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mikekeswick

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A bit of fun
« on: January 10, 2012, 04:03:25 pm »




Here's a bow i'm making for a man over on paleoplanet. Thought you guys might like a look.
It's around 30lb @ 14. I haven't had a chance to chronograph it yet but i'll let you know what it does.
It's water buffalo horn, twin laminated maple core and 3 layers of sinew.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2012, 04:19:56 pm »
haha that's awesome..... 30 lbs?? wow! Great job.

Jon
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2012, 04:21:58 pm »
The first picture made me think it was full sized, and I saw the next picture, and I was like "man that guy is huge....  ..er... wait a minute?" Awesome bow!
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Offline Dazv

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2012, 04:59:13 pm »
man that thing is awesome.
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2012, 05:00:59 pm »
A man after my heart.  Way cool!
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Offline John D

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2012, 05:13:14 pm »
That would be a fantastic way to blow off steam in my cubicle.  Office archery?   ??? 
Maybe not at 30 lbs  ;D

Nicely done!

John
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2012, 05:18:07 pm »
That is sweet!  A miniature horn bow, wow.  That little thing took a lot of work to make I'm sure.

  My boss has been wanting me to make him a small bow to keep in his office. 
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2012, 05:51:12 pm »
Thats pretty cool!

Josh
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Offline druid

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2012, 05:54:03 pm »
Great poundage for that little bow- why do not make that thing  but much larger?  ;) :)
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Offline dbb

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2012, 07:05:31 pm »
That bow is just sooo cool!
Just make sure you have it very visible or you could be taken in for carrying a cosealed weapon :o

/Mikael
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Offline Gaur

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2012, 07:40:34 pm »
Cool bow mike.  You could use that in drive by shootings or hide it in your trench coat  ;D
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Offline gmc

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2012, 07:44:28 pm »
That looks real nice.

I'd like to make a full size one of those some day.
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mikekeswick

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2012, 08:06:17 pm »
Cheers guys. Just measured the weight and it's 42lbs @ 14....no wonder it is a bit of a strain to draw it ::)
I've got a few full sized versions in the works at the moment, 2 Turkish bows like this one and a Magyar bow as well.
When I made the core of this bow I used two thin lams so it was easier to bend into the correct shape. I might experiment a little more with this idea.
I shot a few arrows and it really spits them out, it might be fun to make some flight arrows and see what it can do. The last one I made was good for 200+yds. The beauty of the arrows only being 14 inch long you can go mad with barrelling and not lose too much stiffness. I've got some pitch pine shafts which are really stiff for their diameter which should work well.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2012, 08:10:27 pm »
Wow Right on. Someone finely made a bow for my draw length! :o All kidding aside, Very cool bow
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Offline Will H

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Re: A bit of fun
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2012, 09:52:29 pm »
Thats a cool little bow! good job!
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