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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2013, 10:47:08 pm »
It's a beauty! I like it.
I made one years ago. Yours is better. I couldn't chase a ring on the stave I had becasue they literally were paper thin.
Actually, the Thompsons give it a good mention in the Witchery of Archery.
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Offline JonW

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2013, 10:53:00 pm »
Yeah George I read somewhere that the writer thought that trees with thicker rings were better suited for bows. This one had real nice rings.
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Offline burn em up chuck

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #17 on: August 11, 2013, 10:09:08 am »
  very nice

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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #18 on: August 11, 2013, 10:14:13 am »
Sweet.  Tiller looks good to me.  Very nice.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2013, 11:01:52 am »
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!   Looks cool.  Nice to try a differant and especially questionable wood with success!  Hope it shoots for years and years!
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #20 on: August 11, 2013, 11:18:14 am »
awesome bow.
I recall Christian Soldier made a sassafrass self bow not too long ago(it was a tad before i joined PA)
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #21 on: August 12, 2013, 10:01:51 am »
Sweet bow, Jon!! 8)
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #22 on: August 12, 2013, 10:06:47 am »
Nice one Jon!  I haven't tried that wood yet as we don't have any where I live, but it's on the list.  Josh
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Offline Christian Soldier

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #23 on: August 12, 2013, 10:31:48 am »
Nice! I've made a sass bow very similar to that one and I think I'm going to try my hand at some sassy ELBs soon.  :)
Here's mine. http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=38158.0

I think the biggest reason most people have a bad experience is sass is most often found in sapling form with a high crown, and being a tension weak wood, its not going to turn out well. So try to find a bigger tree and make it wide, or as I've heard, round the belly and ELB it.

I really enjoy seeing other sass bows and I look forward to seeing more in the future.

I really do like it as a wood. Very light weight, easy to work, and some of the most prominent grain contrast I've seen. You should really try staining that with min-wax or something to bring out the grain.  :D

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Offline Knoll

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #24 on: July 29, 2015, 10:44:51 pm »
I'll be happy if mine is even close to those bends! 
Ya did, however, forget one detail . . . where's the arrow shelf!   ::)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #25 on: July 29, 2015, 10:50:37 pm »
Huh?  How the heck did I miss this one??? 

Nice!
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #26 on: July 29, 2015, 11:10:51 pm »
Very nice one John! That's the first  sassafras bow I've seen as well. I remember the huge stave that Knoll had at mojam. That thing was as light as a feather. Looks like that one could be a good hunter as well as you are shooting it. Congrats, Patrick
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Offline JonW

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #27 on: July 30, 2015, 10:19:09 am »
Mike I cut a shelf in a bow ONCE. I know some like it but I couldn't stand the look of it. Pat maybe next MOJAM I will bring a load of staves and we can make Sass the "king" ::)
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #28 on: July 30, 2015, 10:48:56 am »
Quote from: JonW on July 30, 2015, 10:19:09 am
<snip>...we can make Sass the "king" ::)

That sounds like a good plan to me.  I mean, what fun is it to live in the middle of the Osage Kingdom if we don't have an occasional pretender to the throne sallie forthe and promote the superiority of his claims to the crown!!!

Awesome bow by-the-by...


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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Against Better Judgement
« Reply #29 on: July 30, 2015, 11:06:05 am »
Quote from: Onebowonder on July 30, 2015, 10:48:56 am
Quote from: JonW on July 30, 2015, 10:19:09 am
<snip>...we can make Sass the "king" ::)

That sounds like a good plan to me.  I mean, what fun is it to live in the middle of the Osage Kingdom if we don't have an occasional pretender to the throne sallie forthe and promote the superiority of his claims to the crown!!!

Awesome bow by-the-by...


OneBow

Good idea John! I would for sure try a sass bow! Patrick
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