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Offline Pat B

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Re: Serviceberry Sapling Bow
« Reply #30 on: January 05, 2009, 12:01:59 pm »
Koan, You may have heard of it as Sarvis, Shadbush, Shad blow, Juneberry.   Has bark very familiar to red maple and is one of the first native trees to bloom, with little 5 pedal white flowers followed with a blue berry looking fruit.
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Offline BryanB

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Re: Serviceberry Sapling Bow
« Reply #31 on: January 05, 2009, 02:54:26 pm »
Wonderful bow Gordon.
It turned out sweet.
This is your second bow from wood collected from a failed turkey hunt (Hawthorne & Serviceberry).
Now the only wood left is that Madroda.  I have an idea for getting two straight & clean pieces from it.
I hope your tools are sharp!!!!
Bryan
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Offline Gordon

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« Reply #32 on: January 05, 2009, 02:58:54 pm »
Not only are they sharp, but ready - bring it on!

Thank you all for the great comments.
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Re: Serviceberry Sapling Bow
« Reply #33 on: January 05, 2009, 06:29:01 pm »
Thanks Pat, I think thats all around my lake ;)....Brian
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Re: Serviceberry Sapling Bow
« Reply #34 on: January 05, 2009, 08:04:06 pm »
As usual Gordon, another work of art! :)
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Offline david w.

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« Reply #35 on: January 05, 2009, 10:09:13 pm »
Wow I really love that bow :)
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Offline servicebeary

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Re: Serviceberry Sapling Bow
« Reply #36 on: January 10, 2009, 11:58:48 pm »
I can only hope that my sapling in the shed that I'm bout to start on will look anywhere near that nice.  I wonder if it's dry after 5 months with the bark off and being sealed with a waxy sealer?  I think it's called Greenwood sealer.   
                                     inspired -nick
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Offline BigWapiti

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Re: Serviceberry Sapling Bow
« Reply #37 on: January 11, 2009, 12:44:50 am »
Holy Moly Gordon - that is a gorgeous bow.  You just keep placing nicer and nicer bows for us to drool over.   Thanks for sharing. 

I'd love to have an eighth of your wood talent.  My bows shoot, kinda, and they're so primitive looking they tend to appear like they've been rotting in the forest since the dawn of time... heheh  (and, sigh, its never the goal).

Beautiful bow!!!!

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« Reply #38 on: January 11, 2009, 07:33:58 am »
Damn! I sure have been missing out on a lot of great bows. it's good to be here again. Great bow gordon.
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Offline DirtyDan

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« Reply #39 on: January 11, 2009, 12:29:32 pm »
Outstanding bow in all respects, Gordon.  I love the color, the profile, the way you addressed the knot problem, the handle wrapping, the tiller is perfect.  What a great job on a sapling.  I love sapling bows because I believe that they are probably the best representatives of the true primitive tradition.  Congratulations.

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Offline Gordon

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« Reply #40 on: January 11, 2009, 02:52:40 pm »
Nick, 5 months should be sufficient drying time if the stave was split and the bark removed. Thank you for the compliment.

Mike, there is nothing wrong with the primitive look - I'm favoring that more and more. Thank you.

Thank you FinnishN.

Dan, sapling bows are great in that they expand the universe of wood that you can choose from. Once you get the hang of them, you can pretty go anywhere and find a stick that will make a bow. Thank you for the nice words.
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Offline venisonburger

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Re: Serviceberry Sapling Bow
« Reply #41 on: January 11, 2009, 05:44:45 pm »
Hey Gordon, make a bad bow, something ugly with terrible tiller, something no one would want to own, the reason I ask this is because I don't think you can, lol, everything you make is a beauty.
Just kidding ya, I'm sure in the beginning you made some less than beautiful bows, we all have, some of us are still making them.
I guess what I'm saying is "Nice bow"!!
VB
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Offline BigWapiti

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« Reply #42 on: January 11, 2009, 11:14:44 pm »
You're a humble guy Gordon - I think that's what a lot of us appreciate about you.  So its not only for sharing your outstanding bows! :)
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Serviceberry Sapling Bow
« Reply #43 on: January 11, 2009, 11:53:20 pm »
Great looking bow Gordon. Is it decrowned?  Justin
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Serviceberry Sapling Bow
« Reply #44 on: January 12, 2009, 02:18:36 am »
VB, I've made my fair share of less than perfect bows - I just don't post them  :-[ Thank you for the compliment.

Thank you Mike, but honestly there are lots of folks in this community that make really great bows - and I learn something from every one of them.

Thank you Justin. No, this bow is not decrowned.
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