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Offline bubby

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new bopper
« on: January 19, 2012, 09:08:34 pm »
my son took a littlepiece of yew and turned a handlefor the new bopper i wanted to build, i think it turned out pretty nice, Bub
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Offline bowtarist

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2012, 10:04:38 pm »
Nice lookin bopper you got there Bubby.  ;) dpgratz
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Offline YosemiteBen

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2012, 10:34:44 pm »
Very nice - did you weight the tip or are you going to rely on brute force!

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2012, 11:38:56 pm »
The tip doesn't really need weighted if the platforms are set up good. That is pretty.
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Re: new bopper
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2012, 03:06:59 am »
Wow, that is nice.
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Offline bubby

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2012, 07:05:26 am »
thank's everyone, Ben i filled it to the shoulder of the radius with hard lead, Bub
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Offline TRACY

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2012, 08:06:52 am »
Very cool and unique.

How does it feel in the hand?

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Offline bubby

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2012, 05:57:00 pm »
tracy it feels really good in the hand, to bad i still suck at percussion :laugh:, actually i took some tv glass and got a decent preform outta it, Bub
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Offline Gus

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2012, 02:02:14 am »
Wow Sir!

That is Purty!

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2012, 09:50:49 am »
That'd be waay to pretty to hit any of my rocks with :D. Nice lookin bopper!
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Offline StevenT

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2012, 11:42:19 am »
I agree with everyone else.... awesome looking booper. Only way to improve the looks is to rough up the cap on some rocks.  :)

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2012, 04:15:38 pm »
Very nice looking bopper!

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Re: new bopper
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2012, 06:39:33 pm »
 A little trick I learned to keep the head from coming off is to drive a copper nail down into the end while the glue is still wet.
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