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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #45 on: February 03, 2013, 05:08:17 pm »
Here she is all sinewed. I plan to add rawhide in a week. I will use hide glue for that as well.
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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #46 on: February 03, 2013, 05:12:16 pm »
Looks like she's already to ship off to me,and you can put that 20 dollar bill in with it too ;)
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Offline bowhntineverythingnh03743

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #47 on: February 03, 2013, 05:17:15 pm »
Man you guys make bow building easy... Like it so far Chris!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #48 on: February 03, 2013, 05:25:29 pm »
I've never seen twenty dollars worth of reflex before  :o
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Offline RyanY

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #49 on: February 03, 2013, 05:34:47 pm »
Thats looking really good man. Can't wait to see it finished.
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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #50 on: February 03, 2013, 06:31:09 pm »
lookin' good pearlie, that's more reflex than I got, or wanted on mine, Bub
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #51 on: February 03, 2013, 07:19:13 pm »
Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool! 
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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #52 on: February 03, 2013, 08:51:37 pm »
did you add extra length to the bow when you reversed strung it for the sinew?i am going to start one soon.i saw somewhere they added four extra inches to be cut off later.is this the method you used?looking great btw.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #53 on: February 03, 2013, 11:24:32 pm »
Nope. Its going to stay at its current length Steve.
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Offline DGF

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #54 on: February 04, 2013, 03:33:32 pm »
Chris,
Beginners question here- What is the reason for both sinew and rawhide backing?

It's looking good!
-Dan
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #55 on: February 04, 2013, 03:50:10 pm »
Dan i skin or rawhide all sinewed bows to protect the glue. In this case i want to paint the back and will need a "canvas" to do so.
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Offline The Gopher

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #56 on: February 04, 2013, 03:55:09 pm »
short bows always intrigue me, someday i'll build one, until then i'll be watching.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #57 on: February 09, 2013, 05:37:07 pm »
I chose to fore go the rawhide. Im going to skin this bow rather. Its 46" ntn and tillered out to 26". But it feels good at 25", which is a tad over 40#. Its a rippin little turd. It never make a sound the whole time I tillered it. No glue cracking and no frets. Its a sound little bow and really does shoot hard enough to kill a deer at 25". I left the tips plain and just shaped them and narrowed them some. I will post pics when I get the finish work all done.
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Offline Gaur

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #58 on: February 09, 2013, 06:08:10 pm »
looking good.  where are the pictures of you shooting it though??  I need to try one of these myself sometime soon.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: New ground for me
« Reply #59 on: February 09, 2013, 06:09:44 pm »
Randy I need to get her finished off now. I will put up some finish pics in a week or so. Gotta corral some skins for it and attach my horse hair tassle.
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