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Offline recurve shooter

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2008, 09:17:39 pm »
....wow. nice job. id like to shoot a wooden recurve. all i has ever shot is self bows, long bows, and plastic recurves.
lets just shoot it

Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #16 on: June 08, 2008, 09:25:23 pm »
marc-  yup gave me a bit of trouble. i had wider sweeping turns originally and they pulled out just enough that the string would just touch the belly of the bow, so i re- steamed quick and bent just the very tips which of course gave me the tighter turns.  thats white wood for ya...lol
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Offline Ryano

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2008, 10:18:14 pm »
Very, very, nice Job Ryan! I love it! Glad I was able to help you out in some small way.
Eddie, Come on brother lets see what you can do with that hunk of Elm. That thing should be very well seasoned by now!
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Offline Jesse

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #18 on: June 08, 2008, 10:22:16 pm »
Excellent job. Cant believe how little string follow you got.
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #19 on: June 08, 2008, 11:03:44 pm »
That is a realiy nice looking bow Ryan. Tiller looks great, you sure got a lot out of that stave.

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2008, 11:07:00 pm »
is the backing just the outside layer of wood on the stave?

Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2008, 11:24:07 pm »
Radius-  yup, the bow is un-backed, i just peeled the bark and that was it, single grown ring
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #22 on: June 08, 2008, 11:25:18 pm »
also, its a bit darker b\c i stained the back a little darker so it wasnt so bright in the woods- Ryan
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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #23 on: June 08, 2008, 11:53:58 pm »
cool

Offline Shooter

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #24 on: June 08, 2008, 11:56:28 pm »
Very nice job. I like the leatherwork and the overall look of that bow.

Offline FlintWalker

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #25 on: June 09, 2008, 12:15:27 am »
Now that's my kinda bow! Short, sweet and recurved. Should be perfect for hunting.  That's the second nice elm bow I've seen in the last few days.  We got lots of elm around here, why ain't I using some of it ???  Saw Filer
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Offline Pat B

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #26 on: June 09, 2008, 12:23:43 am »
Shannon, cause you got osage! ;D You are spoiled! ;)     Pat
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #27 on: June 09, 2008, 12:30:52 am »
yeah jerk :P, you got all the good wood...hehehe ;D   you want elm?, i'll trade you for osage.. :o -  Ryan///mwah ha ha ha ha
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Offline david w.

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #28 on: June 09, 2008, 12:34:09 am »
i might actually consider that sometime...seriously
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: new elm recurve finished!
« Reply #29 on: June 09, 2008, 12:38:52 am »
what trading osage for elm?  i suppose its not an outrageous idea, as they say-  when you dont have something on hand it turns into high demand.
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