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Offline bubby

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« Reply #30 on: June 28, 2014, 06:30:06 pm »
man what's he gonna do if this win's BOM, that would be two west coasters and a board :o >:D, just have some fun with ya buddy that's a sweet bow ;)
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« Reply #31 on: June 28, 2014, 10:43:19 pm »
Pearly
That is one of your finest bows yet !
keep shooting it and it will teach you how to be a good shot
by the way it looks much nicer than most of Howards works and thats from one of his fans, I will take Howard over Fred  any day , but then I aint from Michigan
Good job!!

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« Reply #32 on: June 28, 2014, 10:47:17 pm »
Thanks again all! I cant tell you how much it means hearing it from you all.
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« Reply #33 on: June 28, 2014, 11:01:01 pm »
Chris; You have to love Ipe. I still can't get over how little wood you have to use to make a hard, fast shooting bow when using Ipe. Well done, Sir!
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Offline Jodocus

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« Reply #34 on: June 29, 2014, 01:30:54 am »
Nice! Howie the boards has a nicely slim look to it. Ipe is good looking wood. You never see it around here, not in bows nor in decks...
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« Reply #35 on: June 29, 2014, 02:16:41 am »
Darn now I want one  ::) nice work PD as usual.

Offline chamookman

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« Reply #36 on: June 29, 2014, 05:14:05 am »
I gotta be honest, when I clicked on this post, I wasn't sure what I was going to see. But all I can say is WOW ! You knocked it out of the Park with this one Bud - stunning. Tiller is spot on and Your design flawless. By far the coolest Board Bow I've ever seen ! Bob
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Offline Will H

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« Reply #37 on: June 29, 2014, 08:35:28 am »
Cool bow! Love that brick of a handle :) for some reason I was expecting a red oak "board" bow. Super nice glue up!
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« Reply #38 on: June 29, 2014, 08:55:43 am »
Red oak? You should know better singer/songwriter! That stuff is for furniture, trim and picture frames.
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Offline burn em up chuck

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« Reply #39 on: June 29, 2014, 09:13:59 am »
   sweet, very very cool

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Offline TRACY

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« Reply #40 on: June 29, 2014, 10:03:23 am »
Very fine bow Pearlie! Looks like a super smooth shooter with the tillering job ;)

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Offline Badger

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« Reply #41 on: June 29, 2014, 10:16:58 am »
  That does look like a smooth shooter, reminds me of what I always call English style. Not sure if that is the right term. You are a good example of versatility in bowyering.

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« Reply #42 on: June 29, 2014, 10:25:31 am »
Steve wouldn't the English style have a more round tiller with no distinct handle? Like a lot of what Del builds. Ill admit, I didn't do any research, just built what I seen in my minds eye.
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Offline Pat B.

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« Reply #43 on: June 29, 2014, 10:37:15 am »
Wow, you da MAN !!!  That tiller looks amazing..

Bet its a sweetheart to shoot..
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« Reply #44 on: June 29, 2014, 10:37:41 am »
  Pearl, I just rememeber looking at these old photos from the 20's and they had these long skinny stiff handle bows. Not sure where I picked up that they were english tyle ( not english longbows) but I think I read it somewhere once.