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Offline dwardo

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow
« Reply #30 on: November 26, 2013, 06:17:19 am »
Great clean lines, a joy just to look at.  8)
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« Reply #31 on: November 26, 2013, 07:39:28 am »
Simply nice matt  ;)
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow
« Reply #32 on: November 26, 2013, 09:41:18 am »
Thanks Soy and yes I will, but it will be up against some pretty intimidating bows.  I.e. Pearly, Chris,and Bryce to name a few :-\

Thanks Bowmo
Thanks Bubby
Thanks Jo5h
Thanks Pappy
Thanks dwardo
Thanks Chris

It really means a lot coming from my peers. 
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Offline campx

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow
« Reply #33 on: November 26, 2013, 10:17:36 am »
Beauty bow.  I've yet to build a D-bow, but its on the list.
Question:  is 'mountain maple' the same as Douglas Maple?  The climate and scenery of Idaho looks a lot like southern BC, and we have nice Douglas maple here.  Good stuff.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #34 on: November 26, 2013, 10:34:21 am »
I believe it is the same.  Latin name is Acer Glabrum
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow
« Reply #35 on: November 26, 2013, 10:46:19 am »
Here are the ones I had to resize
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow (resized pics pg. 3)
« Reply #36 on: November 26, 2013, 12:09:07 pm »
beautiful work. love the simple d-bow, nothing prettier
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow (resized pics pg. 3)
« Reply #37 on: November 26, 2013, 12:22:29 pm »
Wow Matt, that turned out great!  That is inspiration for the piece I have.  Your tiller is superb!
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow (resized pics pg. 3)
« Reply #38 on: November 26, 2013, 01:03:19 pm »
What a beauty!  Clean seductive lines.  Perfectly smooth curve.  Gorgeous contrast between the tip overlays and the bone white limbs.  Just an impressive look all the way around!

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Offline BOWMAN53

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« Reply #39 on: November 26, 2013, 01:10:00 pm »
thats a beauty.
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Offline paoliguy

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow (resized pics pg. 3)
« Reply #40 on: November 26, 2013, 01:39:30 pm »
I really like the way you shaped the tips. Super clean looking.
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Offline Denham Archer

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow (resized pics pg. 3)
« Reply #41 on: November 26, 2013, 02:38:20 pm »
WOW!!!  The is nothing as simply beautiful as a well made DE bow.  Fine work on the tips.  Well done!
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow (resized pics pg. 3)
« Reply #42 on: November 26, 2013, 06:40:17 pm »
Thanks Eric
Thanks Parnell,  the only thing I would do next time is temper the belly.  Just a thought for yours.
Thanks Onebowonder
Thanks Jordan
Thanks paoliguy
Thanks Denham Archer
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Offline dmenzies1950

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow (resized pics pg. 3)
« Reply #43 on: November 26, 2013, 08:33:35 pm »
Man you did a great job on that one! I cut my teeth on mountain maple. We had lots of the stuff when I lived in NW Montana. My first 20 bows or so were all from mountain maple. I love it as a bow wood! No one ever talked about it 20 years back, I'm glad people have discovered it! Campex,there are 5 different sub-species of mountain maple Douglas maple is one of the five.

Dale
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Mountain Maple D Bow (resized pics pg. 3)
« Reply #44 on: November 26, 2013, 08:47:04 pm »
Thanks Dale both for the compliment and for the knowledge  :).

What kind of designs did you use.
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