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Offline Thwackaddict

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Finished my first bow
« on: June 24, 2010, 12:15:25 pm »
Slippery Elm 58" ntn mid forties @28" havent had a chance to put it on a scale yet.

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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2010, 12:18:28 pm »
Cool!  looks great love the grain in the handle fades... Kinda hard to see the full draw picture but from what I can tell it looks great too.  This is your first bow???  wish my first turned out half as nice...  Love the tips too!   :)
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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2010, 12:22:15 pm »
I'll try to get some better full draw and profile pics.Couldnt get a good closeup of the tips.Yep its my very first and I'm Plum tickled with it!Came out a bit lighter than i wouldve liked but scrape and learn right?
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2010, 12:44:37 pm »
Great job, congratulations on your first bow!
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Offline aero86

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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2010, 12:52:26 pm »
if its mid 40's like you think then you can take up to deer with it.  perfectly usable bow even if you think its too light!  very beautiful though
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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2010, 12:58:58 pm »
Beautiful work,wished the pictures were bigger,old eyes you know. ;) ;D ;D Congrats.
That is outstanding for a first or 10th for that matter. :)
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Offline Thwackaddict

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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2010, 01:03:59 pm »
Thanks guys,These pics came out better.Jus learnin this postin pics and shufflin em around thing!!

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Offline Thwackaddict

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« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2010, 01:05:41 pm »
Couple more.You can see full draw better if ya can get by the belly!!HAHAHAHA

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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2010, 01:14:20 pm »
Thwack,
      What's not to like, very nice bow ...period. Looks like it ought to be speedy with the static recurves and all, nice job
Rich
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« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2010, 01:22:19 pm »
Thanks Rich This forum has been so great,my thanks go out to everyone here
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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2010, 01:45:54 pm »
thats a good looking piece of work. good looking tiller and good attention to detail. great job for a first.
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Offline youngbowyer33

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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2010, 02:49:27 pm »
wow, excellent job
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2010, 03:16:47 pm »
Very nice work and congratulations! Jawge
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Offline Bonsai

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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2010, 03:18:44 pm »
Your first Bow??

WOW
really nice Bow!!
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Re: Finished my first bow
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2010, 03:29:05 pm »
Nice Bow...love the Tips and Static Curves...but do Us Old Guys a Favor....post bigger Pictures so's we can see them...5 kb pictures are as small as User Icons and impossible to tell details in....JMO
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