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Offline snedeker

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Re: "Sparrow Hawk"
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2008, 12:27:49 pm »
Nice profile and the handle area is interesting.

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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: "Sparrow Hawk"
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2008, 12:42:04 pm »
Great looking bow Kegan. That was very nice of you.  I thought maybe it was named sparrow hawk because all the sparrows in the neighborhood needed to fear it.  ;)
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Offline OldBow

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Re: "Sparrow Hawk"
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2008, 12:44:18 pm »
Very nice bow. And bookmarked, too.
Good call, Patb and M for clarifying the name sparrow hawk=American Kestrel
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Offline Pat B

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Re: "Sparrow Hawk"
« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2008, 12:58:19 pm »
Don, We always called them "Killy Hawks" and after looking it up in the Audubon Field Guide it describes its call as killy killy killy!  ::)  Go figure!     Pat
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Offline Kegan

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Re: "Sparrow Hawk"
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2008, 08:24:31 pm »
Thanks for the kind words everyone :)! Ahhh, the kestrel. I know that one. Glad to know I've named it after such excellent little birds. They absolutely loved it. Made my day ;D

Snedeker- I liked the handle so much I started another bow (along with the five other's I'm working on) out of elm- a flatbow with the same handle, only larger.

PatB- Thanks! I always like your bows, simply elegant :). As for weight, I'm sure I'll setle down and start loweing weight sooner or later. It's only a matter of time before I "come to my senses", right?
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Offline 1/2primitive

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Re: "Sparrow Hawk"
« Reply #20 on: June 11, 2008, 08:27:15 pm »
Nice bow. In the unbraced pictures, I saw that the string was very low on the limb, is that where it is when it is unstrung? If so, that would mean that the string is stretching too much, can't have that, can we?  :)
     Sean
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Offline Kegan

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Re: "Sparrow Hawk"
« Reply #21 on: June 11, 2008, 08:36:52 pm »
Quote from: 1/2primitive on June 11, 2008, 08:27:15 pm
Nice bow. In the unbraced pictures, I saw that the string was very low on the limb, is that where it is when it is unstrung? If so, that would mean that the string is stretching too much, can't have that, can we?  :)
     Sean

Naw, it just slips down. I snaded it to a very fine grit (600?) and burnished it, then finished it with wax and burnished it again. It was as soft sa silk until the bike ride taking it down to them :P.
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Offline akila

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Re: "Sparrow Hawk"
« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2008, 03:45:09 pm »
Its a gr8 bow.....and the nok its realy interesting....gr8 job....
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« Reply #23 on: June 14, 2008, 11:41:47 pm »
Touching... It looks so nice, you have all the craftmanship that I imagined you had.
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: "Sparrow Hawk"
« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2008, 12:32:27 am »
yup, looking nice, nice name too. i prefer heavier bows as well.- Ryan
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