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Offline DirtyDan

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Hickory recurve for a newbie
« on: January 27, 2012, 02:05:45 pm »
Met a young man last Sunday at a shoot.  He was new to trad shooting.  Did pretty well.  Wanted a wooden bow though.  So I invited him to my shop.  We tried a hickory board bow, but it cracked.  Then we tried a hickory stave, but it was still too wet.  Finally I found a hickory recurve that I had finished at Twin Oaks two years ago.  It was a little heavy for him, so I shaved it down to 40# at 26".  It is 60" long ntn and about 1 1/2" wide at the fades.  Painted green.  Yellow heart and purple heart on the tips and handle.  It shoots pretty well.  He loves it.  That's the main thing.  Another convert.
Dan



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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Hickory recurve for a newbie
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 02:13:15 pm »
Well done Sir. very nice gesture.
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Hickory recurve for a newbie
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2012, 02:15:32 pm »
Thats awsome! Very nice of you to pass it on! Now you need to get him building one!

Josh
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Hickory recurve for a newbie
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 02:16:54 pm »
Nice bow!

There should be a law against getting people hooked on bows, you pusher!
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Hickory recurve for a newbie
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2012, 02:40:57 pm »
Good job on spreading the love.  Nice bow too.   Danny
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Hickory recurve for a newbie
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2012, 03:08:05 pm »
Hey Dan. Good to see you are still poking your head in to PA. Nice little recurve and a very nice gesture...but I'm not surprised by either!  ;)  Hope to see you at the Classic this spring.
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Offline Slackbunny

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Re: Hickory recurve for a newbie
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2012, 03:12:43 pm »
That's really cool. I bet he'll get a lot of fun out of that bow.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Hickory recurve for a newbie
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2012, 04:51:29 pm »
Very cool gesture, very cool curve as well.
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: Hickory recurve for a newbie
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2012, 11:00:20 pm »
Thanks, guys.  I expect he will be back soon, wanting to build his own.  Sorry I have not been on the board in a while, but I am still building quite a few bows, but I seldom have anything as good as what you guys are turning out these days.  My goodness, how this craft has grown in the last twenty years.
Dan
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