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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2011, 11:32:18 pm »
Wish my first bow came out that nice, good work.
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Offline wildkatt

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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2011, 11:33:03 pm »
Some pics of grip
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2011, 11:56:37 pm »
It looks like you do have a continuous growth ring down the back. It just forms the hump on the back.  8)
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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2011, 12:08:50 am »
Yep, it was a weird piece of Osage for my first but i if it worked i could defiantly make more lol
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #19 on: February 03, 2011, 06:39:36 am »
Nice first bow,looks like a little hinge right out of the fad on the top limb ,other than that looks great. One thing to remember is never pull the bow over the weight you intend on the bow to be,you said it was 80lbs and you was working it down,if you do that will cause you to have more set after it is finished.Nice job,my first looked nothing like that,in fact my first several never made it to full draw. :) :)
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Offline GregB

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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2011, 09:10:55 am »
I agree with Pappy...will lose strength pulling the bow beyond what you want the final weight to be. Need to ease into the desired draw-weight and draw-length using the tillering tree. That top limb does look like it's bending too much just out of the fades. With the weight you said you had, you could still remove material leaving that spot alone and even the limbs out better while still having a decent finished weight. Just a suggestion...
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Offline wildkatt

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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #21 on: February 03, 2011, 12:55:27 pm »
Started another one last night.May have to Sinew back it.This should be interesting, Will post pics later



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Offline Josh

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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2011, 12:32:20 pm »
Very nice first bow!  ...welcome to the addiction.  ;D Bookmarked for February Self BOM contest as well!  :)
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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2011, 01:39:16 pm »
Didnt expect that im just happy that it shoots lol


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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #24 on: February 21, 2011, 01:47:14 pm »
impressive on your first bow to navigate along that ring at the handle. good job man!
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Offline wildkatt

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Re: Very first Bow
« Reply #25 on: February 25, 2011, 01:02:33 pm »
Took a little while. The whole time i was thinking it was going to go BOOM at the handle.Lots of knots and all in one place,Mostly LOL


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