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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: vabowyer on March 08, 2012, 10:43:03 pm

Title: all was going so well
Post by: vabowyer on March 08, 2012, 10:43:03 pm

was trying to use up scraps I had laying around the garage.  Made this great little bow.  Probably the most comfortable thing I have ever launched an arrow from.  Shot way faster than I expected.  a think of beauty.......then the string slipped from the nock somehow and the thing broke.  The ash backing held, but the pau amarillo belly split right through.......

Jamie

Title: Re: all was going so well
Post by: JW_Halverson on March 08, 2012, 10:49:21 pm

Waaaaaah!  :'(

Hate to see a good bow die.

Title: Re: all was going so well
Post by: MoNative on March 09, 2012, 01:14:14 am

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Title: Re: all was going so well
Post by: mikekeswick on March 09, 2012, 04:27:06 am

Pau amerillo is good stuff. Sorry to hear about your bow.

Title: Re: all was going so well
Post by: Del the cat on March 09, 2012, 05:13:16 am

Bwahhhh :'(
Hope it's up in bow heaven now.
Del

Title: Re: all was going so well
Post by: Pappy on March 09, 2012, 07:17:51 am

To bad Jamie. :(
   Pappy

Title: Re: all was going so well
Post by: adb on March 09, 2012, 10:37:34 am

Bummer.

Title: Re: all was going so well
Post by: Parnell on March 09, 2012, 01:39:21 pm

That stinks.  Looked very nice.

Title: Re: all was going so well
Post by: vabowyer on March 10, 2012, 12:35:26 am

Thanks for the kind words.  I glued the thing back together just to keep it for a model.  It shot so well before it went, Might try to make another like it.  I will put some deeper string grooves in though.  I think this pau amarillo is my favorite tropical wood to work with.  Love the way it works.  I do not think I have used a wood that responds better to a plane or spokeshave.

jamie