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Offline WillS

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Re: bow building: Day 1 and (Day 2 added!)
« Reply #30 on: May 20, 2013, 11:23:06 am »
ill probably make another thread with the finnal pictures of it in the ELB section of this forum.

hope you enjoyed this thread as much as i did making it ;) SS

Put them in here! Keep everything to one thread as it's easier, plus the bow is far too light to qualify for the English Warbow section! 

Looks like you had a blast, and I love that Lemon/Osage/Hickory contrast.  Very smart looking!

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« Reply #31 on: May 20, 2013, 11:25:21 am »
thanks WillS, i might just post them here. SS
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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #32 on: May 20, 2013, 12:08:23 pm »
It's looking good SS.
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Offline killir duck

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #33 on: May 20, 2013, 12:43:52 pm »
man am i glad to see this!!
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Offline BowSlayer

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #34 on: May 20, 2013, 08:01:49 pm »
Makes me want to make some shavings.
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Offline Don

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #35 on: May 20, 2013, 09:37:05 pm »
Looks good. Keep it up.

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #36 on: May 20, 2013, 10:32:22 pm »
Had never thought of using those warbly-marbly acrylic blocks to make ELB tips or strike plate inlays.  Cool idea for something so non-traditional.  Thanks for posting so many of the detail photos, such as the strikerplate inlay.  That's always a hair-raising moment for me, no matter how many times I do it.  Something about digging into the grain of the wood gives me the heebie-geebies.

Looking forward to seeing the (near) full draw photos, kiddo!  Good work.
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Offline Lemos

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #37 on: May 20, 2013, 11:56:26 pm »
Never would have thought I'd like a English longbow , just  not my thing. But I'm kinda liking this one, the acrylics are cool

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #38 on: May 21, 2013, 09:11:29 am »
Very nice, congrats:)

Offline Squirrelslayer

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #39 on: May 21, 2013, 09:18:48 am »
Thanks everyone. SS
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Offline WillS

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #40 on: May 21, 2013, 09:23:13 am »
Where are the pics of the finished bow?

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« Reply #41 on: May 21, 2013, 11:10:47 am »
I won't be posting them for a while now.  Ive got exams until the 14th of June.  Ill post them on the 15th. SS
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Offline Olanigw (Pekane)

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #42 on: May 22, 2013, 10:09:37 am »
I remember when I was a teen, I was the smartest man in the world, and it was amazing how foolish and simple mided the adults were.

Somewhere between 16 and 21 they turned into geniuses.

You've been exposed to some serious wisdom on this forum.  Soak it up and keep making quality posts like this one.  I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of the finished bow.

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #43 on: May 23, 2013, 03:33:54 am »
I remember when I was a teen, I was the smartest man in the world, and it was amazing how foolish and simple mided the adults were.

Somewhere between 16 and 21 they turned into geniuses.

You've been exposed to some serious wisdom on this forum.  Soak it up and keep making quality posts like this one.  I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of the finished bow.

Yours in hope,
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How true! but for me it took until about 27..... ;)

Offline BowSlayer

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Re: bow building: Day 1 (day 2 also added)
« Reply #44 on: July 01, 2013, 06:15:51 am »
ok, i know there late but here are the F/D pics. i got so busy with exams that i forgot about them :o









thanks for looking everyone
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