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Offline sleek

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Hurry up amd post what you got done.
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Offline ty_in_ND

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That cottonwood bow looks pretty slick, Plan B!  I know during the late spring, with all the cottonwoods in town littering the streets with their "cotton", I would like to turn a few into bows!  >:D

So, out of curiosity, what's the cast like on the bow? 
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Offline Dakota Kid

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I'll see if I can finish tillering by the end of the day. I'll post what I have this evening.
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Offline Dakota Kid

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Well I think I'll let the pictures do the talking.







This one sums things up nicely.


If I had to guess, I'd say I didn't exercise the limbs enough. That's what I get for trying to rush things. It could have been a defect in the wood as well, but there was none apparent. I did get one arrow out of it before she blew, a bulls eye none the less. I'll probably try using tulip poplar again at some point. It seemed pretty snappy for that one shot. I'll probably back the next one though.
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Re: Bow making contest ( drawlength changed. Make it to your own draw length )
« Reply #169 on: August 05, 2016, 12:00:39 am »
Guys, am i getting more than one person to vote on this?
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Re: Bow making contest ( drawlength changed. Make it to your own draw length )
« Reply #170 on: August 05, 2016, 02:01:05 am »
Dakota.... What specie's of sumac is that. We have mostly smooth sumac here and it is white all the way to the pith.
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Re: Bow making contest ( drawlength changed. Make it to your own draw length )
« Reply #171 on: August 05, 2016, 09:11:48 am »
I forgot to post my humble submission.  It's probably too late, but here's my submission.  Northern catalpa. http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,56427.msg772370.html#msg772370. How do we go about voting?  Josh

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Re: Bow making contest ( drawlength changed. Make it to your own draw length )
« Reply #172 on: August 05, 2016, 11:07:45 am »
Just email me at rocketernally@hotmail.com  with who you wanna win.
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Re: Bow making contest ( drawlength changed. Make it to your own draw length )
« Reply #173 on: August 05, 2016, 01:21:19 pm »
Ok, well, PlanB seems to be the crowd favorite. Pm me with your address and I will be sending you a knife. Absolutely beautiful bow by the way. How is it holding up?
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