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mikekeswick

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Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« on: April 02, 2013, 03:54:00 am »
The other day I decided I wanted a new bow for 3d competitions this year. Now i'd pretty much always used a sinew backed osage recurve but the only problem with it was the draw-weight was a little high for dead-eye target shooting all day long. This bow is 48 @ 26 and so much better suited to prolonged target shooting. It's based losely on the holmguaard design.
A few specs - 48lbs @ 26 , small leaved elm stave, 67 inch nock to nock, 1 7/8ths wide out of the fades with a pyramid taper to 3/4 inch wide 12 inches from the nocks then tyapering into 1/4 wide tips. Bocote overlays, horn arrowpass, stitched leather handle.
Anyway here she is.  :)





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Offline nathan elliot

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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2013, 04:26:21 am »
Nice! Love the simple lines. What 3d shoots are you going for this year? If your up near Parton for the shoot give us a shout!
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mikekeswick

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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2013, 04:38:58 am »
Ah for the Scottish nationals? Yes i'll be there -will you? If so we should meet up and have a few beers.
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Offline nathan elliot

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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2013, 06:36:25 am »
Yeah I will be there, not sure about competing yet, it's just down the road from me so you should defiantly swing by for a few beers and a show and tell, got loads of home brew bubling away :o Was only saying to Dwardo the other day we should all get together and have a natter about bows n stuff.
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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2013, 06:58:04 am »
Good looking bow,should be a sweet shooter. :)
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2013, 09:14:19 am »
Good job on that one, Mike!
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Offline okie64

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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2013, 09:19:00 am »
Good lookin elm stick! It does look like a smooth shooter.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2013, 10:55:25 am »
Nice thingy Mike!!!!

Good luck at the shoots  ;)
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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2013, 01:34:30 pm »
Looks like a great bow! I love the look of the grain on elm. Did you heattreat it?
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2013, 02:43:14 pm »
Wow Mike, very nice. I'm a big fan of all your bows.

Its interesting how much the side profile of this bow mimics the Hjarnø bow recently discovered from Denmark.  Good stuff.

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Offline rps3

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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2013, 03:25:01 pm »
Thats nice. I bet I could shoot that bow at 28" and it would be just perfect.
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: Elm homguaard/molly type thingy
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2013, 07:03:44 pm »
Good job, Mike!  8) I like all of your bows; they are always extremely well proportioned and this one is no exception.
It's a pity your photography has a bit lower standards than your bows. It seems you only have a dark, forsaken den to take pics in   ::)
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