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Offline Dictionary

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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2012, 09:35:54 pm »
Beautiful bow druid as always.

Do you usually do a rounded or flat belly on your longbows?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2012, 09:40:44 pm »
Another very nice bow.  How is your bandsaw project coming?  Did you find a motor for it?
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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2012, 09:44:03 pm »
Great tiller on that one! Now I get it. Just move to a climate where I get snowed in, and will have plenty of time for bow building. LOL!!
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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2012, 02:31:24 am »
Another great bow there. Thanks for posting those pics of your of your shop. Cool looking shop amigo:)

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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2012, 02:37:23 am »
 8)  as usual!   Josh
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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2012, 04:48:40 am »
Thank you friends very much! I am glad you like this bow and our cabin. Cabin was made for bowmaking purpose, almost all details fits to bowmaking. Under the roof is some wood drying, also under this one, small roof. In open part I do most of my works, some of them inside. Behind my backs, on pics, is test field where we test our bows and further is forest.
I usually do not do oval bellyis but this one is exception, I wanted to see how it will keep reflex.
I think I found motor for bandsaw, waiting for man to bring it, about 2 hp. We will see would it work, I hope so.
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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2012, 05:01:35 am »
Bloody Awesome Druid!

Love the Bow!
And the Snow.

-gus
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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #22 on: February 18, 2012, 05:32:12 am »
Great work as always... you look a bit shorter than usual ::).
That's real snow, we got a few inches which lasted a week in the UK.
Just had another look... that tiller is gorgeous, so elegant.
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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #23 on: February 18, 2012, 06:19:52 am »
Looks fantastic man!  I'm working on a 70'' Elm myself now. 
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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #24 on: February 18, 2012, 11:07:28 am »
I love your bow and I love that snow. As always your bows make me smile!  :)
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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #25 on: February 18, 2012, 01:13:32 pm »
That is a fine looking bow. Like your shop. What are your roof shingles made of ?  '  Frank
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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #26 on: February 18, 2012, 01:20:25 pm »
Quote from: druid on February 17, 2012, 07:25:13 pm
Thank you drums..it is hard to be warm when our rivers are frozen to the bottom, long time ago we hadn't so cold winter.  :o Last few days are warmer but week before was deadly for few dosen people in my area.
Dazv, I am still newbie, I am making bows about 4 years, maybe few months more, I think, but I was very unskillfull in the begining, a lot of broken bows before first one survived. :-[
only 4 years. Druid have you ever thought of doing a build along??? I would love to see what you see when you tiller your bows.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #27 on: February 18, 2012, 01:35:57 pm »
Nice bow Druid. I have yet to work with Elm but I bet its a good shooter. Little long for blind hunting but its a nice looking bow. Keep em coming.   Danny
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #28 on: February 18, 2012, 02:17:46 pm »
I'm still wanting a build a long for a cabin like yours.
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Offline dwardo

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Re: 70# 30" elm longbow
« Reply #29 on: February 18, 2012, 02:37:06 pm »
I could spot your bows in a line up no problem. Lovely job as usual :)
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