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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #45 on: June 29, 2014, 10:42:34 am »
Maybe Ill call it an American styled English style long bow? :)
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Offline Badger

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« Reply #46 on: June 29, 2014, 10:55:59 am »
 Pearl, I have a bad habit of attaching names to things that don't really fit, best to ignore mine.
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« Reply #47 on: June 29, 2014, 11:06:39 am »
Me too Steve. I just make bows and be sure they bend evenly. Its eaiser that way.
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Offline Blaflair2

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« Reply #48 on: June 29, 2014, 11:31:01 am »
Well call it what ya will, it's nice.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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« Reply #49 on: June 29, 2014, 11:55:00 am »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on June 29, 2014, 10:42:34 am
Maybe Ill call it an American styled English style long bow? :)

This begs the question. Are we (by this I mean the whole archery community at large, even beyond this forum) ever going to create a document where we list out all the different styles along with their defining descriptions?  As it is, from one point of view, everything we make is called a "longbow" whether it IS a longbow or if it is one of half eye's pocket bows.

A new thread on this subject might be in order, rather than hijacking What's-His-Name's scrapwood board bow.   >:D  (Plus another thread for my indigestion caused by a bad case of sour grapes.)
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Offline RyanR

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« Reply #50 on: June 29, 2014, 12:49:07 pm »
Nice looking bow. Good example of a Hill bow.
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Offline PNewton

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« Reply #51 on: June 29, 2014, 02:58:21 pm »
Nice looking bow. Great craftsmanship.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #52 on: June 29, 2014, 03:57:56 pm »
Pearlie, I just ran across a set of osage lams(2 tapered, 2 parallel) that someone gave me a few years ago and a hickory backing strip. I guess I gotta make a Hill style bow now.  ::)
  Howard probably started with ELB style hunting bow like Pope and Young used then went to this style later. Lam bows are easier to build, use less materials and are relatively easy to figure weight before you start once you build a few. Plus the use of different materials changes performance too, for instance, making a heavy draw weight bow that is physically lighter, I, boo for core or the whole stack.
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« Reply #53 on: June 29, 2014, 07:31:14 pm »
Walnut makes a nice core to Pat. Hickory/walnut/yew would be a mean one.
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Offline rps3

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« Reply #54 on: June 29, 2014, 11:36:47 pm »
Great bow. The color combinations are very appealing.
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Offline Pat B.

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« Reply #55 on: June 30, 2014, 12:54:19 am »
Completely different animal, but I have a walnut cored longbow w/glass back and belly that shoots very well... 
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Offline Blackcoyote

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« Reply #56 on: June 30, 2014, 09:10:24 am »
Man, it looks sweet, old school classy!
 
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #57 on: June 30, 2014, 11:32:51 am »
Sweet bow Chris, I will have to shoot it in ElmHall. Beautiful work. :)
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #58 on: June 30, 2014, 12:34:00 pm »
hey chris can i get one of those for my bday??? lol
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Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #59 on: June 30, 2014, 04:07:12 pm »
I love the bend on that one.  Great job man. 
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