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Offline JonW

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No. 6 of 6
« on: June 20, 2013, 11:12:13 pm »
Another Locust bow. 64 inches long, 42 # @ 26". Front profiles of upper and lower limb don't really match because of some knots to dodge during layout. Turned out OK I guess.
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Offline JonW

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2013, 11:13:04 pm »
Oh Yeah forgot one
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2013, 11:27:02 pm »
Wow! Methinks your midlimbs are working overmuch. The fades aren't working much...
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2013, 11:33:44 pm »
Nice job jonW I like it neat bow
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2013, 11:37:09 pm »
Nice Jon!

I think that slightly whippy tiller's perfect for that extra length. Gives the stability of a longbow with the snappy limbs of a shorter one. Love the character!

Jon
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Offline okie64

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2013, 11:48:45 pm »
Good looking bow Jon! You seem to be on a locust kick lately ;D
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Offline DuBois

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2013, 01:43:19 am »
I like what your creeatin Jon, and thanks for the pics with the horse in them. I am working at building one right now and that looks good to me.
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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2013, 06:58:33 am »
You are wipping um out,nice job. Locust is being good to you. :)

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2013, 07:30:20 am »
Cool!!! :)
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Offline BowEd

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2013, 08:49:12 am »
Very nice bow JonW...This is'nt a FG site so nonmatching limbs are a + in my book.
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Offline twisted hickory

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2013, 09:08:04 am »
Nice!
I love locust as a bow wood. I am working on finishing one as well. I like the flipped tips as well as the overall charcter of the wood.
Tiller is good as well, it may be a little stiff out of the fades but I bet it shoots really smooth.
Nice work ;)
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2013, 09:10:16 am »
Nice job on that one with all those "warts"! :)
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Offline JonW

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2013, 10:24:33 am »
Thanks guys.
I left the fades a little stiff for a couple reasons. The bottom fade has a wicked crack or shake running across and through it and I didn't want it  doing much work. The limbs kept a lot of width down the length so that's where I made them work. The unstrung profile looks like it's not taking much set so I will be OK with the tiller.
This was a really cool stave. Fairly straight grain but lots of pins and knots to dodge. It is checked almost the full length down the back of the bow.

Squirrely Boy why don't you post one of your bows so I can see what good tiller is eh?

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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2013, 11:16:46 am »
    Love the character in that one.  Your post on locust was an inspiring one.  There has been an intimidation factor to the wood that was been put at ease, a little ???.  Thank you, I have a ton of locust and have been letting it sit for about six months.  Wanting to make a new hunter,and your post was just what I needed to get started.  Thanks again, love your bows  ;D
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Offline Slackbunny

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Re: No. 6 of 6
« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2013, 11:27:24 am »
Nice bow. Love the character, and I like that shaving horse to.
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