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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Bows you keep going back to look at
« Reply #30 on: August 22, 2013, 04:39:09 pm »
Oh Yeah Zion.  That dogwood of Druids was un-believable.  He just took a sapling and scrapped it a tiny bit and strung it up....with a perfect tiller at #140lbs.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Bows you keep going back to look at
« Reply #31 on: August 22, 2013, 05:11:10 pm »
Heck yeah,

This thread is just what I wanted. I love looking at these beauties.  Its so easy to forget how much amazing work has been done and contributed to our collective learning (and drooling).

I've always really admired Keenan's stuff as well:

The Sryinga Character bow was awesome:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,5969.0.html

but I always loved his unbacked juniper (bucking the juniper trend)
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,12163.0.html

And of course the R/D Yew inspired several of my bows
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,17111.0.html

Keenans tips and handle work really stand out.

Gabe

Yup, Keenan's work is outstanding. 

Cool thread.
"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline DLH

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Re: Bows you keep going back to look at
« Reply #32 on: August 22, 2013, 07:38:46 pm »
I always liked ken75s bows but haven't seen him in awhile either. Always liked the contrast on this one.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,25049.0.html

Offline rossfactor

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Re: Bows you keep going back to look at
« Reply #33 on: August 27, 2013, 03:35:27 pm »
Sorry to bring this back, but I bet y'all will appreciate this beauty:

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,5453.0.html

Gabe
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