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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1080 on: July 26, 2014, 06:46:14 am »
Looking good Doulos! So you are on target weight, with one more inch left to go? Or do you have more pounds of draw weight to shed? I assume it is a straight bow (no way to tell without unstrung pic) and that it's a yew ELB. If so, you could have a little bit more bending in the outer limbs. That's where I would gain my last inch of draw length. It doesn't take a lot of bending there to gain one inch.
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1081 on: July 26, 2014, 05:21:56 pm »
I got an issue. The early growth on this stave is so thing it makes the rings near indistinguishable. Anyone ever dealt with this before? This is three! Different rings.


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Offline paulsemp

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1082 on: July 26, 2014, 05:42:05 pm »
Let's see the end grain
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1083 on: July 26, 2014, 05:56:32 pm »
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1084 on: July 26, 2014, 06:07:23 pm »
By bow was delivered at 10:46.  Hope it is in one piece  :).
It's crazy how fast something can be shipped.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1085 on: July 26, 2014, 06:19:05 pm »
That looks tricky Jordan.  I can almost make out the rings,  but it would be tough.   Natural light is probably a must on a good sunny day.  Others with more experience might have a better suggestion.  Good luck man.
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Offline bubby

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1086 on: July 26, 2014, 06:29:46 pm »
Matt, but I knew by the arrow rest I wasn't getting it but someone is a happy camper right now
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1087 on: July 26, 2014, 06:41:04 pm »
Bowman53, you are mistaken. That is all within the same ring. That particular stave has very thick rings. It consists of four (maybe three) layers of earlywood, and thus of four (maybe five) rings. Easy to ring chase.

It does have a few "lunar rings" though  >:D
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Offline DGF

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1088 on: July 26, 2014, 07:08:37 pm »
Well, this has been far more frustrating for me then I had originally thought it would be or quite frankly should have been, but I'm closing in on completion after my 4th attempt. It ended up tougher then I'd thought to build a bow to another persons specs, particularly when they are so different from my own. I had one come in under weight and had 2 that developed cracks at the early stages I wasn't comfortable finishing up and sending out to another person although I'm thinking I can thin one down and still reach a bow for my desired weight and draw. I just put down some rat snake skins and am glad to be in the dress up stage of the bow build. I apologise for not updating on my progress and at times lack of progress more often.



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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1089 on: July 26, 2014, 07:13:54 pm »
Right side is one ring down and on the left side it's one ring up(it's thin but you can see it when you zoom in). I think I got is figured out now though.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1090 on: July 26, 2014, 10:24:46 pm »
20 days left,,,and counting down.
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Offline skarhand

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1091 on: July 26, 2014, 11:56:57 pm »
Well, JW, I got my test ship out of the way last week. Now that I know it is packaged right and can be shipped safely, I will be sending it to my guy on Monday. :)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1092 on: July 27, 2014, 12:11:54 am »
Test ship!   ;D

Glad you were able to keep your sense of humor.  Good to go!
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1093 on: July 27, 2014, 01:26:35 am »
Lmao epic fail skar lol
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #1094 on: July 27, 2014, 02:19:46 pm »
Call it 19 days now. 
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