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Offline greenstick

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Honeysuckle bow finished
« on: January 18, 2010, 01:59:08 pm »
Hello guys, I have finished the Honeysuckle bow from the wood that was cut in the past summer. It's not perfect, and  I have a lot to learn, but it shoots great. Approximately 45# @ 28", 64"long.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2010, 02:02:44 pm »
Looks pretty good to me. Well done!   8)
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2010, 02:05:23 pm »
 Very nice bow Greenstick. I like the look of the back and you did a real good job on the tiller. Also like the hardware on the door. ;) very nice. Congratulations on the bow.  
 Ps.  We are all learning no matter how many bows that we've made. Each piece of wood is different and presents it's own challenges.
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Offline barebo

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2010, 02:16:25 pm »
Wow !!! The tiller does look great, and if it's a shooter, then you've made yourself a winner !! Was that the Honeysuckle that flowers in the spring, and grows in a large shrub form??? I've never seen a piece of that diameter before. Looks Great!!
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Offline Josh

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2010, 02:17:14 pm »
awesome bow and from honeysuckle to boot!  great job man!  Keep em coming!   :)  -josh
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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2010, 02:20:24 pm »
what everybody else said....I dont see anything wrong...it'll make meat I'm sure....very well done
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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2010, 04:01:18 pm »
Outstanding!  I'll have to add honeysuckle to my list of woods to watch for.  I have one tiny little insignificant concern...  It looks like you're pulling the string from pretty high up, and I wonder if you pinch on a nocking point and pull from there if the tiller will look as good.  I'm no expert, though, so feel free to lay the smack down. :P
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Offline greenstick

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2010, 04:17:45 pm »
Thanks guys, At first I didn't even know if it would make a bow, but we have a lot of it around here.
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Offline sulphur

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2010, 04:24:17 pm »
looks pretty great to me.  tiller looks great.  i am always amazed by the number of woods that will make a bow.  I keep waiting for someone to say i made a bow from stinkweed and some dandelion arrows to boot.    :D  great job!
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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2010, 04:25:26 pm »
What's the specific gravity of it, roughly?  You can figure it out by carving a cylinder or square rod out of a dry piece and floating it upright in water.  Whatever percentage is under the waterline is the specific gravity. 
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Offline greenstick

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2010, 04:43:20 pm »
Thanks Keenan,I made the door.
Zenmonkeyman, That test was done by Orcbow, the findings- .85, and Wodpow made one,but didn't see it. Don't know about the string, just where I grabbed it.
The flat bow type seems to work for this dense wood,but I open for any wisdom in this area.
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2010, 06:39:09 pm »
Is that what I call Bush Honeysuckle? Does it have a bunch of red berries on it in the fall and the leaves stay green on it way into late fall early winter? I have some kind of bush ruining my woods here that looks like that. I hope it is the same so I have another reason to cut it. Dean
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Offline greenstick

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2010, 06:46:54 pm »
Yep,  that's the stuff.Berries, vines and not very big or straight.
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Offline richpierce

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2010, 06:51:54 pm »
good work, the one I made snapped KAPOW so you did great.
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Offline barebo

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Re: Honeysuckle bow finished
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2010, 07:38:39 pm »
I'm lookin' for a piece of "StinkWeed" big enough to try!!!!!
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