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Offline ken75

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Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« on: August 19, 2011, 02:58:44 pm »
havent built much for the heat and my schedule . i did finish this one today though ,Crepe Myrtle  60 inches on the grooves built from a 1 1/2 inch limb 1 1/8th at the fades to 3/8th tips . 52 lbs at 28 inches . stave had some natural deflex that i left in to keep it as natural as possible, and five knots on the back
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2011, 03:02:19 pm »
I like it.....hope I can do my Crepe Myrtle stave the same justice.
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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2011, 03:49:46 pm »
Ooooo....that's a dark beauty  ;)
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Offline bubby

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2011, 03:51:10 pm »
cool bow Ken, Bub
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Offline Primitive1

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2011, 04:22:25 pm »
Nice bow, I like it...Crepe Myrtle...who wudda thunk it?  Nice, and 52# isn't a shabby draw weight for the dimensions!
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Offline thomas h

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2011, 04:24:11 pm »
great bow ken you always turn out some fine work 8)
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Offline Gus

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2011, 05:24:40 pm »
Very Nice... Love the looks of this one.

Happy Shooting!

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Offline half eye

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2011, 07:02:51 pm »
very nice Ken,  Ya seem to get them braced and full draw profiles "perfect". the whole package is really slick.
rich
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2011, 07:34:05 pm »
Now that's neat Ken. I tried CM for arrows once,and they were as brittle as pretzels. How does it shoot,and how is performance? Good job. God Bless
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2011, 09:24:07 pm »
I've been watching for some CM ever since you posted about building one.  Surely somebody cuts one down sometimes??  It's everywhere, but I never see it cut. :(

Beautiful bow.

George
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Offline wvarcher

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2011, 09:28:44 pm »
 Great tiller, ken.  You handled the character in that wood really well.       
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2011, 01:39:33 am »
Nice bow Ken and a great circular full draw as usual!  8)  How does the crepe myrtle work?  A guy that used to be here on PA naned Thimo made heavy(90# to over 100#) bows with crepe myrtle.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2011, 01:52:09 am »
I was lucky enough to have Ken give me his "first" crepe myrtle bow.....wouldn't trade it for nothing. Only thing I know about the wood at all is the one I have is very light in mass, very fast in arrow delivery, and is real well mannered. Me and some of the guys on the site have kicked around different ideas on "good" bow woods and took to saying that "good wood wants to get back straight in a hurry".....my crepe myrtle bow definately falls into that category.
rich
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2011, 03:01:49 am »
Very cool Ken, looks like it would be good in a blind. nice full draw as well :)
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Offline hillbilly61

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Re: Crepe Myrtle stave bow
« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2011, 11:54:35 am »
Nice gift Rich. I'm drooling on the keyboard, hoping not to get electacuted :o

Ken...The looks of your artwork is perfect ;)
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