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Offline lukelawrence171

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I can't believe she survived!!!
« on: April 18, 2014, 11:49:49 am »
i bought this stave a while back it was well seasoned for over 4 years when i got it i split over 4 staves from the log and this bow came from the worst stave the upper lime is straight but the bottom limb is a different story it has a huge knot that i thought would break once i violated it but the other day i got bored and started to work on it again.here is the outcome

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Re: I can't believe she survived!!!
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2014, 02:19:03 pm »
Looks like she's holdin up!  Tiller and handle look great!
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Offline lukelawrence171

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Re: I can't believe she survived!!!
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2014, 04:17:59 pm »
thanks im going stump shooting later today might make a video if the bow holds up.

Offline Badly Bent

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Re: I can't believe she survived!!!
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2014, 08:30:20 pm »
Looks pretty good, you could be shooting that for a long time. What wood species is it?
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Offline lukelawrence171

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Re: I can't believe she survived!!!
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2014, 08:42:42 pm »
It's osage orange I know I stained it it turned out kind of a funny color

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Re: I can't believe she survived!!!
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2014, 09:52:59 pm »
That drawn profile looks pretty good!
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Re: I can't believe she survived!!!
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2014, 08:53:27 am »
Don't ever underestimate the power of the yeller wood!!! Good job :)

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Re: I can't believe she survived!!!
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2014, 09:34:49 am »
Looks good to me,tiller looks great. Hope it holds up for you. :)
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