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Offline ken75

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future bows
« on: August 21, 2010, 10:11:01 pm »
just got a hickory log cut up , brought it home and milled out 87 1 by 2 by 6 foot boards all quartersawn , and a few shorter ones . heres a few pics have a look

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Offline ken75

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Re: future bows
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2010, 10:14:10 pm »
please disregard the old bear wheelie bow in the background ;D

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Re: future bows
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2010, 10:16:33 pm »
Hell Fire Ken, thats a whole lot a bows goin on.....good for ya.
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Re: future bows
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2010, 10:18:07 pm »
Hmm hope you'll still have those when I get some more skins....that's if you'd be interested ;) >:D
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Re: future bows
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2010, 10:21:41 pm »
looks like a great haul, will look forward to whatever you make of em, im sure whatever it may be will be great.

Offline profsaffel

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Re: future bows
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2010, 10:42:27 pm »
That's an awesome sight Ken. Look at all the potential!  :) Have fun, friend.
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Offline ken75

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Re: future bows
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2010, 11:32:04 pm »
Nate im sure we can work something out several of those skins you traded were damn nice ,thanks walk and professor , and rich you know im gonna hook you up with some . these were fun my table saw burnt up after the first 30 or so the rest i milled with a skill saw , makita's are tough as hell three hours of nonstop 2 inch hickory !!

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Re: future bows
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2010, 12:07:11 am »
Ken, this is a similar stack of hickory that I've been using for many of my bows, including the scalloped ones. Do me a favor and make a short native style one out of one of these boards just for the heck of it. Post pics, many pics.  ;D
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Re: future bows
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2010, 02:06:40 am »
 :o BOOOIIINNNGGGGGG!!!!Nice Pile of bows you got there.
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Offline ken75

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Re: future bows
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2010, 12:49:27 pm »
thanks all, and i will do professor i get ya  ;D

Offline aznboi3644

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Re: future bows
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2010, 02:00:31 pm »
I would love to make a really wide paddle bow with a board like that...beautiful stock.

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Re: future bows
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2010, 12:58:28 am »
anzi i cut a couple of them 2 and 1/2 inches just for that