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Offline Parnell

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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #30 on: October 26, 2016, 09:00:30 pm »
Thanks Clint.  The sun peaked through at sunset and made some pretty cool pink web patterns, beautiful.

The bow weighs in 54#@28".  Still holding .5" reflex so I'm happy with this design, for sure.  This could very well be the quietest dang bow I've made to date.  Its silly quiet.  Funny, I was shooting it over the weekend at the local archery club I've finally joined.  Mostly compound but a growing traditional crowd, no selfbow shooters.  A couple of the seasoned retired gents were totally interested in the bow and couldn't believe that "it doesn't make any noise".  There is a man in his 70's that was forced to move down here from Alabama that said to me, "I'd like to make a bow before I die."  How can I not help the guy out?!  Should be fun.

Gonna wrap the handle and she'll be done...
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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #31 on: October 26, 2016, 09:05:32 pm »
It's looking good.
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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #32 on: October 26, 2016, 10:07:34 pm »
That's sweet looking!  (Not the shirtless dude part.  But the bow and the sky shot...nice).
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #33 on: October 26, 2016, 11:47:34 pm »
Good job spreading the traditional spirit. 
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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #34 on: October 27, 2016, 12:06:28 am »
Quote from: SLIMBOB on October 26, 2016, 10:07:34 pm
That's sweet looking!  (Not the shirtless dude part.  But the bow and the sky shot...nice).
it's worse in person when he does the tarzan shirtless thing... lol
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #35 on: October 27, 2016, 04:38:01 am »
Real nice... great tiller.
I have some old shirts I send if you are in dire need >:D
I love the "doesn't make any noise" story, and way cool to help an old guy out to make a real bow.
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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #36 on: October 27, 2016, 06:43:20 am »
Dang I though that was Manny for a minute. ;) ;D ;D ;D Nice job Steve, very good looking bow. ;)
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #37 on: October 27, 2016, 06:51:58 am »
Sweet looking tiller Steve!
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #38 on: October 27, 2016, 08:07:16 am »
Sometimes I forget the rest of the world doesn't live at the beach in Florida.
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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #39 on: October 27, 2016, 09:47:47 am »
Great wrap up Steve-O!
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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #40 on: October 27, 2016, 10:42:40 am »
Very nice design and finish work on that ash bow.I like it.
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Offline loon

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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #41 on: October 27, 2016, 10:52:47 am »
Awesome job with that ash! So the heat treatment worked out very nicely?
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #42 on: October 27, 2016, 12:44:40 pm »
Quote from: loon on October 27, 2016, 10:52:47 am
Awesome job with that ash! So the heat treatment worked out very nicely?

Certainly treating the bow before and through ground tiller/brace makes a big difference, I think, with whitewoods but that's no government secret.  I'll never make a whitewood bow of underbuilt dimensions, again, though.  68" long and 1.75" out of the fades with heat treatment and she's a real pleasure to shoot.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #43 on: October 27, 2016, 01:53:26 pm »
Nice looking bend there Parnell, Good thing I don't live on a beach in Florida don't think anybody wants to see that. I wish I had heat treated my ash bow.
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Re: Ash in the works (FD added)
« Reply #44 on: October 27, 2016, 04:57:01 pm »
nice bow, well done...I make em like that too...ash is a good bow wood, could never see why more people dont value it as such..

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