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Offline Pat B

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2012, 12:20:49 am »
Very cool bow, Cody. Well done!  8)
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2012, 12:37:06 am »
Picking my jaw up off the floor over here.  That is a beauty all around.  I just want to stare at the pics of that bows back!
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the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline missilemaster

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2012, 12:37:51 am »
Thanks all you guys for the nice comments.
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #18 on: September 24, 2012, 01:16:39 am »
Sweet bow, man! Nice job on the Strunk wrap too, looks better than my first attempt. One thing that Mr. Strunk did on the wrap that he showed me was tamp down the lace so that it sinks into the leather a little bit. I use the flat side of our wooden meat tenderizer to whack it down and it makes for a smoother, more comfortable grip, especially on the back where all the lacing happens.

Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #19 on: September 24, 2012, 02:07:08 am »
NICE!

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #20 on: September 24, 2012, 03:34:46 am »
Nice bow young un!

Offline Jodocus

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #21 on: September 24, 2012, 05:58:32 am »
Very well done, I lilke this one!  8)
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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #22 on: September 24, 2012, 09:59:08 am »
Good job, Cody! Great finish work, as usual!! :)
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Offline raghorns

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #23 on: September 24, 2012, 10:21:25 am »
Wow Cody, you make wood look good!

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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #24 on: September 24, 2012, 10:50:03 am »
Looks good Cody !!
Glad to see it finished up ,but wondering where that big smile we are used to seeing went to!
Please bring some Buckthorn to Marshall next spring so I can try it out !! I wood be glad to trade some yellow wood for it !
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #25 on: September 24, 2012, 10:58:49 am »
That's what it's all about.  Great bow, Cody!
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #26 on: September 24, 2012, 11:03:20 am »
Cody that is Excellent!!!!

You really mastered that piece of Chittamwood Wood. It's very interesting wood but tough and resilient....  I love it !!!!
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #27 on: September 24, 2012, 12:38:27 pm »
beautiful job. seemless transition from bow back to tips.
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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #28 on: September 24, 2012, 01:18:01 pm »
Great finish work as usual Cody.
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Offline GlennM

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Re: Selfbow Challenge Buckthorn character bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #29 on: September 24, 2012, 01:29:21 pm »
Nice finish job. It is truly the mark of a real craftsman!