Great looking classic bow. simple, elegant.  nice story on the beads as well.
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Offline ken75

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #27 on: August 08, 2012, 01:32:43 pm »
very nice bow jw ! good to see your work finally
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #28 on: August 08, 2012, 05:19:07 pm »
Very nice bow Mr. JW.  Thanks for posting some of your work.  And thanks for the explanation of the bead.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Plain Jane
« Reply #29 on: August 08, 2012, 10:26:46 pm »
Thanks everyone for the kind comments.  The stave came from Osage Outlaw, so he has to take some of the blame.

When I first started 10 years ago I wanted to splice siyas, do horn bellies, sinewed everything in sight, the wilder the better.  Eventually all that settled down and I decided to go back to the simple designs and work on better tillering, better design, better execution. 

I love chasing rings, finding the bow design in the wood, and the finish work of sanding and stitching handles.  Tillering still hangs me up, though.
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