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Offline Parnell

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Re: Yew holmegaard, #3
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2009, 06:51:37 pm »
So what do you think the ideal Holmegaard wood would be?
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Re: Yew holmegaard, #3
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2009, 06:55:27 pm »
can't say yet, bro, haven't tried enough kinds.  Maybe an elm with 2" wide limbs?

The rune-inlaid holmie i made last month has limbs over 1.5" wide, and very thick, around 1/2" anyway, if not more, but it is still feather light.  It was 62" long i think.  This one is 5" shorter, the limbs are 1.5" wide max, and very thin, hardly more than 1/4".   Both have taken a fair amount of set.  Maybe yew will still be the prizewinner, if sinew backed...Even with the string follow, these holmies shoot fast...with no string follow....
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Re: Yew holmegaard, #3
« Reply #17 on: December 26, 2009, 06:11:01 am »
well guys i sent this bow to england along with the yew recurve for my bride's dad and a white oak holmegaard for her/my brother in law...sent it along for no real reason.  Then, it turned out that one of Helen's friends is a jeweler and he has agreed to make us each wedding bands in exchange for it.

Two wedding rings for one bow.  Not a bad trade.
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Offline mox1968

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Re: Yew holmegaard, #3
« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2009, 09:52:38 am »
nice job radius looks like a winner.
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Re: Yew holmegaard, #3
« Reply #19 on: February 04, 2010, 05:42:17 pm »
thanks Mox...

and you should see the rings!
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