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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2019, 08:24:25 pm »
looks great, ,congrats on that one,, :)
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Offline Hawkdancer

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« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2019, 09:47:33 pm »
Congrats on that one!  Sometimes everything just falls right when you know what you're doing!  Looks nice to me!  I'm lucky to not have blown up the second one, yet!
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Offline Badger

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2019, 10:58:18 pm »
Yp limb is bending a bit too much out of the fades but it seems to be holding up. I should probably shorten the top limb a couple inches and retiller it, might stiffen that area up a little.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #18 on: June 12, 2019, 01:16:09 am »
Nice.... grip getting shorter, limbs longer... it's on it's way to becoming a ELB  ;D ;)
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Offline Rākau

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #19 on: June 12, 2019, 01:19:09 am »
bloody cool to finally see one of your bows Badger!
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Offline leonwood

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #20 on: June 12, 2019, 04:53:46 am »
So nice when that happens! And fast too! Since you did not put much work in and with that length I would cut off that inch from the top and fix the spot next to the handle. Lose a little mass, gain a little speed ;D
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Offline Badger

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« Reply #21 on: June 12, 2019, 05:11:56 am »
Quote from: Rākau (NZnuka) on June 12, 2019, 01:19:09 am
bloody cool to finally see one of your bows Badger!

  Here is about 100 or so more
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2019, 05:28:29 am »
Looks nice Steve.  That's dark wood...Ipe?
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2019, 05:31:13 am »
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Lose a little mass, gain a little speed ;D

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Looks great...love the profile of the shorter riser and longer limb... it looks like a 'real' longbow...  :OK
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2019, 06:02:36 am »
Luck? I don't think so. Skill? You bet. Nice job, Steve. Jawge
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Offline SLIMBOB

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« Reply #25 on: June 12, 2019, 06:27:29 am »
Yeah I agree with Jawge.  A degree of luck involved, sure.  But it took a keen sense of of how all these things work to get you close enough to get lucky.  Nicely done sir!
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #26 on: June 12, 2019, 06:45:38 am »
I feel your pain on pulling 50 # Steve. I was trying to work up to 70# and pinched a nerve I guess. Now I can get to about 26" and my bow arm just collapse. It sucks when you have equipment that has potential to break records. Oh well I guess the records belong to someone else . Nice bow by the way Steve. Arvin
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Offline Badger

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #27 on: June 12, 2019, 07:12:11 am »
Quote from: Selfbowman on June 12, 2019, 06:45:38 am
I feel your pain on pulling 50 # Steve. I was trying to work up to 70# and pinched a nerve I guess. Now I can get to about 26" and my bow arm just collapse. It sucks when you have equipment that has potential to break records. Oh well I guess the records belong to someone else . Nice bow by the way Steve. Arvin

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Offline Bayou Ben

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #28 on: June 12, 2019, 07:17:03 am »
Very nice Steve.  Thanks for sharing. 
That has happened to me a couple times with tri lams, as it's easier to dial in your recipe with those.  I almost felt guilty when it happened....

I quit making my bows asymmetric for the reason you have mentioned.  Something about a negative tiller doesn't sit well with me. 



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Offline Deerhunter21

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Re: Got lucky on one
« Reply #29 on: June 12, 2019, 08:41:16 am »
nice one badger, it looks amazing! also whats the difference between a negitive tiller and a positive tiller?
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