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Offline Kegan

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Penobscot
« on: August 07, 2007, 04:34:52 pm »
The main bow was a poor-casting experiment (recurving a D) so intead of putting sinew on it (having heard that sinew has trouble holding on recurves) and not being able to pike it without messing up the nice curves. And so I turned it into a Penobscot. It know it is not the most even looking thing, but the handle wrap holding the two botws together was a little farther down than than the toehr was high, effectively shortening the bttome limbs, giving it a horribly lopsided look :). But it is greatly inproved in performance. It draws about 60# at 26" and is 60" long. It shoots as hard as a 65# well built normal bow, this one however, being built a a hatchet and rasp and tillered using the shadow method, no vice and no fancy tools ;D. It is now my new method for increasing performance, it wasn't as hard as sinewing, and truly has its benefiets. I am gonna try to make a few more bows taht didn't turn out too well as these "quasi-Penobscot's".

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Offline david w.

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2007, 04:52:40 pm »
wow kegan thats cool :)
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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2007, 04:54:17 pm »
OK Kegan. You keep this up and we won't let you play anymore! ;)  Very nice Penobscot bow!    Pat
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Offline Kegan

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2007, 06:17:34 pm »
Thanks, I know it isn't the nicest looking thing, but I love how it shoots, especially compared to how it shot before hand. Slings an arrow right where you want it- hard. But I guess I'll settle down Pat... but some bows seemed to have gone into hiding since i discovered that tieing a little bow on the back makes it shoot better ;D
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Offline Dane

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2007, 07:06:08 pm »
Pretty cool bow, man. I bet you get even more strange looks at the range, eh? :) It looks like a fun shooter.

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2007, 07:49:06 pm »
    Great looking bow Kegan.What's that string made of ?,parachute cord?
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2007, 08:07:38 pm »
I hear you mullet. I was admiring this incredible bow. All of a sudden, parachute cord.  :P 

Good job Kegan. I have been planning a penobscot for a while.  Im glad you arent afraid to try different things.  Justin
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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2007, 08:41:48 pm »
Don't care if it's lopsided, I like it.
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Offline Jbell

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2007, 01:19:06 am »
Pretty sweet bow you got there Kegan. How much draw weight did the little bow add?
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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2007, 03:21:11 am »
very nice bow(s), kegan.  i like the way the main bow bends.
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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2007, 06:51:21 am »
That bow is so cool.   8)  Good save, and some advanced thinking.  ::)   I'm with JBell, how much weight did it add?

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2007, 07:05:29 am »
Cool looking bow Kegan and great save,I love it when folks takes one that don't preform to well and figure a way to make it better, and looks like you done it.Good job. :)
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Offline GregB

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2007, 08:32:33 am »

That's a really interesting creation you have there. I guess I havn't read enough primitive books, never saw that before. :)

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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2007, 08:38:38 am »
Nice job on that one Kegan. Looks like a fun bow to shoot.

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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Penobscot
« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2007, 08:54:10 am »
Awesome bow! Jawge
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