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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Dogwood bow
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2010, 02:56:35 am »
Hey Mark, cool bow!
Handle is fantastic.
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Re: Dogwood bow
« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2010, 06:47:58 am »
Very nice bow,lots of character,got to love that. :)
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Dogwood bow
« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2010, 08:29:04 am »
Yeah, wow, that's a real bow, brilliant I love all the little details like the pith line and the cambium streaks.
Really beautiful, clean and simple, let the wood do the talking.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Dogwood bow
« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2010, 10:28:45 am »
Mark, excellent work. The tiller is right on and the natural pistol grip handle is outstanding. Jawge
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Offline markinengland

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Re: Dogwood bow
« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2010, 05:40:12 pm »
Thanks for the comment.

I added some dimesnions and stastics and views of the unbraced limbs.

I think it is cornus sanguinea which is our native species.

I may well give my next dogwood bow a backing. They do look nice, but the lovely bow I saw in Bulgaria that inspired my use of this wood broke at a pin knot. Perhaps a little tension weak, perhaps also a little compression weak, but oddly making a good bow until it breaks!

Mark
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Offline hillbilly61

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Re: Dogwood bow
« Reply #20 on: November 29, 2010, 06:08:29 pm »
Most everything has been said...Beautifully done, just beautiful!!!!
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Dogwood bow
« Reply #21 on: November 29, 2010, 06:12:47 pm »
 Great looking bow Mark. I believe some of the best bowyers are the guys that are able to read the wood and work with what is given, to the best advantage. You have certainly done that with this bow. Also the reason that I love character bows so much. Character bows show the skills of the bowyer to overcome abnormal situations. Love everything about it Mark. Congratulations
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