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Offline wvarcher

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2011, 09:14:56 am »
The full-draw pic looks really good!  I'm impressed with what some of you guys are doing with RedOak.
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Offline Parnell

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« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2011, 09:44:31 am »
Nice bow Josh!  I've had trouble trying to recurve board bows like that in the past and kinda gave up on it.  I think I've figured out a way to do it right now.  Working on a technique for my bow trade, we'll see.  Great job!
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Offline toomanyknots

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« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2011, 10:33:01 am »
It's always amazing when you see a recurved red oak board bow. Always seems like it would be impossible to bend wood like that without breaking, very very nice job on those recurves, amazing.
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 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2011, 11:38:33 am »
Nice recurve Josh! Your tiller looks spot-on. How did you induce the curves? Dry heat, steam?
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Offline Matt S.

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« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2011, 11:44:52 am »
Looks great! I'm working on my first recurved red oak board bow in between other projects right now, so it is very comforting to see someone else's success!
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Offline Josh

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! My first ever.
« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2011, 12:04:27 pm »
thanks guys!  I steamed the curves in using a big pot and aluminum foil.  I took some better pics today maybe you can actually see the bow in these, LOL.









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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! Better Pics Page 2
« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2011, 12:32:39 pm »
Looks even better in the light. ;) :) :) Beautiful bow,love the way the grain stand out.Tiller looks great also. :)
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! Better Pics Page 2
« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2011, 12:36:21 pm »
Very nice looking bow. Well done.

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! Better Pics Page 2
« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2011, 12:41:11 pm »
Thanks Pappy!  :)

Thanks Bevan!
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! Better Pics Page 2
« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2011, 01:22:06 pm »
excellent bow Josh. Great profile, great looking curves and the tiller is perfect. I've never worked oak but it looks great to work with. Congratulations
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« Reply #25 on: March 03, 2011, 01:24:33 pm »
you should think about entering your bow in the BOM contest
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! Better Pics Page 2
« Reply #26 on: March 03, 2011, 01:38:51 pm »
Thanks Keenan.  It doesn't even compare to some of your Yew beauties you produce...

Thanks wvarcher!  ...I'll think about it. ;)
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Finished! Better Pics Page 2
« Reply #27 on: March 03, 2011, 01:40:59 pm »
Oh just realized these full draws are a few inches short... Must've been an auto-timer miscalculation on my part... ;D
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« Reply #28 on: March 03, 2011, 02:04:32 pm »
Beautiful Josh. I have had only two experiences with Red oak. One blew up ( too dry? ) and the other was a lower weight womens bow that was ok. It just goes to show ya that in the hands of a patient and skilled bowyer it will make a meat maker.   Danny
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« Reply #29 on: March 03, 2011, 03:22:03 pm »
Looks alot better in the daylight Josh! She is a sweet heart. :-*
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