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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #195 on: April 01, 2011, 03:33:38 am »
Quote from: Pat B on April 01, 2011, 02:55:33 am
Very nice bows Dvs. You've been busy!
  I can sympathise with a bad back. I was down for 3 months last winter with back and sciatic nerve problems. My worst eppisode in 20 years!  :'(
  I did a littlemore on my trade bow yesterday. Still not shaped yet, though. Need more rainy days!  ;)
if you can substitute snow for rain, come up here to work ;D
i cant believe it, snowing the 1st day of april :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(, now how will the fish warm up :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #196 on: April 01, 2011, 05:52:37 am »
Got my trade bow floor tillered tonight just got home wish I had more than one day a week to work on it :( definately some character in this wood should be interesting to see how it goes. Worked a little on my back up bow as well ;D
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Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

Offline Mangeur de lard

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #197 on: April 01, 2011, 01:00:16 pm »
I hear ya Fishfinder, I woke up to a little white blanket this morning... I think we're the april fools....

Oh yeah, talking about april fools, busted my trade bow 10 minutes ago. it was a pyramid ash flatbow, 68'' long. Had pulled it 30 or so times to 26 inches (intended draw length). all of a sudden WHAM, shredded to bits. Tension failure on the back. No hinges or anything. It one of them weaker ashes (red ash) and it wasnt that dense. Oh well... It was my last dry stave though :'(! I'll have to go and cut some wood soon I think.

Cheers and good luck to all you wood benders!
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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #198 on: April 01, 2011, 03:16:01 pm »
got my trade bow started over the weekend...and I used "started" loosely
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #199 on: April 01, 2011, 08:07:33 pm »
Quote from: Grunt on March 07, 2011, 09:59:54 pm
Which one? both are sapling BL bent with dry heat. They fit the weight and length of the person I am building for.



dudes!!!
well, ya recall grunt posting this pic and asking which one? somehow i missed that post...
maybe its a good thing-for me!
today i received a big ole long heavy tube in the mail
and what do you think it was?
a bow? you thinks
well, yeah, but not just one bow, TWO bows!
grunt drew my name and since he couldnt decide which one-he sent me both of those bl bows.
they are super sweet, really lovely.  the pix he posted really dont do either of em justice.
draw great. now to get some arrows thru em this weekend!! i can hardly wait
sorry no camera until next week. will get some more pix posted then.

grunt THANK YOU!!! i am thrilled!

now i feel sorta guilty, have only had the time/opportunity to work on my trade bow a bit
its osage orange, nice thick rings, got the back ring chased, but thats it so far...
have two other bows i gotta get finished
then i can got at it in full earnest

thanks again
what a great day!
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #200 on: April 01, 2011, 08:15:54 pm »
Didnt he tell you? You are suppose to pick your favorite one and ship the other to me ;D Thats sweet man you must be stoked! Now im going to have to go find that thread and check them out, look forward to seeing your pics of the bows.

Josh
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #201 on: April 01, 2011, 08:30:52 pm »
josh-let me get em shot in for a few years and then we can talk about it...
reckon the day will come when i get old enough i cant pull a 45# bow anymore...
pix are on page 9 towards bottom.

thanks again grunt!
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #202 on: April 01, 2011, 08:36:32 pm »
Cool just found em congrats on your bows!

Josh
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my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

Offline sailordad

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #203 on: April 02, 2011, 09:32:38 pm »
well i got my trade bow in the mail today
its from widlman
its hickory/hickory with rawhide backing and grip,and cherry tip thingies along with 3 arrows
its supposed to be 42# @ 28"
cant say that i truly know what it pulls
but i can say i am disappointed as i will never be able to shoot it as is
one of the tips was busted off right at the string groove(just my luck)
right out of the box it was like this,and no physical damage on the box
i still do appreciate the gesture though

heres a pic of the bow(unbraced of course)
and one of the tip





thanks for looking
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #204 on: April 02, 2011, 10:47:56 pm »
Oh god man that looked to be an AWESOME bow, thats the kinda thing that makes me wary of mailing bows!!! How the heck does that happen!?! I remember seeing a beautiful elm warbow with 3" or so reflex that mark sent to someone just to have it break in the mail! What the hell is wrong with the postal service. You know he was just waiting and thinking about how happy you would be to see such a beautiful decorated little static recurve.
« Last Edit: April 02, 2011, 10:52:45 pm by toomanyknots »
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline sailordad

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #205 on: April 02, 2011, 10:52:54 pm »
no i dont think it wasthe USPS that caused this
as like i stated,there was no physical damage to the container  :-\  ???
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #206 on: April 03, 2011, 01:56:34 am »
That is weird was it able to slide to and fro in the box? I thought it was strung in the pic for a sec ??? cant say I have seen a bow with this design deflexed so much, or am i missing something? Maybe he will weigh in and shed some light on the situation. Sailor can you tell us a little more in detail how it was packed in the box? any news paper, bubble wrap? was the grain on the tips runnung with the break? Sorry about that

Josh
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my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

Offline Pat B

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #207 on: April 04, 2011, 01:48:56 am »
Tim, PM sent!
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Offline John K

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #208 on: April 04, 2011, 08:45:24 pm »
Sorry to see this Tim ! Was this an April fools joke ?

Please let us know what happens .
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Let the games begin. Bow Trade!
« Reply #209 on: April 04, 2011, 08:50:12 pm »
Quote from: John K on April 04, 2011, 08:45:24 pm
Sorry to see this Tim ! Was this an April fools joke ?

Please let us know what happens .

not a joke on my part

if it was a joke,then the joke was on me  :(
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