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Offline BowEd

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2016, 07:13:19 pm »
Nice job on that challenging stick.Looks like a shooter to me.
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Offline ty_in_ND

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2016, 09:36:32 pm »
Great bow! I love the character and that you weren't discouraged by the gnarly bits that you worked into the stiff levers.
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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2016, 10:25:30 pm »
Thanks guys.

Jeff if your ever out my way give me a ring I could give you a stave to try.
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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #18 on: May 29, 2016, 11:57:32 pm »
Jeff I forgot to add that back is finished with potassium permanganate and 7 coats of tung oil.
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Offline Msturm

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #19 on: May 30, 2016, 03:08:59 am »
That is a fantastic looking bow! great full draw!

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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #20 on: May 30, 2016, 04:08:19 am »
Beautiful bow love the character
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Offline Will B

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2016, 01:08:05 pm »
That is a great looking bow.  I love the grain of that wood.  Excellent job!
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #22 on: May 31, 2016, 03:52:27 pm »
Quote from: Redhand on May 29, 2016, 11:57:32 pm
Jeff I forgot to add that back is finished with potassium permanganate and 7 coats of tung oil.

why would you use the potassium permaganate?  what does it do to the wood?
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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2016, 07:46:39 pm »
Jeff the potassium permaganate is a oxidizing agent that stains the wood brown sort of old looking, I really like the looks of it especially on sinew backed bows.  Taxidermist use it to restore the faded out antlers.
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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2016, 08:32:43 pm »
Very nice.  Your bow turned out well
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2016, 08:38:29 am »
I really like that bow.  Interesting all around from the wood type, color, design, and all.  Fun to see bows like this.
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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #26 on: June 01, 2016, 11:45:01 am »
Thank you Marc and Parnell I appreciate your comments.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #27 on: August 10, 2016, 10:57:03 pm »
HEY! How did you slip this one by me without me seeing it before it came out in the bow of the month category???  Not sure what kind of stunt you are trying to pull, but I caught you before you got away with it.  You got my vote for BOM here, this is just too danged interesting of a bow to pass by without a long hard look!!!

Taking a gutsy risk with the rotted wood like that, but danged if you didn't pull it off!  Oh, you are a tricky one, I will have to keep an eye on your posts, brother.  Man, I would love to have this one in hand so I could look it over in close detail, I think there is a lot to learn from on this stick.  Good work, post more!
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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #28 on: August 11, 2016, 06:25:27 am »
That is a beauty in all aspects, love the character and  tiller looks really good. :) Very nicely done. ;)
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Offline Redhand

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Re: Elm bow
« Reply #29 on: August 11, 2016, 06:59:32 am »
Hahahaha thanks JW your always coming up with something clever/funny to say.

Thanks Pappy that was the first time using elm. I don't know if it's all elm or this particular elm, but the grain seems twisty so when using a draw knife you have to be careful of it ripping wood and ruining a good stave.  At least that what I experienced with this bow.
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