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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Current project ... tiller review
« Reply #30 on: November 30, 2014, 03:44:32 am »
Nice job, love the curves! Patrick
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Current project ... tiller review
« Reply #31 on: November 30, 2014, 09:51:51 am »
Don . . . No, it's not heat tempered.  Bow is from red oak and I've read heat tempering red oak often doesn't end well.  Thanks for looking, fellas!
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Current project ... tiller review
« Reply #32 on: November 30, 2014, 10:20:50 am »
Knoll, Red Oak or Ash? You stated Ash in the beginning of your thread... ;)
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Re: Current project ... tiller review
« Reply #33 on: November 30, 2014, 10:35:37 am »
Red oak.  Op corrected.  Thanks for noticing.  Making 'em one right after another results, in my case, in a bit of confusion.   ::)
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Re: Current project ... tiller review
« Reply #34 on: November 30, 2014, 01:32:53 pm »
Nice work all around -
That fd pic is a bit large for my computer, had to scroll up and down  ;)
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Re: Current project ... tiller review
« Reply #35 on: November 30, 2014, 02:12:23 pm »
That'll make a shooter.  Good job Sir!
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Re: Current project ... tiller review
« Reply #36 on: November 30, 2014, 02:48:58 pm »
  yeah, that was EXACTLY it.  Vey impressive in oak and that length.