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Offline soy

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2011, 10:48:24 pm »
Looking good, can't wait to see the finish on it  ;)
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Offline nyarrow

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2011, 11:34:58 pm »
Sweet looking recurve. Looking forward to see the finished product.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2011, 02:04:56 am »
Cool!  Nice bow! Good job!
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2011, 10:49:40 am »
Beautiful bow.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2011, 11:33:39 am »
Very well done that is sweet all the way around,can't wait to see it all dolled
up. :)
   Pappy
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2011, 11:54:10 am »
Beautiful work! Jawge
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Offline dbb

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #21 on: October 17, 2011, 07:52:45 pm »
Sweet looking bow,hope to see her "dressed to kill" soon ;)

/Mikael
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mikekeswick

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2011, 05:22:00 am »
Thanks for all the kind remarks fellas! I quite like this one as well!
The staves was 63 inch and the finished bow is 62 inch ntn. The recurves were around 1/2 inch thick when I bent them and i've reduced the thickness now so they are a fraction thicker than the thinnest part of the working limb. I bent them by steaming for 40 mins then bending around a form, the form has a stainless steel strap around the outside.
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2011, 11:37:07 am »
Wow. Beautiful bow you made. Thanks for sharing.
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Offline Bitterguy

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #24 on: October 18, 2011, 01:09:36 pm »
Looks amazing. I'm a huge fan of recurves and this is just amazing
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Offline nathan elliot

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2011, 01:26:58 pm »
Yep this one has the "I want that bow!" factor! Hows the finishing going?
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2011, 01:54:43 pm »
Sweet Curve :)

Great looking bow!!
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Offline Hawkeye1974

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #27 on: October 18, 2011, 02:22:50 pm »
I would kill for a bow like that!  Beautiful bow is a understatement, any plans to paint it?
I love recurve bows.
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mikekeswick

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #28 on: October 18, 2011, 02:38:06 pm »
Thanks guys. The finish is coming along nicely, i've stained it a little and the oil is drying now...The oil is some stuff I found called 'antique oil'. No idea how it's going to end up but so far so good. You're meant to 'apply liberally, leave for an hour then buff off'.
Pics coming!
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Black locust recurve
« Reply #29 on: October 19, 2011, 12:26:29 am »
That bow just looks FAST.  Excellent job, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product!     Josh
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