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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #30 on: February 04, 2010, 04:45:20 pm »
Quote from: Josh on February 04, 2010, 04:35:16 pm
Cool.  what weight is it at right there?  Looks like you still have a pretty good ways to go till first brace.   :)  -josh


it was at 58# i am shooting for low to mid 50s at 28" i do have a long ways to go but its going :)
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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #31 on: February 04, 2010, 04:46:57 pm »
...one more thing..   don't pull your bow past your intended draw weight..   :)  -josh
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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #32 on: February 04, 2010, 04:47:47 pm »
i have been making sure not to do that thanx for the info
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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #33 on: February 04, 2010, 05:54:14 pm »
till check i think its going well both limbs are bending pretty even

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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #34 on: February 04, 2010, 09:03:24 pm »
Nice to finally see some life in that wood. Good job so far.
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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #35 on: February 04, 2010, 09:54:38 pm »
Quote from: nugget on February 04, 2010, 09:03:24 pm
Nice to finally see some life in that wood. Good job so far.

thanx tj glad to be back at work on it get this my wife went to town and while she was gone i set up shop in the living room lol scraper shavings and dust from the belt sander every where lol i told her to call me when she was heading home and she did woot i had it all cleaned up before she got home :) she never new lol
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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #36 on: February 05, 2010, 10:33:21 am »
actualy have work today so hope to be back on this bow tomorrow i think its going well  ;D
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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #37 on: February 12, 2010, 11:28:41 am »
ugg more rain  >:(
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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #38 on: February 12, 2010, 09:00:21 pm »
I had a nagant. The full metal jacket rounds really are armor piercing. I shot through an 8 in tree but not quite in th center. Cheap as dirt to.
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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #39 on: March 17, 2010, 10:09:53 pm »
well got to work on bow today will get tiller pics up soon ;D
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Re: Starting my first bow redo
« Reply #40 on: March 17, 2010, 10:24:37 pm »
here is the latest tiller pics almost to the short string

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