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Offline PatM

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #450 on: March 11, 2016, 10:21:17 pm »
Pearlie ain't that smart. He had the picture labelled with the recipients name this morning.  >:D
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #451 on: March 11, 2016, 11:52:27 pm »
Very nice stick Pearl! That snake skin is really vibrant and crisp. Your recipient will be proud to own it no doubt.

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Offline Gaur

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #452 on: March 12, 2016, 08:10:07 am »
Great looking bow Pearlie and the others being made
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #453 on: March 12, 2016, 09:03:22 am »
That picture flipping thing is cool! Thanks for the kind words fellas. I haven't made a locust bow from start to finish in at least 100 bows.

I would rather not say anything more than; black locust, WDB, water buffalo, 8 strand D97, bunny string silencers.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #454 on: March 12, 2016, 01:19:16 pm »
Awesome one P/D! 8)!seems as spring has spung here in central canada.got going on another option.quite narrow but very clean.not a lot of wood to work with as it is pie shape in spots.here's a look.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #455 on: March 13, 2016, 11:16:33 am »
Got it braced this morning and it felt under weight so back on the. Caul for a make or break attitude. Guess what?lol! :o
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #456 on: March 13, 2016, 11:29:11 am »
Wow! that blew like a piece of cedar
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #457 on: March 13, 2016, 12:16:38 pm »
Looks like it broke in tension. Is there a knot or pin where it broke?  Did you use heat when you went back on the caul? How long after you heated it did you wait before stressing it?
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Offline bubby

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #458 on: March 13, 2016, 12:35:47 pm »
Holey snikeys!!!! At least it went in epic style
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Offline bushboy

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #459 on: March 13, 2016, 12:37:58 pm »
Yes tension break,no pins,i let it sit for a few hours outside.ive done it before with osage and a light toasting.i think it would have held fine. At a lower weight.the way it exploded makes me think it was uber dry!
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Offline Badger

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #460 on: March 13, 2016, 12:41:45 pm »
  If you weighed all those pieces how much did the bow weigh, hw long was the bow and what was the draw weight?
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #461 on: March 13, 2016, 01:28:51 pm »
Bummer!!!
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Offline bushboy

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #462 on: March 13, 2016, 02:57:43 pm »
Badger,i don't want to give up the specs as to not tip off my trade guy.i agree although there was not enough mass and I simply asked to much out off the wood!no big deal, if a broken bow discouraged me I would have hung up the rasp a long time ago!lol!
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #463 on: March 13, 2016, 06:12:49 pm »
After a few heat corrections to get tracking right I got a string on mine this weekend. The right limb is the upper limb. The left has an knot about two-thirds down that I'm slowly easing into. I would like for it to work just a little more than it is. My buddy Greg AKA badly bent just left my house and he was helping me tiller it out a little and we both shot some arrows out of it at short draw maybe around 20 to 24 inches. Shooting nice and hard with good early string tension. May be hard to see but this thing's like a roller-coaster up and down everywhere
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: 1st Annual PA Invitational 2016
« Reply #464 on: March 13, 2016, 06:23:06 pm »
Wow.... what a stick .....Paul
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