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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Sinew Backed Yew Recurve
« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2012, 12:08:55 am »
Incredible bow Gordon, stunning in every detail.
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Offline missilemaster

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« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2012, 12:17:39 am »
Excellent craftsmanship all round. Your photos are always top notch as well. Do you have any plans on doing an in depth tutorial on building a strunk style handle wrap? I tried my hand at it, but I'm just not sure where the lacing should start and end. You have 'em down to an art! Again, museum quality work!

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Offline Josh

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Re: Sinew Backed Yew Recurve
« Reply #17 on: April 29, 2012, 01:07:43 am »
wow that turned out very nice Gordon! :) Kinda embarrassed to post mine now.   :'( -josh
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Offline vinemaplebows

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« Reply #18 on: April 29, 2012, 01:35:50 am »
Turned out very nice Gordon! :)
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Offline dwardo

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« Reply #19 on: April 29, 2012, 05:03:23 am »
Inspirational and beautiful.
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Offline nathan elliot

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« Reply #20 on: April 29, 2012, 06:20:08 am »
Simply a work of art!

Offline danny f

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« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2012, 06:37:01 am »
thats an absolute beauty well done. :)

Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Sinew Backed Yew Recurve
« Reply #22 on: April 29, 2012, 10:18:21 am »
excellent job Gordon.  really beautiful work of art, as are your other bows. congrats an another fine one
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Sinew Backed Yew Recurve
« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2012, 10:28:55 am »
Once again, Mr. Gordon....top notch! Even your photo presentation is artistic! I really loved the build a long. For those viewers who don't, or haven't taken and posted many photos and added commentary, it is a very time consuming process. We sure hope you and the others, here at PA, that take that extra time, know how much we all appreciate it.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Sinew Backed Yew Recurve
« Reply #24 on: April 29, 2012, 10:55:03 am »
Beautiful! Outstanding work. Jawge
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Offline Gordon

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« Reply #25 on: April 29, 2012, 10:56:12 am »
Wow, so many really nice comments here. Thank you all so much!
Gordon

Offline Shaun

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Re: Sinew Backed Yew Recurve
« Reply #26 on: April 29, 2012, 11:50:32 am »
Gordon, another work of art. Your tiller is always perfection - I just stare at the full draw picture.

Sorry to hear it was broken by the new owner. My experience is that osage will take a set if overdrawn, but yew will break. What part gave way when it broke? I save broken bows for learning what the potential weak areas, flaws or design can teach me.

Offline Gordon

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Re: Sinew Backed Yew Recurve
« Reply #27 on: April 29, 2012, 12:01:48 pm »
Thank you Shaun.

To be clear, the bow that I built is not broken. In fact I was shooting it this morning and am quite pleased with its performance. It was the bow that inspired my bow that was broken. That bow appeared to have fractured at the belly.
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: Sinew Backed Yew Recurve
« Reply #28 on: April 29, 2012, 12:02:38 pm »
gordon-that bow leaves me speechless

thank you ever so much for a truly outstanding work of art and a great tutorial!
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Offline Shaun

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Re: Sinew Backed Yew Recurve
« Reply #29 on: April 29, 2012, 12:25:26 pm »
So glad this is not the broken bow! Again, a wonderful bow and thanks so much for the real time build along and great photos.