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Title: future bows
Post by: ken75 on August 21, 2010, 10:11:01 pm

just got a hickory log cut up , brought it home and milled out 87 1 by 2 by 6 foot boards all quartersawn , and a few shorter ones . heres a few pics have a look

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Title: Re: future bows
Post by: ken75 on August 21, 2010, 10:14:10 pm

please disregard the old bear wheelie bow in the background ;D

Title: Re: future bows
Post by: half eye on August 21, 2010, 10:16:33 pm

Hell Fire Ken, thats a whole lot a bows goin on.....good for ya.
rich

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Post by: NTD on August 21, 2010, 10:18:07 pm

Hmm hope you'll still have those when I get some more skins....that's if you'd be interested ;) >:D

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Post by: walkabout on August 21, 2010, 10:21:41 pm

looks like a great haul, will look forward to whatever you make of em, im sure whatever it may be will be great.

Title: Re: future bows
Post by: profsaffel on August 21, 2010, 10:42:27 pm

That's an awesome sight Ken. Look at all the potential!  :) Have fun, friend.

Title: Re: future bows
Post by: ken75 on August 21, 2010, 11:32:04 pm

Nate im sure we can work something out several of those skins you traded were damn nice ,thanks walk and professor , and rich you know im gonna hook you up with some . these were fun my table saw burnt up after the first 30 or so the rest i milled with a skill saw , makita's are tough as hell three hours of nonstop 2 inch hickory !!

Title: Re: future bows
Post by: profsaffel on August 22, 2010, 12:07:11 am

Ken, this is a similar stack of hickory that I've been using for many of my bows, including the scalloped ones. Do me a favor and make a short native style one out of one of these boards just for the heck of it. Post pics, many pics.  ;D

Title: Re: future bows
Post by: Thwackaddict on August 22, 2010, 02:06:40 am

 :o BOOOIIINNNGGGGGG!!!!Nice Pile of bows you got there.

Title: Re: future bows
Post by: ken75 on August 22, 2010, 12:49:27 pm

thanks all, and i will do professor i get ya  ;D

Title: Re: future bows
Post by: aznboi3644 on August 22, 2010, 02:00:31 pm

I would love to make a really wide paddle bow with a board like that...beautiful stock.

Title: Re: future bows
Post by: ken75 on August 23, 2010, 12:58:28 am

anzi i cut a couple of them 2 and 1/2 inches just for that