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Offline Stiks-N-Strings

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #525 on: February 24, 2012, 06:16:33 am »
Looking good folks! Some sweet bows being turned out for sure. Still gonna be a bit before I get a chance to work on mine. May take it to the classic and see about getting it finished up if I can keep from gabbing the whole time I'm there.
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #526 on: February 24, 2012, 10:45:51 am »
Some very nice craftsmanship displayed in this year's PA Bow Trade. 

Got *******'s almost complete.  Letting sinew dry a bit more then a set skins and dolling up a bit.  This is all too exciting!
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Offline footfootfoot

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #527 on: February 24, 2012, 10:35:17 pm »
I've been working on *****'s bow for a bit and here are some photos:



I spent some more time on it tonight but didn't have my camera with me. It's pretty much all shaped at this point and I'm going to check its MC tomorrow. I want it to dry a bit more before I start tillering.

It's complicated with the irregular back, but I think it looks cool as hell. I still have a wee bit more bark to remove.
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #528 on: February 24, 2012, 10:42:36 pm »
Ah American hornbeam......I have a stave of that I cut last year in April.  I need to make a bow out of it sometime......planning to try and cut some more of it this year.....if I find a fairly straight tree.
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #529 on: February 24, 2012, 10:43:21 pm »
Wow, what is that stuff...never seen anything like it?  (Vine maple?)  Keep the pics coming...
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #530 on: February 24, 2012, 11:13:00 pm »
like beetle said lee...its american hornbeam....aka musclewood, blue beech,and also called ironwood...ive made one bow from it....foot your making my wrists hurt seeing how your scraping off that bark with all those hills n valleys....been there done that. they sure do look cool when done tho...i got a few more trees marked to cut this spring
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #531 on: February 24, 2012, 11:18:03 pm »
Yep and cut them after leaves bud out so you can peel that bark off easy.  It is a bear to get off otherwise.
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Offline footfootfoot

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #532 on: February 25, 2012, 12:00:39 am »
Quote from: beetlebailey1977 on February 24, 2012, 11:18:03 pm
Yep and cut them after leaves bud out so you can peel that bark off easy.  It is a bear to get off otherwise.

What he said.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #533 on: February 25, 2012, 12:09:58 am »
footfootfoot that is going to make a wild looking bow...  I have to ask...  are you going to be able to keep all those undulations from under the bark in the bow? I've seen natural backs before but nothing like that!!! That stuff is crazy!!!
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Offline Mangeur de lard

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #534 on: February 25, 2012, 12:25:17 am »
good on ya scraping that bark Foot, last time I made a hornbeam bow I decrowned it to skip that part. Coming along pretty nice too!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #535 on: February 25, 2012, 12:26:54 am »
That picture with the bark on looks like there is a sinew backing under it. 
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #536 on: February 25, 2012, 12:30:35 am »
When did you cut this stave? With the cambium being that green I'd say you have a long time before it is ready tio tiller.  ???
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #537 on: February 25, 2012, 12:37:00 am »
Quote from: blackhawk on February 23, 2012, 08:31:27 pm
Quote from: Pat B on February 23, 2012, 08:26:57 pm
That's a beauty, Blackhawk. James builds a pretty good bow for an ugly guy.  ;)

hahaha...thats funny pat cus we just talked over the phone about razzing your ugly rear at the classic this year... :laugh:....cant wait for that ;)

You will have to laugh about his ugly rear because his (presumed) ugly front is covered in something to make a hen sasquatch hot-n-bothered!    >:D

I can't find it, but there was a picture of him here where I swear I could see a squirrel in his beard. 
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Offline doulosparachristos

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #538 on: February 25, 2012, 12:43:24 am »
i finally made some progress today! hope i get to bless someone with this soon( if i don't break this one too!). thanks for all your mentor-ship Jay!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #539 on: February 25, 2012, 12:46:19 am »
That floor tiller looks pretty fair, doulosparachristos. 
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