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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Lilac static recurve
« on: November 13, 2016, 10:43:05 am »
Hi folks,

Here's one I finished up at the end of the summer. It's made from lilac (Rochester is home of the Lilac Festival so this bow is kind of a "shout out" to my hometown).

64" ntn
45# at 27"
heat treated belly
black leather handle wrap
text on the belly is J.R.R. Tolkien's elvish script and reads "concentration" above the handle and "imagination" underneath
         these are supposedly two of the folkloric properties of lilac wood
backed with black Elephant Hide origami paper (not really from an Elephant, high tensile-strength paper)
        you can see a review of this paper by master origamists at: [url]https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/paper-review-1-elephant-hide/url]

Let me know what you think  :)
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Offline Badger

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2016, 10:46:05 am »
  Very nice job, great profile and tiller!
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Offline bubby

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2016, 11:29:30 am »
I like it, nice full draw
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2016, 11:46:03 am »
Nice one,  thanks for sharing some of your work,
I look forward to seeing more
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Offline Orrum

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2016, 11:55:12 am »
Hey Tolkien inspiration and beauty in wood working!!!
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2016, 12:14:20 pm »
Very nice clean looking bow all around.
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Offline Tree_Ninja

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2016, 12:17:50 pm »
Really nice. Hard to find a piece of lilac long enough for a full draw, let alone a stiff handle and recurves. Well done !
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2016, 12:57:31 pm »
Very nice clean bow also love your stained glass !
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2016, 01:02:36 pm »
Nice work upstate, I like the braced, and full draw pictures. By the way there's a turkey right behind you. Thanks for sharing look forward to seeing more.
Bjrogg
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2016, 01:16:19 pm »
Thanks guys.

Wizard- Encouragement from you is encouragement indeed. Your work is superb and inspiring.

Orrum- Greetings from Middle Earth!

Beadman- Much appreciated, in more ways than one.  ;)

Tree Ninja- The folks on grounds duty at Highland Park (home of the Lilac Festival) are cutting the stuff all the time and don't mind at all if I take stuff away, so I'll be on the lookout and perhaps we could find a way to get you something nice.

Stickbender- Thank you for the compliment on bow and glass. My wife's father salvaged it from a church being torn down in Pennsylvania.

Bjrogg- I almost turned around  :laugh: :laugh: More to come!
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Offline GB

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2016, 02:57:25 pm »
Wow, I sure haven't seen many lilac bows.  Nice work on a great looking bow.
I've eyed up the lilacs in my backyard, but they're all gnarly and twisted.
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Lilac static recurve
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2016, 03:45:47 pm »
Very nice bow.
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