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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: tri-lam warbow
« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2013, 09:57:12 am »
i put that bow on a scale the guy was lieing it actually scales 130# it maxed my 100# scale at a tad under 23" so i put it on a bigger scale and got 130-135#@28 but yes this will be a work in process

If he said 140# at 28", and it read 135# or so at 28", it could easily of lost 5 pounds during shooting in, or just read 5# off or something, I wouldn't go and throw his name under the bus over 5#? Heck, bracing the bow a bit low or a bit high can effect a couple pounds on the scale when weighing a bow, I have noticed that at least. Or, maybe he did lie, I don't know why someone would do that though, or what their intention would be? Did you specifically say you wanted a 140# bow? Anyway, that is a crazy bow! I have never heard of fir being used either, cool. How much set did it have? Isn't fir what 2 x 4s are made of half of the time? Was the wood self harvested, or lumber, do you know? What is that conifer that was used as a belly wood, by harvesting the compression wood, where the tree bent and mashed it all together? Was it pine?
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline fisher2

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Re: tri-lam warbow
« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2013, 03:03:22 pm »
the bow that was off was said to be 120# and it came in 15# light

Offline adb

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Re: tri-lam warbow
« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2013, 03:13:08 pm »
So, it's 105#? I'd believe that.
« Last Edit: May 25, 2013, 05:12:40 pm by adb »

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: tri-lam warbow
« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2013, 05:10:48 pm »
I thought you said above it measured 135# @ 28"? I must of missed something.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline fisher2

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Re: tri-lam warbow
« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2013, 06:52:59 pm »
er no.not light the bow i got from ebay before is marked 122# but its really 135# this fir bow he hasnt responded since i asked for scale pictures