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Offline Aaron H

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Re: My first recurve .
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2014, 12:11:48 pm »
Sweeeet

Offline Peacebow_Coos

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Re: My first recurve .
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2014, 04:14:45 pm »
+1 IdahoMatt the skins all the way around are awesome, nice job dealing with that kink too

Offline Sasquatch

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« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2014, 04:19:49 pm »
I like the skins. I think that there is a hinge at the right fade,  it's bending way to much right there. Take it or leave it.    :)

Offline Poggins

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Re: My first recurve .
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2014, 08:07:15 pm »
There is a spot just off the fade that humps up and twists a little , I'll get a better pic of that spot , unbraced it didn't set the same on the tillering stick so it doesn't show up good .

The skins go down the sides but the belly is uncovered , used two skins that matched pretty close .

Offline Blackcoyote

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« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2014, 09:02:04 pm »
Diggin it...always liked the look of the skins wrapping the sides of the bow!
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Offline Poggins

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« Reply #20 on: October 21, 2014, 10:24:04 pm »
Tryed to get better pics of the handle area unbraced , hope it show what I was working with .
Hate to make any changes to the bow because it shoots good , it's quiet , and no hand shock .
The left limb has a downward dip and the right limb has bump with a little twist to it , hard to show it good without looking at it in person .


Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: My first recurve .
« Reply #21 on: October 21, 2014, 10:31:51 pm »
Looking good.  You did a fine job with the tiller
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Offline Poggins

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« Reply #22 on: October 21, 2014, 10:43:01 pm »
Thanks Mark , thought it shot too good to have problems .
Showed pics of the bow to Dave after I put the skins on , he thought the bow looked great before the skins , now he's really exited about it , showed the pics of the bow in the grass to the other guys at work without telling them what it was , took a minute before one noticed that the snake had two tails .

Offline Sasquatch

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« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2014, 11:42:34 pm »
We'll the pics help, and the masters have spoken. Take their advice. I'll stop posting and get back to bow building. 

Offline Poggins

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« Reply #24 on: October 25, 2014, 01:45:10 am »
Ok , got the money shots today .
Stopped at my brothers and got him to snap a pic o me drawing the bow then I got a couple of him drawing the bow , I'm in the hivis shirt and shooting it right handed flipped over with the top limb down , you can see in the pic the whoooptydoo in the limb above my hand , the other pics are of my brother shooting it left handed with the top limb up , the whoooptydoo doesn't show up as bad from the other side . A whoooptydoo is what Ralph calls those spots on bows that have a bump and twist to them , he was one if the first ones to teach me how to build bows .



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Re: My first recurve . Full draw pics .
« Reply #25 on: October 25, 2014, 03:46:29 am »
Nice work :)
Your helper is enthralled by it!
Del
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: My first recurve . Full draw pics .
« Reply #26 on: October 25, 2014, 09:59:00 am »
Nice work on it.  Love the skins.
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Re: My first recurve . Full draw pics .
« Reply #27 on: October 25, 2014, 10:03:52 am »
The little helper is my niece , we are trying to teach her how to shoot a bow , we are gaining on it a little if she will slow down and pay a little closer attention , she is getting better .