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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: A new bow for the Classic, hopefully
« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2012, 12:23:27 am »
I know the moment you saw the bullet lodged in the limb you were gonna take your best shot at it.  Maybe this one is named "Pat".  NO, not for Sasquatch Brennan!  For Pat Benetar...."Hit me with your best shot!"
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« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2012, 01:14:50 am »
Now there's a long shot ;)

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« Reply #17 on: April 18, 2012, 02:24:49 am »
The name Bullet has stuck with me ever since I cut it.  The tree this came from was growing next to a country road.  I guess it was a victim of a drive by.  Could have been from a poacher. 
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Re: A new bow for the Classic, hopefully
« Reply #18 on: April 18, 2012, 07:32:27 am »
Now you know it ant going to rain. ;) ;D ;D Very nice stave,I love them kind. :) :)
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: A new bow for the Classic, hopefully
« Reply #19 on: April 20, 2012, 06:26:21 pm »
I filed in some rough nocks and put the long string on it.  I pulled it to 40 lbs and was pretty pleased with the bend.



That whoop de doo out of the fade is making it look funny.  I did some serious scraping and shortened the tillering string to a tight zero brace height.  It still looks decent.  I have a lot more scraping and bending to go.  I hope to get it to a low brace height by this evening.

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Re: A new bow for the Classic, hopefully
« Reply #20 on: April 20, 2012, 06:31:11 pm »
You bout gotter woopd outlaw 8)
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« Reply #21 on: April 20, 2012, 11:23:52 pm »
I think I have it about tillered.  It ain't perfect, but I don't want to push it.  Turns out scraping is a good relief for stress and anger. 

It is at a nice brace height.



#45 at 25" which should make a nice target bow.  The limb on the right is a tad stiffer and will be the bottom limb when she's done.



I've uncovered some nice red in the grain.  It's on the tip of one limb and the fade area of the other limb.



It has a hairline crack on the handle that goes into the fade.  I filled it with superglue.  Tomorrow it will go back to the chiropracter for one more little adjustment.  Then its time to smooth the edges.
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Re: A new bow for the Classic, hopefully
« Reply #22 on: April 20, 2012, 11:29:39 pm »
Those blue squares have my eyes screwed up! It seems to look okay. the right limb just past the kiny fade 2-4" could bend a little more and give some relief to that kinky fade.
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #23 on: April 20, 2012, 11:34:06 pm »
Right past the kinky fade is another kink in the oposite direction.  Right out of the fade it goes up then back down then straightens out.  I'll try to get a better picture of it tomorrow.  And I like my blue squares.   ;D
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« Reply #24 on: April 20, 2012, 11:40:15 pm »
i agree with pearl,and i personally wood also loosen up the big hole area,you want it slightly stiff but not that stiff imho   i tillered a stave out thats exactly like that hole you have,and i got to slightly bend,it should take it. i have a pic of it somewhere but cant find i right now
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: A new bow for the Classic, hopefully
« Reply #25 on: April 21, 2012, 12:02:36 am »
OK, I'll say it. HOT DAMN!!  :o
I would have never gotten it to look this good.

PS: I like the blue squares myself. 8)
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« Reply #26 on: April 21, 2012, 12:05:06 am »
I'm nervous about it.  I might tinker with it a little bit after I straighten it up.



Thanks Bevan.  It took me a year to get the nerve up to start bending it.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: A new bow for the Classic, hopefully
« Reply #27 on: April 21, 2012, 12:09:22 am »
Not to jinks you or anything but are you going to skin it with anything?
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Re: A new bow for the Classic, hopefully
« Reply #28 on: April 21, 2012, 12:23:28 am »
I think I'll let the natural beauty of it show. 
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Re: A new bow for the Classic, hopefully
« Reply #29 on: April 21, 2012, 12:25:24 am »
Quote from: osage outlaw on April 21, 2012, 12:05:06 am
I'm nervous about it.  I might tinker with it a little bit after I straighten it up.



Thanks Bevan.  It took me a year to get the nerve up to start bending it.

Clint, that sounds like my approach on all my bows.    Looking good Clint, Bullet sounds like a great name however I did get a kick out of the Pat Benetar comment. Just something wrong when you have Pat Brenneman in mind and JW explains he was referring to Pat Benetar. Than the picture of Pat Brenneman belting out "Hit me with your best shot"    :o   Still trying to erase that image ::)
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