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Offline ken75

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ebony hickory
« on: February 10, 2011, 03:27:29 pm »
this one was just for FUN ! feeling a lil under the weather today so i decided to build one just for scat and giggles. hickory 62 inches tip to tip 1 3/4 at fades to 3/8 tips limbs narrow the last 8 inches. 57 lbs at 28 inches finished with ebony stain and hemp wrapped handle. hope u enjoy the pics
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Offline John K

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2011, 03:52:43 pm »
Wow , green grass ! Can't wait to see that again...Nice bow too  :D
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Offline dragonman

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2011, 03:53:40 pm »
not bad, you should've took more trouble with the handle though >:D, I like your garden......
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Offline DEllis

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2011, 03:56:00 pm »
That'll do Ken ;D
Your weather makes me jealous..........green grass and leaves on the trees :o We got 3 feed of snow here and no chance of leaves beggining until mid may. :(
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Offline half eye

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2011, 05:59:45 pm »
Hey Ken,
     I love that "high-crown" trap job blending into the half round levers....looks positively medieval to me, now thats nice.
rich
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Offline okiecountryboy

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2011, 07:11:44 pm »
Nice job Ken
Simple and sweet.

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Offline wvarcher

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2011, 08:48:33 pm »
Nice bow Ken. 
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2011, 09:02:13 pm »
Very well done. I like it. Beautiful tiller. Jawge
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2011, 09:16:31 pm »
Looks good Ken. Have to agree with Half-eye, the rounded back makes it look like a replica. Is the bulbous part of the grip used to make sure you place your hand in the same spot each time?  Tiller looks spot on. excellent bow.
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Offline Mechslasher

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2011, 09:18:06 pm »
sweet bow.  you must be in ga. or s.c. with those old first generation pines in the background.  usually don't see them anywhere else.
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Offline hammertime

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2011, 09:20:14 pm »
Sweet bow Ken I like the handle,simple,effective,Hickory is good stuff-Hammertime
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Offline half eye

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2011, 09:26:30 pm »
Hey fellas,
       Ya can call me crazy....but I looked at kens bow about a hundred times and dang if it dont look like the models of a true Holmegaard bow in the Danish Museum.....I know there's been talk about the difference between the Mollegabets and the Holmegaard's but here is the pics from the Danish Museum......what do you think Ken?
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2011, 01:16:25 am »
Did you trap the back or is it just a high crown stave? REALLY like the looks of it. Well done.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2011, 04:58:30 am »
Clean and simple. Nothing like makin' some shavings to make you feel better.
Del
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Re: Not for BOM
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2011, 06:50:16 am »
I wish I could turn out something like that when I'm feeling tip-top, never mind under the weather...  Beautiful functionally simple bow!

Half Eye - I do see similarities between the two bows.  Thanks for posting the pic's up.
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