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HatchA

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #30 on: May 04, 2011, 04:25:25 pm »
That's alovely bow!  I just love the teaser pic that shows the spec's...

Date, weight, draw...


and the great big thumb covering the "for" name ;D

Whoever it is is gonna love it!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #31 on: May 04, 2011, 11:14:58 pm »
Uh, not to complain, Darcy...but your thumb was covering my name in that one photo.  Not that it matters, just wanted to make sure it was spelled right. 

 >:D

Nice bow, nice color scheme, sweet handle with the light cord wraps. 
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Offline DEllis

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #32 on: May 05, 2011, 02:43:13 am »
Thanks fellas.........going in the mail tomorrow ;) ;D
Darcy
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #33 on: May 05, 2011, 04:45:56 am »
I love painted bows!
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Offline hammertime

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #34 on: May 05, 2011, 10:18:01 am »
Really sweet looking bow Darcy,like the design and color schemes,somebody gonna be happy with that one.Hammertime
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Offline ken75

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #35 on: May 05, 2011, 11:18:40 am »
sweet bow Dacy ... i like hickory  ;D
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Offline Gaur

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #36 on: May 05, 2011, 12:16:31 pm »
Great looking bow and you dressed her up nicely too. 
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Offline DEllis

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #37 on: May 06, 2011, 01:24:09 am »
Thanks guys.
Ken, I have not used a lot of hickory before.......but I like it too ;D
Darcy :)
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Offline degoins

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #38 on: May 06, 2011, 05:01:29 pm »
Great looking bow!! Are the limbs pretty much the same thickness from the end of the fades to tips or do they taper. I'm about to build my first from a red oak board that is about 1 3/4" wide and really like the way you did yours.

Thanks,

David
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Offline DEllis

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #39 on: May 08, 2011, 04:44:38 am »
Quote from: degoins on May 06, 2011, 05:01:29 pm
Great looking bow!! Are the limbs pretty much the same thickness from the end of the fades to tips or do they taper. I'm about to build my first from a red oak board that is about 1 3/4" wide and really like the way you did yours.

Thanks,

David
Thanks David, and welcome to the forum. :)
The limbs taper from the handle to approximately 8 inches(bow is gone so I can't measure it) from the tips where they begin to taper thicker again. Also it narrows a bit at the handle and works there a tiny bit. Anytime your front view profile is fairly parallel you need to taper toward the tips. Only a pyramid shaped limb can be one even thickness from fade to tips and still let all(or most) of the wood do it's fair share of work, as a rule.
Darcy :)
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Offline dbb

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #40 on: May 08, 2011, 06:42:34 am »
Nice bow there DEllis! I like the colorscheme.
Everybody talks so well about hickory,i think i need to order some and try.

/Mikael
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Offline degoins

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Re: working hard on my trade bow
« Reply #41 on: May 09, 2011, 09:57:34 am »
Thanks Darcy. I thought it looked like it tapered, but I cant trust my eyes anymore.
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