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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #90 on: January 23, 2012, 04:49:51 pm »
Very nice Pat I like the leather tip over lays I may have to try that, is it just thin saddle leather?  Looking great love the braced and unbraced profile!

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my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #91 on: January 23, 2012, 05:20:48 pm »
And I'm Irish, Pearlie!  ::)
Thanks DAZV and Bevan.
  Josh, the leather is oak (vegatable) tanned shoe leather, about 1/4" thick. You can do the same with thinner leather just add two pieces. Veg tanned works best for me.
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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #92 on: January 23, 2012, 05:23:47 pm »
K thanks pat


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Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #93 on: January 26, 2012, 01:21:30 pm »
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Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #94 on: January 26, 2012, 01:25:11 pm »
I'm hoping to do a little more on this bow today. I want to reduce the tips a bit to try to reduce the little hand shock it has. Then I have to get my wife's help to do the cave drawings.  ::)
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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #95 on: January 26, 2012, 02:14:20 pm »
Pat I brought it back up for the person asking what to do with a 2 1/2" sapling. 
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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #96 on: January 26, 2012, 02:29:21 pm »
This is definately one option.  ;)
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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #97 on: January 26, 2012, 03:17:38 pm »
That bow looks great. I've never seen leather tip overlays before, very cool. They look like they polished up really nice.
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #98 on: January 26, 2012, 03:22:38 pm »
Good work man!  ;)
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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #99 on: January 26, 2012, 03:41:38 pm »
She sure is pretty! Nice job. Jawge
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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #100 on: January 26, 2012, 05:32:01 pm »
Thanks guys. I reshaped the tips to reduce some of their physical weight...




...and have her tillered out to 28" and just over the desired draw weight. Here is the last pic I took of her just a few minutes ago...
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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #101 on: January 26, 2012, 05:55:42 pm »
That looks great pat!

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my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

Josh Vance  Netarts OR. (Tillamook)

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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #102 on: January 26, 2012, 07:27:37 pm »
Is one of the drawings going to have a long bushy beard? :laugh:
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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #103 on: January 26, 2012, 07:37:41 pm »
I leave that up to the artist...my wife.  ;)
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Re: Pole Bow (winter project #1)
« Reply #104 on: January 26, 2012, 07:40:32 pm »
This is the last one she did...




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