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Offline snedeker

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Norway Maple Selfbow
« on: February 18, 2008, 04:02:09 pm »
65" long, 55# at 27".   1&7/8" wide from fade to taper.  I cut this tree in a waist area behind the local post office after it blew over in a summer storm. turned out to be mostly twisted and I just just this one fair stave.  Had a propeller twist in what became the upper limb that I heated out with much trial and trib.  Very resistant to either dry heat or steam modification.  REALLY.  Had to tiller around a slightly reflexed kink in lower limb and deflexed kink in upper (mid limb for both).  Absolutely refused to heat into a reflex.  But it didn't take much deflex either.  Hard, tough wood.  Shoots nice.   Black leather dye under truoil, horn tip overlays, soft elk leather grip

Dave

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2008, 04:03:23 pm »
nice job again dave
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2008, 04:05:57 pm »
Interesting limbs Dave sort of holmegard look to them, i bet shes pretty
fast with those narrow tips.
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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2008, 04:07:52 pm »
Had the wrong unbraced pic uploaded.  Oops.  Now its right.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2008, 05:53:45 pm »
Looks good, Dave.
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Offline Kegan

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2008, 07:24:38 pm »
Sweet. Excellent turn out with all that work you put into such a trying piece of wood :o!
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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2008, 07:30:52 pm »
Looks like you did a great job of working around a difficult piece of wood! :)
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Offline Coo-wah-chobee

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2008, 08:06:24 pm »
 Nice , very nice..............bob
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Offline bowmo

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2008, 08:57:20 pm »
Looks nice. Got a good unstrung profile for maple...

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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2008, 10:50:33 pm »
Very fine ob on that. Nice tiller. Jawge
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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2008, 10:58:22 pm »
  Looks real good Dave,,I like that Holmegard style.
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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2008, 11:07:32 pm »
Good lookin bow ;), looks stout and nice tiller!
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Offline OldBow

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2008, 11:38:29 pm »
Good job, Dave. Glad you had a chance to use Norway Maple. It is so common and makes for good bow wood.  I've got a really straight one in back yard but I've got to think awhile before cutting down a yard tree. Got your successful self bow all bookmarked for Feb!!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2008, 12:25:39 am »
Nice bow and Tiller, Dave. You have been cranking them out lately. 8)    Pat
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Norway Maple Selfbow
« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2008, 02:10:30 am »
That one sure turned out nice Dave. I love the holmegard look.
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