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Offline ken75

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its finished (but i dont like it )
« on: June 28, 2011, 04:42:59 pm »
finished my new project three lams of hickory around a walnut riser and recurves. had long radical recurves to start with but it torqed them limbs too bad at full draw . heres finished with shorter recures and low 40s at 28. not happy with this from finish to full draw but it was an expirement so what the hell  >:(
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Offline thomas h

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2011, 04:47:50 pm »
well i think it is awesome
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2011, 04:56:42 pm »
Looks good to me ??? how does it shoot? Looks real nice IMO ;D Thomas where you get the green arccher thats cool
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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2011, 05:03:54 pm »
if you don't like it ill take it ;D
(i'm half joking but partially hopeful >:D)
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2011, 05:07:28 pm »
Quote from: fishfinder401 on June 28, 2011, 05:03:54 pm
if you don't like it ill take it ;D
(i'm half joking but partially hopeful >:D)
noel

Its to light for you fish I think its would fit me much better :P
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my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

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Offline criveraville

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2011, 05:38:34 pm »
Well I like it.. How does it shoot?
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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2011, 06:10:46 pm »
dude thats sweet...sometimes we are our worst critics....gut
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Offline bubby

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2011, 07:12:04 pm »
maybe ya should send it around some, get some differant opinions eh? ya can start here ;D, some serious bends ya got going Ken, Bub
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Offline half eye

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2011, 08:07:58 pm »
Hey Ken......it does look very nice, and I can honestly say you got ALL that Hickory workin. If ya figured out what causin the torque then it's all good. I applaude your experimentation, sir !!!!!

Found out that bow I was buildin for you would not pull to 30" today....wouldn't ya think a 52" bow would make 30" ....the next one is allready underway.
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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2011, 09:11:31 pm »
Well that's a sweet first prototype. Are you gonna tweak the design and try again? Id say it wood be worth another shot or two. That's not an easy build for sure,and thats better than what I could've done with it.

What's the length?

And that is one AWESOME bend sir  :o
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2011, 09:17:50 pm »
unbraced pic is just cool. love the tips wedged between the lams. I think you are pretty darn close to perfecting it Ken.
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2011, 09:33:47 pm »
Were the limbs torquing to the left and right?  I like it, and man is it bending.  It has got a few folks thinking I believe.
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Offline n2huntn

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2011, 11:26:04 pm »
Looks good, hope ya try again.
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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2011, 12:24:33 am »
any chance you would want to try this design for a warbow ;D
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Offline Gordon

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Re: its finished (but i dont like it )
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2011, 03:59:03 am »
Yikes, that is a lot of bending for an all wood bow! It looks really nice - I hope it holds together.
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