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Offline Treebeard

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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2015, 09:32:15 pm »
Thanks everyone for the kind words and encouragement. I strung and braced her today and found the tiller to be pretty close to where she was before heat treating (lower limb had stiffened a bit more than the upper). Gained about five pounds of draw which I brought back down with some judicious scraping. She draws 56# @27" now and shoots like a dream (so far. It's pouring rain here right now so I had to settle for shooting in the garage). The unbraced pic is immediately after unstringing and shows 1 1/4" of set which relaxes to 3/4" after about 15 minutes. No chrysals thus far, but I suppose I really need to shoot her in before I can say for sure. Thanks again for all the kind words and advice.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #31 on: February 13, 2015, 09:37:07 pm »
Quote from: huisme on February 12, 2015, 03:33:48 pm
+1 Mr. Bent.

 :laugh: Ha...  :laugh: does that make you feel old Greg..... >:D ;) :) coming from a young guy like huisme
By the way very nice looking shorty.....I'm going to try one of those some day.
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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #32 on: February 13, 2015, 10:22:39 pm »
Wow! Full draw, full weight recurved shorty for a first self bow, pretty damn nice work!
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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #33 on: February 14, 2015, 06:33:41 am »
Looks great ! Just un braced pic looks very acceptable


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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #34 on: February 14, 2015, 06:26:23 pm »
Nice work.  You got a great bend out of that one!
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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #35 on: February 14, 2015, 08:16:46 pm »
That's exactly how that bow should look, you pulled it out of the stave just right ;) ;D

Make another one >:D
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Offline Treebeard

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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #36 on: February 15, 2015, 07:30:23 pm »
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
Had a fun afternoon shooting arrows with Ryan, his wife and a few of their friends.
Since finishing, I've put about 150+ arrows through her and she's showing no frets and takes about an inch and a quarter of set.
Got some much needed photography tips, so here she is;
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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #37 on: February 16, 2015, 01:26:17 pm »
Turned out good Nathan, that was a fun shoot
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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #38 on: February 16, 2015, 02:05:55 pm »
First selfbow?!  Wow can't wait to see your second.  Good work man! 
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Offline ajooter

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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #39 on: February 16, 2015, 02:36:16 pm »
That's grip is sick man...really dig it.  The bow ain't bad either  :).  Grear job on your first one!
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Offline Springbuck

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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #40 on: February 16, 2015, 04:11:22 pm »
  That is astounding execution in both design and tiller for your first from a stave.
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Offline Treebeard

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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #41 on: February 16, 2015, 11:53:49 pm »
You all are far too kind. Thanks again for the kind words. Special thanks are owed to Ryan for not only the stave itself, but also the extensive guidance and tillering advice. I'm sure you're sick of my texts by now. Just wait until that yew stave is dry. You'll never hear the end of me then  >:D
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Offline Drewster

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Re: First self bow (BL stave from Wizardgoat)
« Reply #42 on: February 17, 2015, 12:17:24 am »
I'm impressed.  Even with Ryan's tutoring, that's still a heck of a nice job for your first stave bow.  Keep it going.  We'll be watching for the second one.
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