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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: John K on April 06, 2008, 05:50:45 pm

Title: "Da Yooper" is finished !
Post by: John K on April 06, 2008, 05:50:45 pm: Got the Da Yooper finished today :) 68 1/2 ntn 55# @ 29" made from Hard Maple i got from Dana in a trade. I kind of went for a camod look with the finish.

Thanks to everyone for answering all my question. ;D This is a start of a good thing !

John

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Thanks for lookin ;D
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Post by: david w. on April 06, 2008, 06:19:59 pm: dats real nice bow. i like it :)
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Post by: Justin Snyder on April 06, 2008, 06:26:52 pm: Nice bow, looks like it is leaning against a couple more. >:D Justin
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Post by: John K on April 06, 2008, 06:37:15 pm: Thanks guys ! Justin, these are coming down in the next couple of weeks. American Elm and Black Walnut ;D
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John
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Post by: DanaM on April 06, 2008, 07:44:12 pm: John ya dunn well on dat yooper maple eh ;D Looks good, American Elm eh I want a stave of it,
remember yer Yooper friends ;D
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Post by: John K on April 06, 2008, 07:47:18 pm: Thanks Dana ! I'm sure we can work something out ;D
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Post by: DanaM on April 06, 2008, 07:55:37 pm: Looks like a nice elm John, elm is tough stuff which if ya ever had the pleasure of splittin fer firewood you already know ::)
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Post by: El Destructo on April 06, 2008, 08:10:06 pm: My thoughts exactly....American Elm and Black Walnut.....yep ....dems Bowz in dem dar Trees!!!

Elm dont split....it kinda tears!!! Makes a Nice Bow too!!
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Post by: Jesse on April 06, 2008, 10:06:07 pm: Nice bow John Da yooper looks super eh
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Post by: Woodland Roamer on April 06, 2008, 10:36:58 pm: Real good looking bow John, I like your choice of sweatshirt too! ;)

Alan
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Post by: John K on April 06, 2008, 10:52:57 pm: Thanks Jesse and Alan.

Alan, You must be a Packer fan ;D
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Post by: Woodland Roamer on April 06, 2008, 10:56:05 pm: Oh yeah I'm a cheesehead, even though I'm from North Carolina! :)
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Post by: John K on April 06, 2008, 11:04:34 pm: 8) ;D
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Post by: ricktrojanowski on April 06, 2008, 11:05:50 pm: Nice bow, Also like your thinking regarding those trees ;D
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Post by: recurve shooter on April 07, 2008, 12:14:29 am: ifin ya want to offer me a free walnut id be perfectly wiling to accept. :P
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Post by: Dustybaer on April 07, 2008, 02:31:10 am: nice bow, but i have a heck of a time understanding you guys. must have been exposed to southern accents too long ;D
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Post by: Pappy on April 07, 2008, 07:53:44 am: Nice job,got to like that one. :)
Pappy
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Post by: kayakfisher on April 07, 2008, 09:17:20 am: Great job good lookin bow
Dennis
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Post by: GregB on April 07, 2008, 10:01:27 am: Quote
nice bow, but i have a heck of a time understanding you guys. must have been exposed to southern accents too long
Yeah Marius, I can understand you way better then those guys and you're from Germany! ;D Dana is supposed to give me some language lessons while he's down, and I'm reciprocating with redneck translations. ;)
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Post by: Hillbilly on April 07, 2008, 12:00:32 pm: Good looking bow.
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Post by: John K on April 07, 2008, 12:54:22 pm: Thanks Hillbilly !
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Post by: OldBow on April 07, 2008, 02:21:00 pm: Nice Bow - Got you bookmarked for April Self Bow of the Month, too.
Hard Maple - what is that, anyway?
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Post by: GregB on April 07, 2008, 03:03:05 pm: Sorry, I got side-tracked before...very nice looking bow!
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Post by: John K on April 07, 2008, 03:09:55 pm: Thanks Gregb, Old bow, Maybe Dana will chime in, i got the stave from him. I'm thinking it's Sugar Maple or Rock Maple ???

Dana were are you ;D
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Post by: DanaM on April 07, 2008, 03:13:58 pm: hey ya eh wats the fuss, holy wuh can't a guy take a nap,

Hard Maple= Sugar Maple= Hard Rock maple=Acer saccarum

Hows dat eh ;) Nice bow John you cut that elm down yet???
Title: Re: "Da Yooper" is finished !
Post by: John K on April 07, 2008, 03:50:46 pm: Thanks Dana, Haven't cut the Elm yet :D Now go back to you'r nap :P
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Post by: hawkbow on April 07, 2008, 08:18:32 pm: Very nice bow brother.. should be a meat maker for sure.. Hawk a/ho
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Post by: koan on April 08, 2008, 12:41:04 am: Congrats on a sweet bow....Brian
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Post by: Pat B on April 08, 2008, 01:17:24 am: Hey, I didn't know this was the knapping thread. ::) OH! Its the Yooper napping thread! ;D 8)
Nice bow John. ;) Pat
Title: Re: "Da Yooper" is finished !
Post by: John K on April 08, 2008, 01:15:33 pm: Hawkbow, koan, and Patb, Thanks for the kind words :)

I hope to post a pic of the turkey i get with it in May ;D
Title: Re: "Da Yooper" is finished !
Post by: adb on April 08, 2008, 03:08:38 pm: Nice bow, John. I'll get you some stone heads, and you can do your turkey the old fashioned way! Adam.
Title: Re: "Da Yooper" is finished !
Post by: John K on April 08, 2008, 03:20:11 pm: Thanks Adam ! I'm going to try ;D