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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #120 on: July 20, 2011, 08:31:30 pm »
Blackhawk:  Rest assured, I'm building a pyramid.   ;)  Board is shaped, Handle riser is glued on and I'm in the floor tiller stage.  Gotta re-look at the rules - make sure I know our draw length and poundage.
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #121 on: July 20, 2011, 09:54:20 pm »
Sweet Matt....thanks for updating and posting your progress :)  40-45lbs@28"
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #122 on: July 21, 2011, 04:54:15 pm »
Well I'm in the runnings :) picking my board up this weekend to get started. my goal is to make a mini yumi. mini to say because yumis are outragesly  long lol wish me luck with this asymmetrical mini yumi lol .
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #123 on: July 21, 2011, 05:54:39 pm »
Menards carries 2 x 2 and 3 x 3 red oak boards (or staves I guess) if you wanted to make a d section yumi... or if anyone just wanted to make a d section bow.
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #124 on: July 21, 2011, 06:18:52 pm »
:( Don't have one of those stores close by
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Offline Michael C.

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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #125 on: July 21, 2011, 07:08:35 pm »
Quote from: ryoon4690 on July 20, 2011, 08:14:07 pm
Michael, that design is looking fantastic. I may need to go even more narrow with my tips just to edge you out.

Haha, go for it ryoon. I think this is going to be a lot of fun just seeing what comes out of it. If I win I will get to see a lot of cool bows up close, if I don't then I get to see a bunch of cool bows here.
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #126 on: July 21, 2011, 07:59:44 pm »
im not gonna show pics yet but i will say mine has four limbs and it aint a penbawhatever its called
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #127 on: July 21, 2011, 08:13:10 pm »
I was doing some thinking and it's the hankyu I want to build but I can't find it's demensions all I van find is that it's 5 ft long ugh lol maybe one of y'all know it's detentions or maybe just a good pic of one will do I can make the rest up :)
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #128 on: July 21, 2011, 08:40:39 pm »
Quote from: skyarrow on July 21, 2011, 08:13:10 pm
I was doing some thinking and it's the hankyu I want to build but I can't find it's demensions all I van find is that it's 5 ft long ugh lol maybe one of y'all know it's detentions or maybe just a good pic of one will do I can make the rest up :)

http://www.shogunart.com/AccessoriesKagoHankyu.html

good luck man, I don't know how you will do it, but if you can it will be worth seeing it.
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #129 on: July 21, 2011, 08:45:23 pm »
Wow how did they get the curl in the end  that is sweet well instead o wishing me luck just pray for me lol the only thing I can think of is either done while green or steam bent
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #130 on: July 21, 2011, 08:55:32 pm »
Alright guys...sounds like some different designs being done. Awesome.

Ken how are you making a 4 limbed bow and keeping it a selfbow. Split tips? Or one of those contraptions that has two bows on it with the strings coming together? Can't wait to see whatever it is. And how it shoots :o

Thanks so far to everyone again who's participating. You guys are making this happen and making it a lot of fun.

So far I believe there's a dozen participating not including me,so 13 ,and still two question marks. Sweeeeeet ;D
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #131 on: July 21, 2011, 09:02:48 pm »
yay i found some other hankyu pics that dont have the curl on the end
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #132 on: July 21, 2011, 09:25:40 pm »
Well those are cool skyarrow. Look at how long there arrows are. I've seen south americans with real long arrows too. Crazy. Id hate to hunt with those. Id be smacking everything in the woods. Lol.
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Offline rover brewer

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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #133 on: July 21, 2011, 09:31:11 pm »
I have 2 small red oak board bows started for my grand kids.
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Re: Red Oak Board Bow Cook Off
« Reply #134 on: July 21, 2011, 10:12:28 pm »
I agree about the Hunting part man the upper limb is Long lol Well guata the idea im planning on a 5ft bow with asymmetrical handle not shure on the shape of the limbs yet wish me luck :) 
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