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Offline OldBow

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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2007, 12:44:31 pm »
You nailed the tiller on this one.  Welcome to this site.  Got your fine BL bow bookmarked for July Self Bow of the Month if thats okay with you.
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2007, 02:16:56 pm »
Hey many thanks Jbell, snedeker, and OldBow!

OldBow, wow that would be an honor, thanks.

I forgot to mention that the bow is 1 3/4 inch wide to midlimb and tapers to nocks just a little under 1/2 inch. It started out with just under an inch of reflex and ended up just about straight, maybe just a slight reflex, after tillering to my 26 inch draw and shooting it in. Also the handle is wrapped with hemp twine.

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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2007, 01:05:54 pm »
I got to see this bow in person this weekend, and pics don't do it justice. Alan did a fine job on this one.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2007, 09:43:19 pm »
Wow! That is a great tiller. Jawge
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2007, 12:46:06 am »
I got to see it too. Alan came by the camp-o-rama Sunday morning for a few hours. It was great to meet you Alan. Looking forward to more of your work. You make a pretty nice stone pointed hardwood shoot arrow too. ;)     Pat
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2007, 08:27:08 am »
Thanks a bunch guys, means alot coming from you fellows! Glad I was able to come by and it was great to meet you Pat and Hillbilly and all the other guys that I met.

Alan
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Offline backgardenbowyer

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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #21 on: August 02, 2007, 07:57:04 pm »
That's a lovely bow out of an interesting piece of wood - great character. Hope it shoots as good as it looks!
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #22 on: August 03, 2007, 03:02:47 pm »
Thanks backgardenboyer!  It's a great shooter, the best I've made so far, although I've not made all that many.  :)

Alan
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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #23 on: August 03, 2007, 03:32:48 pm »
I really like that Alan.  I just cut my first locust tree a couple weeks ago.  Looking forward to working it.  Very nice bow.  The tiller looks classy.

            J. D.

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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2007, 03:47:42 pm »
Hey thanks a bunch J.D. I think you'll really like working locust, it's a great bow wood.

Alan
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Re: Locust Bow
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2007, 05:10:34 pm »
I must have missed this sometime ago. really nice simple bow. excellent tiller as well.
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