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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2013, 11:48:24 pm »
Nice one! :) Full draw looks darn nice.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2013, 11:56:29 pm »
Sweet!!!!

I'm to sexy for my string, to sexy for my string, toooooooooooo sexy!!!

I know, I know  :embarassed:
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Offline autologus

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2013, 12:48:46 am »
I love ERC I cant wait until my staves cures out.

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2013, 01:21:48 am »
Winner winner chicken dinner!
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Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2013, 01:35:42 am »
Very nice, really like the knotted up wood!
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2013, 02:43:16 am »
Quote from: okie64 on March 10, 2013, 04:36:03 pm
Thats a great looking bow! Is the back right under the bark or did you decrown it? Been thinkin bout doin an erc but with rawhide backing. Hows she shoot?

Now I'm wondering! Decrowned or under bark?? Did you have knots on the back at all?
Real nice either way!
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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2013, 08:56:07 am »
Very nice job.
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2013, 09:01:57 am »
Nice colour contrast and great finish. Very nice.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2013, 11:25:47 am »
Thats pretty wood for sure.
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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2013, 11:33:09 am »
Came out great! I think it is a bit long for sinew, but anyway if it shoots good, why not.
This is a beautiful wood - wish I have some ERC
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2013, 05:09:00 pm »
  Nice....I absolutely love the belly, it is beautiful. Something like that across my lap while hunting would be distracting because I would be staring at it instead of looking for deer.
                                   Don
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Offline mwosborn

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2013, 09:17:24 pm »
Thanks for the kind words fellas! 

As for the back of the bow - it is just under the bark/cambium layer I did not decrown.  I did not decide to add sinew until after I shot it for a while and it began taking a little set.  I put in just a tiny amount of reflex when I added the sinew and after a few hundred shots it stays nice and straight. 

The knots were not too bad on the back - pretty small - I shot it for a while without backing.

Kip - that it funny!  If we had audio you could sing that phrase on here!  :D
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Offline CherokeeKC

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Re: Finished my ERC
« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2013, 09:25:29 pm »
Well that answers one question I had about ERC, you can use the sapwood to make a bow.  I didnt know if the bow could or needed to be all heartwood or not?  I just cut up two large ERC trees that blew over in a windstorm.  Need to split them into staves and various useable pieces.
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