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Offline goomba

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Elm bow
« on: March 02, 2019, 10:03:06 am »
 Hello, I'm a long time lurker here and I thought I would
post one of my bows. There's a lot of information on this site
and it has helped in my bow making. Learning about the
tillering gizmo, heat treating, the discussions on tillering
and types of bow woods have helped a lot.
 
 This is an elm bow (not sure what kind of elm)
It has thin late growth rings, about 1/32"
56" NTN
30# @ 26"
Pyramid style - 1 1/2"at fades tapering to 1/2"
It weighs 12 3/4" oz
Some of the static recurve at the tips pulled out (not sure why)
It is stained with a polyurethane finish
Does the tiller look OK?


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Offline goomba

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2019, 10:04:14 am »
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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2019, 10:04:53 am »
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2019, 10:22:11 am »
Very nice bow. Elm is a pretty good bow wood.   :OK
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Offline IrishJay

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2019, 10:22:31 am »
Very nice.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2019, 10:51:26 am »
Looks sweet. Good job on it.
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Offline hoosierf

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2019, 10:57:55 am »
Very nice
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2019, 11:39:52 am »
Excellent job. You hit the important parts. Good recipe, great tiller/balance and gradual fades.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2019, 12:20:13 pm »
Lurk no more Goomba, you have earned your place at the high table  :)
Great bow.
Del
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Offline goomba

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2019, 03:31:38 pm »
Thanks everyone!
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2019, 03:40:57 pm »
 Very nicely done sir. I'd say Del summed it up pretty well. Sure hope to see more in the future.
Bjrogg
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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2019, 07:32:30 pm »
Looks very good from what I see. Good job.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2019, 06:18:46 am »
Good looking bow and tiller, its a keeper.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2019, 08:03:29 am »
I agree, well done. Tiller looks great and unstrung looks like it should when well tillered. Look forward to seeing more.
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Offline M2A

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2019, 08:11:34 am »
Nice bow! Tiller looks great. Only suggestion I could make is to post some Close ups of the handle and grain off the fades next time. Elm can be very pretty wood IMO :)
Mike
 
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