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Offline Josh B

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a fool hardy venture
« on: January 26, 2013, 02:13:10 am »
I'm not sure what possessed me to try this.  This was a limb off a dead standing erc that has been dead for 5 or 6 years.  It was already chalky under the bark and riddle with long and deep drying checks, but for some reason it was drawing my attention as though it were whispering sweet nothings in my ear. I could resist the temptations no longer, so I decrowned  it, roughed it out to floor tiller, doped up the cracks, and started tillering in earnest.  Oh she was hinting at such promise as I slowly and painstakingly scraped and worked her into a lovely eliptical tiller.  Out to 22" , lovely.  23" oh my!  24" oh so smooth!  25" CRAACK !!!!!   :o ??? :'(  Bummer!  Josh
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2013, 02:21:15 am »
looks like it would have been amazing if it had worked out! i had something similar happen to my erc, but it was a set of knots riddled with rot.
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Offline Roy

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2013, 02:28:21 am »
Doc, super glue her back together and try again.. LOL
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Offline iowabow

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2013, 02:31:11 am »
Bummer Josh looks like it was starting to come together
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Offline soy

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2013, 03:37:53 am »
You gotta watch out for beautiful things whispering sweet nothings into your ear.... it ends up in Heartbreak every time >:D
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Offline sleek

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2013, 06:03:27 am »
Sirens of the bow world.... Sing to you, drawing you in... into certain destruction... even though we all know better.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2013, 08:17:47 am »
I've got a great stand of ERC across the street from me and it was actually the first wood I made a bow from and also the first I snapped one from, bummer Doc.
I love that wood. If I get some harvested in the spring maybe I'll send ya a nice straight stave.
And thatnks for the tips on my grubby osage.
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« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2013, 10:12:52 am »
Most all of us have been lured by that temptress  >:D
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2013, 10:18:48 am »
thats one of the things i really like about you josh
you're sorta like mikey-you'll try anything
sorry it blew on ya
but i know you'll be grabbing another piece of that erc and making it your own
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2013, 10:21:12 am »
I always say we wouldnt even classify it as bow wood if it wasnt pretty and smelled good.

Nice effort Josh. Grab some osage and everything will be okay buddy.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2013, 10:24:47 am »
Sounds like you were close to pulling it off Josh, too bad she didn't work for ya man. Had a couple similar experiences myself. :)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2013, 02:16:19 pm »
Aw, you are quitting too easily.  A few strategic dabs of superglue, some sinew and hide glue wraps and you are golden!

C'mon, get back on the horse!

Cedar is pretty resistant to the elements.  When you think of it being standing dead for 5-6 years and making it all the way to a 25" draw before she blew, you just gotta wonder.  Here's hoping you find yourself another piece, ERC makes such pretty bows. 
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Offline randman

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2013, 06:35:45 pm »
Ouch! Yeah them beautiful sireens'll get ya every time.
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Offline lostarrow

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Re: a fool hardy venture
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2013, 07:53:42 pm »
Harpy!Siren! Sometimes you just have to cover your ears and run away.
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Offline Gordon

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« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2013, 08:05:13 pm »
Nothing ventured - nothing gained. Good on you for going after it.
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