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Offline Badger

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Kentucky coffee bean
« on: March 01, 2014, 01:26:01 am »
  Anyone have any experience with this? Curious about density and tendency to chrysal or not.

Offline Pat B

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2014, 01:43:12 am »
Steve, thee was a post not long ago about it. I've never used it.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2014, 02:30:29 am »
Recall seeing a real niceone a while back.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2014, 02:41:53 am »
Badger timo posted one a few years back with cherry bark a search should pull it right up, Bub
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Offline RyanR

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2014, 08:24:09 am »
Just finished one. Will be posting some photos soon.

Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2014, 09:50:12 am »
That bow of timo's is one I keep going back to look at.  One of my all time faves

Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2014, 09:50:46 am »
He did a build along too.

Offline DuBois

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2014, 10:41:50 am »
I remember a real nice one. If you search on here you will find it. I tried making one and chased too thin and ruined it but it had crusty wood between rings like osage. I have a tree in the front yard that needs a couple limbs cleaned off of it as soon as the weather permits so will have a round 2 someday.  ;D

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failure is an option, everyone fails, it's how you handle it that matters.
The few the proud the 27🏹

Offline Badger

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2014, 02:16:33 pm »
  That bow is a beauty, they have a stave going on e ebay I was thinking about bidding on.

Offline Poggins

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2014, 06:27:51 pm »
I built a KCT bow last fall , went more towards a Molly style bow even though my levers were short , backed with spoonbill skins and copperhead .
I heat treated the belly on mine , changes color when you heat it .






Offline Badger

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2014, 06:46:19 pm »
 Nice, how does it shoot?

Offline Poggins

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2014, 07:06:55 pm »
This bow was a trade bow , I did put a lot of arrows through it before it got a new owner , also shot an armadillo with it before I put the skins on.
I was happy with the way it shot and so is the new owner , the draw was longer than my own so it was a bit of a challenge for me to shoot it at its intended draw length .

Offline Andoing

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2014, 05:03:45 am »
looks badass :P

Offline DuBois

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Re: Kentucky coffee bean
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2014, 06:42:44 am »
Hey Poggins, did you chase a ring and how far from outer sapwood if so?