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Offline leonwood

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2018, 07:52:53 am »
Really nice, love the "pure" look of it
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Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2018, 06:35:27 pm »
Nice bow!
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Offline Msturm

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2018, 07:49:16 pm »
Hey there vinemaple!  I was hoping you would chime in! Your name says it all...
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2018, 07:52:46 pm »
Great looking bow.
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Offline willie

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2018, 08:06:16 pm »
Nice , and natural looking too, wish we had vinemaple around here.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #20 on: March 13, 2018, 06:00:29 am »
Nice work, looks like a shooter to me. :)
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Offline CallanJ

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2018, 12:47:53 pm »
Michael:

Very nice bow ... thanks for posting and the videos.

I've had a vine maple stave that John Strunk and I harvested in OR back in 92 that needs to be made into a bow one of these days.  I've been away from archery for too long and getting fired up to get back into it.

Regarding your removing the bark, how much did you actually have to manually remove vs. having it pop loose during initial bending?  Just curious.  The stave I have is pretty lumpy so bark removal for your stave is of interest to me.  Thanks.
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Offline pnwarcher

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #22 on: March 16, 2018, 01:31:10 pm »
Sweet bow! I love vine maple.
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Offline hammertime

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2018, 04:19:11 pm »
Awesome pics! Awesome bow!- Hammertime
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Offline Msturm

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2018, 06:25:34 pm »
Quote from: CallanJ on March 16, 2018, 12:47:53 pm

Regarding your removing the bark, how much did you actually have to manually remove vs. having it pop loose during initial bending?  Just curious.  The stave I have is pretty lumpy so bark removal for your stave is of interest to me.  Thanks.

The long section you saw pop off in the video is the only part that popped off in  a big section. Other smaller 2 to 3 inch sections popped off on the other limb but The rest was scraped and picked at with the leather awl on an old scout knife (works great for those little hard to reach areas.)   If I had my way I would remove the bark immediately after cutting.
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Offline Greg DeJanes

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #25 on: March 18, 2018, 01:28:40 pm »
I have to say, really nice bow. Sometimes all the fancy overlays, reflex tips, backing and paint only serve to distract from one like this. I appreciate bows period but, this is my favorite. Did you start with any reflex to get that flat perfect profile.

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Greg
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Offline Greg DeJanes

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #26 on: March 18, 2018, 01:59:03 pm »
The videos are real nice. Just watched! My only question now is where can I buy a stave like that. Really!

Thanks,
Greg
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Offline Msturm

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #27 on: March 18, 2018, 04:22:20 pm »
Greg, I sent you a PM.

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Offline S.C. hunter

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Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #28 on: March 19, 2018, 02:11:21 pm »
I like Lumpy!  Good lines, and some character. Great photos too. You did well.
Steve
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