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Offline Scottski

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Re: My first complete self bow
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2014, 12:06:52 am »
Well done on your first bow. I have yet to make one from osage. My first bow broke and I have broke many along the way. Keep at it and you will get better. Nothing like your first shooter. I gave mine to my older brother he is my hero and he can't make bows.
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Offline DuBois

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« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2014, 12:17:30 am »
Welcome to the party!
Love the detail work there.
I have been known to chase perfection too much and end up with a kids bow, might have done that last night in fact. If you like it and it seems close on tiller and shoots well, then leave it be IMO. Look it over again in 2 or 4 years and redo it then if ya like. At least you kept enough weight to make minor adjustments sometime if you want.
Very nice work there!
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Offline Arrowind

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« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2014, 01:06:41 pm »
Nice job! 
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Offline wildman

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« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2014, 02:50:53 am »
Make it bend and make it send. The rest will come, the most important is it puts an arrow where your looking!
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Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2014, 09:52:47 am »
Congrats on your first bow man.  Looks like a great first :).  Keep em coming and they will keep getting better ;).  Shoot the hell out of it and enjoy it.
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Offline H Rhodes

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« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2014, 06:35:53 pm »
Congratulations!  Welcome to the addiction.  Propeller twisted staves are hard to tiller for anyone.  You look at them from one side and they look okay and look all wrong from the other.  You done good.  Now build another one.   and another.  and another...... etc., etc....     
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2014, 08:54:10 pm »
Nice work on your first bow there.  Welcome aboard and keep at it!
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Offline arkdoc

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« Reply #22 on: May 19, 2014, 09:01:57 am »
Thanks guys! I appreciate all the advice and comments.  AD
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Offline 4dog

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« Reply #23 on: May 19, 2014, 04:45:40 pm »
nice job on a first bow....nice job for a third bow...like blackhawk said...aint none of us shooting a perfect bow...and most likely ....none of us will...but for a first..shoot her anyway.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #24 on: May 19, 2014, 05:21:09 pm »
Im glad you got your first one done and very glad you are interested in this great hobby. Id fix that tiller. Its not good enough, as Ive read here many times. That top limb, especially at that weight will break or fold over right above the handle if that bottom doesn't carry its own weight. Im sorry to be a Danny Downer. Please don't be offended, but a guy cant learn without input. If we all say its just fine how do you know to improve it or what needs improving? I cant sit back and let you build another 5-6 bows trying to figure out what I can see now in your first.
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Offline arkdoc

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« Reply #25 on: May 19, 2014, 07:16:06 pm »
Where are you seeing in the tiller that is bending too much or too little so I can see where to start?
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #26 on: May 19, 2014, 08:32:09 pm »
Right above your handle is doing 70% of the entire bow's bending. That bottom limb is barely moving, if I have it matched with unbraced pic correctly. 
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Offline arkdoc

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« Reply #27 on: May 19, 2014, 10:47:32 pm »
Thanks, I appreciate the input.
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« Reply #28 on: May 20, 2014, 12:24:28 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on May 19, 2014, 05:21:09 pm
Im glad you got your first one done and very glad you are interested in this great hobby. Id fix that tiller. Its not good enough, as Ive read here many times. That top limb, especially at that weight will break or fold over right above the handle if that bottom doesn't carry its own weight. Im sorry to be a Danny Downer. Please don't be offended, but a guy cant learn without input. If we all say its just fine how do you know to improve it or what needs improving? I cant sit back and let you build another 5-6 bows trying to figure out what I can see now in your first.

+1 to that!  ;)
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Offline Josh B

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« Reply #29 on: May 21, 2014, 04:30:29 pm »
Congrats on your first!  It won't be your last.  Looking forward to seeing your next one. Josh
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