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Offline Mikkolaht

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #15 on: July 04, 2019, 05:57:43 am »
@StickMark - It really is a pleasure to draw. That is a good point, it doesn't feel like a 60lb bow to draw at all! The hand shock is non existing too.

I will post!  :)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #16 on: July 04, 2019, 06:23:45 am »
"Moose being agressive? That means I have to carry with me my axe too!"  Viking ancestry?   :OK
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Offline Mikkolaht

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #17 on: July 04, 2019, 06:44:39 am »
@Pat B - Maybe maybe, I might have some viking blood running in my veins. After all I am from the western coast of Finland.  :)

The Finns have a complicated history with vikings. We were kinda their allies while some sources say the Finns fought against the vikings  :D
After all, we are a mixture of the west and the east.  :OK
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #18 on: July 04, 2019, 09:17:28 am »
You might want to have a second arrow at the ready, but that first arrow in the vital area is important!  There have been a number of moose encounters here in Colorado this year already, but most involved cows with calves and/or people with dogs.  Elk, we get wandering around various parts of town even down low as there is a large herd in our River drainage.  Moose tend to be in the higher elevations here.
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Offline Mikkolaht

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #19 on: July 05, 2019, 06:14:48 am »
@Hawkdancer - I bet that moose getting agressive has something to do with getting used to people. Normally they would run away after being hit, I guess.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2019, 07:40:21 am »
Very impressive. Beautiful bend.  8)
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Offline Mikkolaht

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #21 on: July 05, 2019, 09:09:33 am »
@upstatenybowyer - Thanks a lot!  :)
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Offline airkah

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #22 on: July 05, 2019, 12:25:04 pm »
Quote from: Mikkolaht on July 03, 2019, 11:41:44 am

@gifford - Thanks a lot! Yeah indeed, was also cheap to make! I think new aspiring bowyers, like me, should begin with bows like this to learn the basic tillering process.
Plus, I think this is a good example of how to make bow for low price and with no power tools at all.

I agree on both points. I found that making quite a few bows out of boards first really helped me when I first attempted a stave. Plus, they can turn out to be really nice bows as well. One of my favorite bows to shoot to this day was made from big box store lumber.

Very nice work, you should be proud. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make next.
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Offline dylanholderman

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #23 on: July 05, 2019, 07:45:42 pm »
my kind of bow! i love the simple and clean style of bow.
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Offline Mikkolaht

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #24 on: July 06, 2019, 12:17:02 am »
@airkah - Yeah, board bows can be good bows too!
And thank you a lot! I will be updating more of my future projects here too!

@dylanholderman - Thanks a lot!  :)
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2019, 07:10:29 am »
 Really nice looking bend...Good luck hunting also
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Offline Mikkolaht

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #26 on: July 06, 2019, 01:50:50 pm »
@burchett.donald - Thanks a lot man!  :)
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Offline backtowood B2W

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #27 on: July 06, 2019, 09:25:48 pm »
Very nice bend! Congrats!
I made some ash bows, no boards but I agree a beginner shouldn't start with A++ bow wood.
Right now I am a bit bored from ash and try to color up my bow rack.
Congrats
Martin
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Offline Mikkolaht

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #28 on: July 07, 2019, 04:11:52 am »
@backtowood b2w - Thank you!  :) Yeah, it will save lots of money.
Wych Elm, or elms overall, are good bow woods, and it is super common. Try those!
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Offline M2A

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Re: Very simple ash boardbow
« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2019, 06:19:40 am »
Great looking tiller on that bow. Excellent grain on that piece from what i can see. Nice example of what you can do with a good board. Mike
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