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Offline nidrinr

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two wytch elm warbows
« on: May 14, 2011, 11:45:34 pm »
Thought I'd post them here aswell, even though they're already on PP and the Norwegian "bueforum".
The snaky one is about 210#@32", the straight one is about 145#@32.









Offline nidrinr

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Re: two wytch elm warbows
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2011, 11:46:43 pm »
..And the 145#'er in the last stages of tillering:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGge54rYYtk

Offline Dag

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Re: two wytch elm warbows
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2011, 12:56:44 am »
Wow! You never fail to impress Nidrinr! I particularly like the antler nocks :) Do you ever have issues with antler being to spongy/not very dense? Do you find antler from a certain animal works better? e.g. moose, elk, deer?

Offline fishfinder401

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Re: two wytch elm warbows
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2011, 01:12:00 am »
ok, i wonder if this will work over the computer ...... stare at the pendulum........... now when i snap my fingers, you will put those bows in the mail and send them to me ;D
amazing, i love the simplicity yet amazing power and beauty found in warbows
good job ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
noel
warbows and fishing, what else is there to do?
modern technology only takes you so far, remove electricity and then what

Offline RyanY

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Re: two wytch elm warbows
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2011, 03:29:11 am »
They look good over here too!  ;D

Offline deerhunter97370

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Re: two wytch elm warbows
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2011, 04:29:25 am »
Those are nice bows. Can we see  unbraced and full draw pics?
Always be ready to: Preach, Pray, or Die. John Wesley

Offline nidrinr

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Re: two wytch elm warbows
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2011, 09:50:23 pm »
Unbraced the 145#'er is more or less straight.  The other one:





Full draw of the 145#'er is on the yt-link above. For the full draw of the heavy one we'll just have to wait for Joe or someone posting a yt of him pulling it ..  :)

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: two wytch elm warbows
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2011, 11:04:15 pm »
Really like the snakey bow. The bit of heartwood on the bottom gives it a nice touch! Such weight and from a snakey stave! Your work and "warbowyery" always inspires me man.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline fishfinder401

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Re: two wytch elm warbows
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2011, 07:32:57 pm »
just 2 questions,
1) are those side knocks
2) if the answer to 1 is yes, is it legal to marry a bow ;D
warbows and fishing, what else is there to do?
modern technology only takes you so far, remove electricity and then what

Offline nidrinr

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Re: two wytch elm warbows
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2011, 09:46:34 pm »
-They started out as sidenocks, but I ended up filing it up a bit further. -Joe has made some changing of the nocks as one of them got a little injury somewhere from my place to his.

Here is the full draw  asked for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSdPRAcafMo