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Offline bushboy

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Maple backed red cedar weird design
« on: April 14, 2018, 04:39:40 pm »
I don't really like the look of this design,but I'm trying to marry a d bow,flat bow and mollegebet!it's half floor tillered,more to come.crappy glue lines so we will see if it holds(or my shoulder holds)!
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Offline Badger

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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2018, 04:42:59 pm »
  I have always felt that the design you have would work very well for flight arrows. Just a slight bend coming out of the fades and most the bending right in the widest area with stiff outer limbs. I plan to follow your progress on this one.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2018, 04:47:04 pm »
I think it'll look great.
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Offline Eric Garza

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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2018, 04:56:03 pm »
Looks like a nice design to me. Reminds me of a Sudbury bow. I am working on a hickory that looks similar to this, though my handle is not quite as long.
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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2018, 05:05:56 pm »
What's the total length?So you glued the maple on before tapering the cedar in a flat profile?
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2018, 05:47:53 pm »
No ,I preshape the core and backing and added a couple of bamboo dowels in the handle.the lenght is 61" for a 26" draw
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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2018, 06:05:26 pm »
Cool...I thought you might.Need some more pics then I guess later on.I for sure will be watching.I scored a bunch of longer length edge grain red cedar and maple for some future bows.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2018, 07:08:15 pm »
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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2018, 07:30:35 am »
Very cool design I think really like Steve eluded too only working in a smaller wide section of the limb.I call that a willow leaf type.I myself have never made one quite that design either.Cool your stepping outside the normal envelope of design for yourself.Ought to be a good performing type bow.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2018, 09:50:20 am »
thxs bowed.i have been playing with this design a bit.google elm willow leaf molly,same design in a self bow.
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2018, 10:04:13 am »
Interesting design  (-P
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2018, 10:21:45 am »
Not quite sure what you don't like about it.  It looks like an elegant design to me
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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2018, 10:45:22 am »
I for one hate to get caught up in exactly what design this is and that.Although it is a good referral type way of identifying it.Without those I suppose we would'nt be able to contort them to our own liking.I like to call them just a good bow self or backed and that's it.
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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2018, 01:55:57 pm »
I thinks it looks good! Nice flowing lines! I am following this one for sure
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Maple backed red cedar weird design
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2018, 07:20:06 pm »
I like it.  :)  It's kind of a slender paddle bow...
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