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Offline markinengland

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Ivy Bow
« on: November 25, 2007, 05:08:47 pm »
At a shoot today I saw an Ivy bow.
I am sorry to say I didn't get any pictures of it. It pulled around 40lbs or so, was maybe two inches wide and 60 inches long. It worked. It looked amazing.
Yet another bow wood that I would never have thought could work.
Mark in England
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2007, 05:52:03 pm »
Mark, Are you talking about English Ivy? I've seen trunks big enough but never thought of it as bow wood.  Ya never know!   Pat
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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2007, 06:58:18 pm »
   I've seen poison ivy trunks big enough too.
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Offline welch2

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2007, 09:49:50 pm »
Poison ivy bow, now there's a bow no one will borrow .  ;D

Ralph
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2007, 02:53:34 am »

i have trunks of ivy way big enough around here, too! maybe i will try...
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Offline markinengland

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2007, 04:05:31 pm »
Pat,
Yes, English Ivy, it is the only one we have here in England!
The bow was quiote massive, but quite light. I wouldn't say it spat the arrows out but it was adequate. The bacl was left as it was after the bark was removed. Amazing colour and texture. If you saw one in a film you would think it was fake!
Mark in England
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Offline sucra

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2011, 06:18:02 pm »
Hi guys,

since today I have a Ivy Bow

60 "long
20 lbs of 28 "


sucra
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2011, 06:29:34 pm »
sucra, You're putting out some awesome bows man. That thing is wicked. Great job.
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Offline dragonman

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2011, 07:04:46 pm »
cool and awesome....
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Offline Postman

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2011, 10:10:21 pm »
How the heck did you tiller that thing  ?!?!  ;D
Nice work!
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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2011, 10:18:23 pm »
Thats awesome, those are some wavy limbs! well done :D
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Offline mullet

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2011, 10:23:49 pm »
 Wow! Nice tiller, I bet that was fun? ;D
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Offline Jesse

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2011, 12:42:17 am »
Cool, awesome, and sweet as well ;D
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2011, 12:50:36 am »
That's just cool man! looks like a piece of wavy pasta. excellent.
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Ivy Bow
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2011, 03:00:17 am »
Magnificent!
Any pics of the tillering process maybe??
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