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Offline Josh

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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2010, 11:57:32 pm »
very nicely done!  The carvings and the full draw are very well done!   :)
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Offline Almostpighunter

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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2010, 12:57:32 am »
The bow is terrific and the carving is breathtaking. Amazing work. Maybe someday a tutorial on how to carve nocks? ;)
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« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2010, 01:10:32 am »
Those carved nocks are very cool.  And the profile on that bow is outstanding.
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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2010, 03:46:32 am »
That bow is really cool (except for the arrowrest that does not really match with the replica in my opinion...)
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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2010, 07:37:53 am »
Great looking bow.I like that a lot. :)
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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2010, 08:53:07 am »
Very nice bow.  I made like that a few years ago, your heads look better than mine.  The original does not have recurves though.
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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2010, 09:08:41 am »
That's incredible work! Profile is brilliant, braced and unbraced, tiller is as close to perfection as I've ever seen.  Very powerul presence in the full draw pic, if you know what I mean?
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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2010, 09:55:30 am »
Excellent and beautiful...when you say you "chose" the square cross section, did you de-crown it to achieve the flat back? Or was the log so big that it naturally had no crown?

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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2010, 05:25:16 pm »
Bookmarked for July Self BOM!  :)
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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #24 on: July 12, 2010, 06:28:43 pm »
Quote from: Josh on July 12, 2010, 05:25:16 pm
Bookmarked for July Self BOM!  :)

Its good to see that again!
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« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2010, 06:29:56 pm »
 :) :)
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Offline YewArcher

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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #26 on: July 12, 2010, 07:15:49 pm »
Thanks Guys. Its a shooter for sure.

JW, i would like to see pics of that bow you are talking about....got any? I will make it.


Medicine wheel, This is not a replica...this is a "in the spirit of" bow.

Cacatch, It was a large log so the back was pretty flat...it had a slight crown but with the tick growth rings I was able to flatten it a tad.

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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #27 on: July 12, 2010, 10:23:40 pm »
nice I liiike!
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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #28 on: July 12, 2010, 10:47:37 pm »
I think I saw this bow, or line drawings of it, in PA a long time ago.  It was called the "Captive Bow".  I'll do some searching to see what I can find.

By the way, kudos to you for reproducing museum quality functioning replicas.  It's kinda the way I am giong with my work at this time, too.
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Re: Algonkian-Hickory Bow
« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2010, 11:52:16 am »
Thanks JW, That bow sounds like one I would like to make. Please let me know if you find any info on it. Do you recall what it was made of?
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