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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #345 on: June 02, 2014, 05:01:46 pm »
3/4" reflex still is good!
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #346 on: June 02, 2014, 05:04:11 pm »
Can't wait to see it loose an arrow
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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #347 on: June 02, 2014, 05:05:42 pm »
This is sweet.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #348 on: June 02, 2014, 05:09:19 pm »
That is great Steve.  Did you keep the 2 1/4" limb width?
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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #349 on: June 02, 2014, 05:11:57 pm »
  Mark, at the widest point I am just slightly under 2 1/8". I feel like it will make it but you never know, I can't find anyone to operate the dam movie camera and I don't know how. If it passes the test I will probably narrow the outer limbs to get it bending a bit more and maybe drop it to 90# or so, hopefully I will find someone to shoot it at the flight shoots.
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Offline Badger

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #350 on: June 02, 2014, 05:16:46 pm »
This is a better look at the limb
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Offline Crogacht

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #351 on: June 02, 2014, 05:22:33 pm »
Awesome, it looks like my elm bow! I'm aiming for the exact same measurements, 26 inch drawlength, 60 inch bow... oh except my draw weight will be 40lb  ;D ;)... The best part is, I'd put my money on your bow to hold together at the end  :P :laugh:
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Offline dwardo

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #352 on: June 02, 2014, 05:33:41 pm »
Badger,,You picked up this gauntlet with the air and grace of a true master. Sterling effort cant wait to see someone shoot this thing.
My guess is the arrow just atomises upon loose and upsets the results of some far flung experiment at CERN.
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Offline Badger

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #353 on: June 02, 2014, 06:10:07 pm »
  Well, I have the video but I don't have a clue how to post it. I drew the bow out to 27# and about 107# at which point the pulley pulled out of my tiller tree, I thought the bow broke. The challenge called for 26" and 100# so I made that. The bow still maintains 3/4" reflex. If anyone can walk me through how to post a video I will post it.
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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #354 on: June 02, 2014, 06:11:27 pm »
  My full draw pose
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #355 on: June 02, 2014, 06:20:35 pm »
THAT'S AWESOME STEVE!!!! 8)
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Offline Badger

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #356 on: June 02, 2014, 06:43:32 pm »
  Downloading to You tube right now, will post a link when it finishes.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #357 on: June 02, 2014, 06:59:09 pm »
HELL YES.
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Wiley

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #358 on: June 02, 2014, 07:04:57 pm »
what a beast, I hope you enjoy your prize for winning the bet badger. I would have to rig myself up some sort of huge crossbow to be able to use it without giving myself a hernia.
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Offline okie64

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Re: The Showdown
« Reply #359 on: June 02, 2014, 07:14:05 pm »
That is pretty sweet!! Looks like a very clean piece of bodark. Is the belly dead flat or does it have a little radius to it?
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