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Offline Zion

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Light Hawthorn Bow
« on: May 05, 2013, 05:39:15 pm »
Sometimes a piece of wood won't give you the weight you want, which was the case in this bow so i had to make it lighter (O no!)  ::) it is around 55# @ 24," but it still shoots great. My smoothest bow besides the maple flatbow i made. I'm guessing it's around 58" ntn, i didn't spend too much time measuring the stats of this one tho lol. Only finish I did was to burnish it, and i'll keep doing that as i shoot it.




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Offline Zion

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 05:40:53 pm »
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2013, 06:23:22 pm »
Good tiller on that one. I think now i see why you can pull those high weights, your shoulders are really working there.  Your frame looks too small at first but i guess not right?  ;) ;D
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Offline Zion

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2013, 09:18:19 pm »
Thanks Muffin, well the thing that most people don't understand about 'BIG GUYS' is that most of their BIGNESS is from high fat percentage. So, say if i had 8-10% more fat, i would look bigger but still hold the same amount of strength. For example, my school has a workout room and i go in there every once a while. There's this highschooler i work out with who is 180 lb, but i bench more than him and match him in everything else. Weight has little to do with strength! 
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2013, 09:31:31 pm »
Zion,
           Another nice looking stick dude.
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Offline killir duck

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2013, 10:32:00 pm »
good job. your work has definitely improved since the first few bows you posted on here, tiller looks better and it has taken much less set then your earlier bows.
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Offline rps3

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2013, 10:38:31 pm »
I think you know how to make a bow.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2013, 11:30:39 pm »
Another good shooter, I would like to tiller a piece of wood like that Zion    8)
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Offline Zion

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2013, 12:02:23 am »
Thanks guys, well im glad it looks like i've gotten better  ;D After so many bows ya figure out what works best haha.
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2013, 12:10:27 am »
Very nice bow young man, keep it up.

P.s. put a shirt on! What would you mother say!?  :P 8)
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2013, 12:15:10 am »
Like it! How did you dry it? seal all round?
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Offline PrimitiveTim

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2013, 12:18:58 am »
There's something growing out of your shoulder!!!  Hahha, nice bow!


Quote from: Bryce (Pinecone) on May 06, 2013, 12:10:27 am
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2013, 04:16:45 am »
Great looking bow, that would be just my favourite drawweight! Probably suits my fat percentage...  ;D
I like the dots o the fades.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2013, 08:04:00 am »
You keep puttin out the nice work man! Good job Z
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Light Hawthorn Bow
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2013, 08:13:38 am »
Nice bow. You really did a good job bringing out the bow that was lurking  inside the tree.
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