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Offline huisme

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #300 on: February 17, 2014, 01:32:19 pm »
Soooooo... Do I have to wrap it? ;D


The golden bow from hunterbob has been smooth as butter and a real joy to shoot, this is my fourth time shooting her, first time from forty plus paces, and this was the first group of the day.



Killerduck might notice one of the arrows is missing. I actually didn't miss, I was a little too accurate from twenty paces and the knock of an arrow is no more :-[ That was the fault of the dastardly mollegabet at twenty five paces. At least I know it'll shoot well for ******** ;D
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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline turtle

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #301 on: February 17, 2014, 05:05:51 pm »
Looks like its shooting well huisme. Are you going to repair your damaged arrow?
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Offline huisme

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #302 on: February 17, 2014, 07:43:34 pm »
I'm going to try, but the nock is pretty busted. I'll probably have to sand it smooth and whittle an insert. it's a good think killerduck wrapped up to the nock.

I think I'm going to do a simple jute wrap. All I see is off-the-hand shooting by my victim, so if he doesn't want the wrap it won't be too hard to pull it apart and expose the handle. I just really hate covering up the wood.
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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #303 on: February 17, 2014, 09:04:31 pm »
I use jute wrap a lot easy to do, easy to fix
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Offline hunterbob

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #304 on: February 17, 2014, 10:09:58 pm »
Let the wood tell you what to do huisme .
Looks like the molly is shooting great for you.
Glad the Osage is to your liking also.
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #305 on: February 17, 2014, 10:58:41 pm »
 8) I'll guarantee you all, this is going to be a long road and thread before it's over. For you guys that are almost or already done I'd like to thank you for your inspiration (since I'm so old and ssalow).
I'm still leaning toward an osage sleeve T/D. Think I just purchased an old rack of ebony and ivory piano keys made back in 1909. Should have some nice 3 to 5 layer overlays to add to my victims demise.
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Offline Ink

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #306 on: February 17, 2014, 11:01:15 pm »
awesome fred, Great find on the piano keys
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Offline hunterbob

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #307 on: February 17, 2014, 11:08:29 pm »
Piano keys. That would be a sweet touch.
I went into the bow room to start another bow . My mind wanted to but could not get the old body to cooperate. Still a bit sore from the last bow. LOL . Didn't even pick up a tool.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #308 on: February 18, 2014, 12:08:53 am »
I'm going out tonight when I get home and reflex and narrow my tips a bit. May even cut off some of my recurve. Well see
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Offline huisme

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #309 on: February 18, 2014, 12:24:26 am »
Got the jute on. No shelf, the good sir can continue shooting off the hand. The string is made, served, nocked, and the whole thing just needs to be shot in now.

It didn't retain as much reflex as I wanted. It doesn't have as much string follow as the stave did to start, only about one inch after stringing now, so I'm happy. Would have been happier with no string follow though ::)

Still shooting like a champ. Hit my target weight with an ounce or two to spare, and not a chrysal in sight.
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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #310 on: February 18, 2014, 02:12:25 am »
Well I didn't reflex the limbs, got inspired and starting working on plan b some more. My glue line isn't as bad as I thought. We shall see! I found a 1943 silver nickle today, I wanna use it as a badge I think. It is awesomely worn smooth in places. Looks cool. Am I nuts?
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #311 on: February 18, 2014, 02:32:15 pm »
Going up  :)
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #312 on: February 18, 2014, 02:36:50 pm »
Ttt
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Offline DuBois

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #313 on: February 18, 2014, 08:49:28 pm »
Well, the osage envy got to me. I had to chase a ring at 1 am last night on an old fence post from Kansas with a couple nail holes in one limb. Ended up with a twisty little 65" stave I now have on the stove steaming to straighten a little and then plan to flip tips some next. Can't hurt to have a plan C when you are me.  ::)
 
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #314 on: February 19, 2014, 12:53:50 am »
Lots of great progress guys.

From what I've learned of crepe myrtle I can speed dry in two months. My guy will probably get a bend through the handle cm.
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