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Offline Bryce

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #180 on: March 18, 2012, 04:23:18 am »
When this build-a-long is finished could we get it saved in the archive page please?

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #181 on: March 18, 2012, 05:08:15 am »
    Well you sounded pleased on the phone today, and I certainly see why.  Absolutely beautiful....The whole build-along is just great.  Thank you

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Offline Keenan

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #182 on: March 18, 2012, 11:36:03 am »
That is looking awesome Gordon.  Your tiller looks perfect and great balance on the flipped tips. I'm betting that will have some great speed and be a pleasure to shoot.

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #183 on: March 18, 2012, 11:44:49 am »
aweomse bow Gordon! The snake skins should look beautiful. Will this be a hunting bow?

Offline Rick Wallace

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #184 on: March 18, 2012, 12:20:01 pm »
I think it would be a good one for the bow trade!!   ;)
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #185 on: March 18, 2012, 01:01:15 pm »
Outstanding job Gordon, perfect tiller, gorgeous lines, just beautiful.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #186 on: March 18, 2012, 02:39:27 pm »
This has been really great to watch.  What a build-a-long and what a bow! I bet it is a fast one too. 
"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #187 on: March 18, 2012, 06:14:29 pm »
Graceful line at unbraced, braced and fulll draw!
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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #188 on: March 19, 2012, 11:04:04 am »
Really impressive work!  Thanks for sharing this!

Offline Gordon

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #189 on: March 19, 2012, 11:44:33 am »
Wow, I really appreciate all the great comments. Thank you all so much!

Jude, I like bows with working recurves. Though they somewhat tricky to pull off because if you leave them too soft they have a tendancy to pull out during tillering.

Youngbowyer, I make most of my bows hunting "capable". So yes, I expect I will sometimes use it for that purpose.
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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #190 on: March 19, 2012, 11:49:44 am »
I've been away so I missed this buildalong. Excellent buildalong, Gordon. Congratulations on a beautiful bow. Jawge
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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #191 on: March 19, 2012, 12:42:42 pm »
Excellent work Gordon!!

Really like the way you've got those curves working...  That really separates the boys from the bowyer sir, Excellent!!!
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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #192 on: March 19, 2012, 06:28:48 pm »
BOM possibly ????
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #193 on: March 20, 2012, 02:49:52 pm »
I really LOVE this bow Gordon.  Has it a name yet?  It's certainly pretty enough to warrant one!

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Re: Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
« Reply #194 on: March 20, 2012, 03:16:47 pm »
Great, great...just great buildalong.