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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Check out these curves!
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2011, 10:05:36 am »
Its alot like that blackhawk. The bow was tillered very well and I shot it several times. Suddenly my bottom limb gave way and I lost 10# of draw instantly. I think your right, this one is going to the corner of shame. The stave wasnt centered with the grain from the start and I had no way to change that. The knot should have been in the center of the bow instead of on the edge. Oh well, I learned a few things in the process.
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Re: Check out these curves!
« Reply #16 on: June 08, 2011, 10:19:36 am »
I def feel your pain. Mine was/is a sinewed bow which you know a person puts a lot into it. Mine collapsed on the tenth shot. It was shooting awesome too,and my heart sank. I set it in the pile of shame for a couple weeks before I patched it,and it now proudly wears a ipe mole on a sinewed HHB bow(a beauty mark so to speak).   You might be able to still save her. But I don't know how bad it is or what that spot looks like.
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Re: Check out these curves!
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2011, 10:44:17 am »
Sorry to hear that,I thought it was looking pretty darn good. :)
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Check out these curves!
« Reply #18 on: June 08, 2011, 12:07:24 pm »
Dang PD, what a crying shame...that Osage was looking so sweet too!  Are you running low on Osage?  I can bring you a stave when I "swing by" for a bow build one of these days.
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« Reply #19 on: June 08, 2011, 12:53:54 pm »
Im always low on osage Lee. I have hackberry,mulberry, black locust, HHB, elm,ash and walnut coming out my ears. I would love to have one of yours when you come over this way for a build. Thank you
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Offline bigcountry

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Re: Check out these curves!
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2011, 02:16:56 pm »
Had a simular thing with a kids bow.  Everything was going great, and then right in front of my eyes, I saw a hinge at a knot while on the tree.  A few sec later, POW.
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2011, 02:34:48 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on June 08, 2011, 12:53:54 pm
Im always low on osage Lee. I have hackberry,mulberry, black locust, HHB, elm,ash and walnut coming out my ears. I would love to have one of yours when you come over this way for a build. Thank you

No worries bud, what goes around comes around...happy to help!
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Offline ErictheViking

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« Reply #22 on: June 08, 2011, 02:47:49 pm »
That definately sucks PD.  looked really good.
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