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Paka

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Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« on: July 02, 2010, 05:58:51 am »
  Aloha All ,
   Been sitting the sidelines for a while and carving away . Bein waiting to take pics of my gauva bows before  I started posting , can anyone tell me how to attach them so I can get this party started??
   Got bit by the Bowyer  Bug  about 5 months ago and it got me good.  I'm 33 and shot compound since high school. Sold it a month ago and am surronded  with sticks and shavings.  Thought I was board bow bound till I saw manny's world of  guava bows, "I can see the light!!" Made some and ruined some so I got lots of quetions.
 Anyways , wanted to introduce myself and start making some bows. I'll try to figure out this picture thing now. Talk  Later . Paka
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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2010, 06:15:22 am »
Here a try

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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2010, 06:19:39 am »
 another

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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2010, 06:24:25 am »
Tiller at 22 inches , back started to crack so , T.B. III , dacron string , and polyurethane last night.  After lookingat it on camera i may have to shave down the tips.  Time to go hit the garage, talk later .Paka

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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2010, 07:03:10 am »
yup, gonna need to make another . That one was 62" ntn , next one will be 69" .

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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2010, 08:17:00 am »
next project

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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2010, 08:18:52 am »
pass project that wound up at 30 pounds, guess my son can have it.  Stating to see to much bend near fades

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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2010, 08:20:00 am »
aarow rest

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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2010, 08:26:41 am »
tiller

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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2010, 08:29:36 am »
That bow startd to crack from the back right above the top limbs fade, same as bow that started this thread. Think I should work the tips more. Time to catch some ZZ's
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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2010, 10:35:29 am »
looks like it needs more mass after the fads
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Offline Mark Anderson

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Re: Nomadic Pirate , Kauai boy could use some help w/ guava bows
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2010, 01:41:29 pm »
Welcome to the addiction!
I made the same mistake on the first three or four bows I made. I tried to get them bending right out of the fades to soon.
what I do now is to start tillering from the tips about 2/3 out and then work in toward the fades.
Keep it up!
Mark
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