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Offline Tommytinker

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Re: Rimankyu - my Mini Adventure.
« Reply #30 on: October 14, 2014, 05:04:50 pm »


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Offline Tommytinker

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Re: Rimankyu - my Mini Adventure.
« Reply #31 on: October 14, 2014, 05:07:09 pm »
Oh, and that fluffy little number is a muntjac deer tail I got at work. The perks of being a chef :) it's going to feature on the quiver/holster.

Thanks for the replys.
Tommy

Offline Shaneisneato

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Re: Rimankyu - my Mini Adventure.
« Reply #32 on: October 14, 2014, 05:46:56 pm »
What kind of range are you getting out of it? Excellent build by the way!

Offline Tommytinker

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Re: Rimankyu - my Mini Adventure.
« Reply #33 on: October 15, 2014, 05:09:02 pm »
Well I've only tested it up to 10 yards. It's fairly accurate up to these lengths, but slices slightly to the left. I think this is because of the spine of the arrows. Still, it makes good penatration at these distances. As a short range weapon, I think it would need to be a very accurate or lucky shot to kill, that being said, I wouldn't want to be on the dead end of an arrow slung from this thing.

Offline Tommytinker

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Re: Rimankyu - my Mini Adventure.
« Reply #34 on: October 21, 2014, 07:06:47 pm »
This is where I'm at with the holster/quiver. It's made up of mostly horn and 4mm veg tan leather, a few rivets and some glue.


Offline Shaneisneato

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Re: Rimankyu - my Mini Adventure.
« Reply #35 on: October 23, 2014, 04:41:35 pm »
Can you post a picture with the equipment in the quiver? I'm having trouble picturing how everything fits.

Offline Tommytinker

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Re: Rimankyu - my Mini Adventure.
« Reply #36 on: October 23, 2014, 07:39:12 pm »
I certainly will when I've made the holes. It's by no means finished. Just a skeleton really.

In the mean time this example of an antique Rimankyu might help you see how it's going to work:

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/be/23/a6/be23a64d84d699d14fe7994a5acfd2c0.jpg

Offline Shaneisneato

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Re: Rimankyu - my Mini Adventure.
« Reply #37 on: October 24, 2014, 02:49:33 pm »
That site won't load on my work computer. I will check it out when I am at home.

Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Rimankyu - my Mini Adventure.
« Reply #38 on: October 24, 2014, 08:29:47 pm »
You should be proud of yourself.  There is a lot of work in that bow! The full draw pic is priceless.  I knew it was small, but it is really small!! Congrats!
"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso