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Offline gmc

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Spontanously Disassembled (Pignut RIP)
« on: January 31, 2010, 06:48:36 pm »
I should have taken a friends advice and went rabbit hunting today. Instead, thought I'd finish tillering a little 60 inch Hickory that I'd been working with over the past month now. The bow was holding most of its reflex, the tiller looked great, almost done, and just when I hit that final 28'' mark on the tiller tree this happen. No need to call in the CSI team because I know exactly what happen. Although you can't see it now, I did set the bow back about an inch and in the process put a clamp mark dead center of the handle. That's where it blew. After about 10 mins. when I stopped crying it was pretty funny that it still had the string on it so thought I'd take a few pictures. This was number 37 over the past year and half and I think its time to let this rest for awhile.





   
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Offline jthompson1995

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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2010, 06:53:12 pm »
Sorry to hear that but the bright side is you could just about hang that on the wall as art!
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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2010, 07:00:16 pm »
gmc,
     Man that really sucks, bigtime >:( Looks like ya had the tiller really good (even pressure) for that thing to let go along it's entire length.
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Offline Josh

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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2010, 07:28:56 pm »
Sorry That your bow blew up... That is the most interesting way of blowing up i have ever seen though...   :)  -josh
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Offline Dauntless

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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2010, 07:40:43 pm »
Looks like some sort of a logo.  Tiller is still pretty good too.  ;D

Oh and I'm sorry for your loss.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2010, 07:47:03 pm »
 Bummer,  However I think you get the best self destruct award for the month ::)   Looks like it was a nice bow, 
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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2010, 07:51:56 pm »
   That is freakin Awesome....If You are going to Break A Bow....man thats the Way for One to Go Out....Look at that Thing... :o

                                                                      Bet Your Butt Puckered........ ::)
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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2010, 07:57:50 pm »
Sorry you lost your bow and all the hard work...but it is quite artistic looking as it is. A nice wall hanger...and a reminder! ::)
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Offline gmc

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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2010, 08:10:45 pm »
Yes it was quite spectacular. I took the string off and just placed all the slivers back into place. There was only on little piece missing, its probally stuck in the ceiling in the garage. I haven't had the heart to make it back to ground zero yet to check out the rest of the scene.

El, yes, things were pretty tight in that area.  :o
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2010, 08:11:53 pm »
Never seen one let go like that, I say hang it up as a converstation piece :)
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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2010, 08:33:56 pm »
Wowha!  What an explosion.  Sorry this happened. 
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Re: Spontanously Disassembly (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2010, 08:58:30 pm »
The way it split, it appears to have been some straight grained wood. So have you decided yet; tomato stake or firewood?
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Offline lowell

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Re: Spontanously Disassembled (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2010, 09:10:45 pm »
Sorry about the bow but I think it is still a wall hanger.

  Very artistic!!!... bet you can't make another like it!!  ...very 1 of a kind!!!
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Offline woodstick

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Re: Spontanously Disassembled (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2010, 09:24:36 pm »
put that infront of a bank in dallas tx and you could be a famous artist. sorry but it looks like art.
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Offline aero86

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Re: Spontanously Disassembled (Pignut RIP)
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2010, 09:38:38 pm »
id put that on my wall too
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