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Title: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: John Lawson on August 31, 2010, 07:37:40 am: This is the first Reflex-Deflex English Longbow that I have made. It is 66 inches nock to nock and 40-lb at 27 inch draw.

It is Lemonwood belly, Bamboo back and Pau Amorello core. The arrow plate is mother of pearl and the horn nocks are water buffalo.

The tillering was a challenge as English target rules say the bow at full draw must be a simple curve from handle to tip. It shoots well and is probably as quick as my standard 45-lb English longbow.

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Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: HatchA on August 31, 2010, 08:41:34 am: First post and you blow us away with some amazing work!!! Very nice bow, man. Welcome to the fold ;)
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: denny on August 31, 2010, 11:44:48 am: Mate that is slick, Keep up the good work and shootem ! Denny
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: Pappy on August 31, 2010, 12:39:50 pm: Very nice work from what I can see, small pictures and old eyes you know. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: DirtyDan on August 31, 2010, 01:30:16 pm: Great bow. I have never seen an ELB with reflex/deflex, but why not? Great idea, excellent craftsmanship.
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: John Lawson on September 01, 2010, 03:44:51 am: Quote from: Pappy on August 31, 2010, 12:39:50 pm
Very nice work from what I can see, small pictures and old eyes you know. :)
Pappy
[I'm very disappointed with the pictures. I've never posted anything before and could only transmit by condensing the photos. Need to find out how to overcome them coming out so small. As you can tell I'm not a computer whizz./quote]
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: John Lawson on September 01, 2010, 03:50:29 am: I am very disappointed with the pictures. I've never posted anything before and could only send the photos by condensing them for email. Other entries I've looked at have absolutely super photos. I need to find out how to remedy this. You can tell I'm no great shakes on the computer as I even posted this message in the wrong place first time. Obviously I'm on a steep learning curve.
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: Parnell on September 01, 2010, 11:46:32 am: No worries, we all were there. Some use Photobucket to put their pictures into and upload.
I find it easier to use the Microsoft Paint application. I right click on the photo in my computer then open with the paint application. Then I "stretch" the pictures down to a smaller size and save them for the website.

Hope this helps, and welcome. Oh yeah - that looks like a fine bow, great job!
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: John Lawson on September 01, 2010, 04:55:01 pm: Thank you for your response. I'm really sorry that the photos are so small. You will see from my previous comment that I didn't really know how to size them. I compressed them for e-mail and I should have compressed them for publication. I've also just experimented as per the previous response.
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: John Lawson on September 01, 2010, 05:32:50 pm: Here are some photos which I hope do not need a microscope. Just an experiment really to see how they transmit

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Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on September 01, 2010, 05:59:23 pm: Cool bow john, really nice. Good tiller too!
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Post by: Parnell on September 01, 2010, 06:03:52 pm: Yup, very nice, the pictures too.
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Post by: denny on September 14, 2010, 01:27:47 am: Very nice bow, My choice of bow too. Keep up the good work... Denny
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Post by: elk country rp on September 14, 2010, 01:55:28 am: beautiful lines!
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: El Destructo on September 14, 2010, 02:23:00 am: Much Better! Nice Bow....
Title: Re: My first Reflex-Deflex Bow
Post by: Pappy on September 14, 2010, 06:30:35 am: Much better,Thanks,old eyes you know. :)That is one beautiful bow.Very nice lines and tiller. :)Nice work.
Pappy