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Offline SteveT.

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"The Slayer of Smawg"
« on: January 03, 2015, 05:22:42 pm »
Hurry ,run, the dragon is coming! He's fire breathing and will kill us all! Hide everyone, protect yourselves from his fury!
"Look, it's the mighty bowman.He'll kill the dragon with his mighty bow. See, he's getting ready now!"
"Do not fear! I have my dragon slaying bow complete with dragon's teeth and sheathed in dragon scales. I shall shoot it in the heart with this special arrow head forged from the breath of a fire-breathing dragon. "
 "OOOp's, I missed!
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Offline SteveT.

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2015, 05:26:55 pm »
" Do not worry dear citizens. I have another arrow. This one is even bigger!"
" He did it! Praise to the dragon slayer! He saved us from a firey doom!"
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Offline echatham

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2015, 05:35:46 pm »
hey good luck with that dragon... but whats the point of those recurves if you're not gonna use em?
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Offline huisme

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2015, 05:41:14 pm »
Yeah, I mean that's a lot of dead weight isn't it? What's up there?
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Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline SteveT.

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2015, 05:45:13 pm »
Happy New year everyone. Just being silly on a Saturday afternoon. We saw the latest Hobbit movie and it inspired me to make something for pure fantasy and not really function. Too much time on my hands I guess. If the arrows did not work I could always pierce it in the heart with those big teeth.
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Offline SteveT.

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2015, 05:48:30 pm »
Just a little closer look at the limb and grip. The art work is supposed to look like scales. Artistic license I suppose.
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Offline SteveT.

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2015, 05:53:45 pm »
Last one of an unbraced profile. Hope you enjoyed it.

 Just a little info on the bow itself if interested. It is 72" long and is laminated bamboo core with bamboo back and belly. Teeth are basswood spliced on and then shaped. Leather grip and rattan arrowpass. I used acrylic paints for the artwork and the clear coat over top.
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Offline echatham

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2015, 05:55:53 pm »
oh ok, that makes more sense, being basswood and just for fancy that is...
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2015, 07:01:27 pm »
That's a beauty! Slaying mythical beasts is always fun! Jawge
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Offline bow101

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2015, 07:29:27 pm »
Quote from: echatham on January 03, 2015, 05:35:46 pm
hey good luck with that dragon... but whats the point of those recurves if you're not gonna use em?

Would not call it a recurve.   It behaves like a holmegaard bow if anything with the glue on tips.  I agree the mid-limbs are  stressed out.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2015, 07:31:55 pm »
Yeah its kind of a different bow. I like to see people excercise their creative juices. What ever blows your hair back right? Good job friend. Danny
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Offline wildman

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2015, 08:55:13 pm »
Very unique, I love the paint job.  I did not get drawn for a dragon tag this year. >:D
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Offline WillS

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2015, 09:00:20 pm »
Ahem.... It's "Smaug" not Smawg ;)

Cool looking bow - very different!
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2015, 09:47:51 pm »
  You remind me of Ben Pearson with that belt and hat...Nice bend on that bow man...
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Offline SteveT.

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Re: "The Slayer of Smawg"
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2015, 12:55:31 am »
I do realize that I did not spell the name correctly for Smaug the dragon. I thought perhaps there might be issues with copyright, so I altered the name slightly. Thanks for all the kind words, and for having some fun along with me. Off now for more adventures in the frozen north.
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