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Offline Pat B

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must be karma
« on: May 26, 2008, 07:15:09 pm »
You guys that were at the Hickory Shoot this weekend saw this stave in person. I'm building a bow for Herb Reynolds 8), the founder of CTA, and I bought this stave at the shoot. I knew I could get 2 staves out of it but with my planets aligned correctly I got 3 beautiful staves from the original chunk. With the tools pictured, and a great piece of wood, it all came together...or came apart, as it were. ;D The piggyback(belly split) came off clean without violating it's back. Then I separated the two sisters. These staves are 70" long and check out them rings! :o 8)   Oh, if they all could work out like this did!!! 8)    Pat

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« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2008, 07:52:53 pm »
You are really livin right Pat, those oughta make some sweet bows. That is if your Karma lets ya ;D
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« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2008, 07:57:30 pm »
Must be clean living Pat ;) Sweeeeeeeeetttt :)
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« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2008, 08:27:38 pm »
Really nice rings on those.
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« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2008, 09:01:48 pm »
Should I call you a miser or just plain cheap.  Sounds like the kind of stunt I would try.  Good work.  Justin
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« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2008, 09:45:08 pm »
you deserve it after those breaks last week
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2008, 09:51:29 pm »
Too sweet, if I tried something like that all I would have is firewood. 
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2008, 10:57:01 pm »
Toldja it would!  ;D
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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2008, 11:23:54 pm »
   Well when you start getting cocky, with all those nice bows you have been turning out, you just forgot to make a donation to the bow- god. Well you made up for it last week so you should be good to go for a few years more. ;D ;)
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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2008, 11:26:23 pm »
wow! ;D great. do you even have to vahse a ring on the piggy back?
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« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2008, 02:06:44 am »
David, I have had piggyback staves pop loose clean but not very often. Usually you have to remove a partial ring or two...sometimes you get fire wood!. :'( This stave was very straight grained with good sized annual rings. I believe that, and being fresh cut wood, is why it split so well. 8)
   Justin, This was frugality not greed! ;D
 Eddie, I'm glad to hear my Karma bank account is full. Wish my regular bank account was in the same shape. ::)
  Rick...I've been there more than not! :o
Dano, Dana, Gordon and Radius, Thanks guys. Herb is a special person to trad archery, and especially in NC and I consider him a special friend. It will be an honor to build this bow for him...so Dano, I hope the karma holds out long enough to get Herb's bow done.
   The wood was cut the 8th of May. Yep, just a few weeks ago so it has some drying to do first. By reducing the stave like I have should speed it up too. When I come up with the design, I'll reduce the stave to floor tiller stage and put it in the hot box for a while. I'll keep ya'll posted about the progress.    Pat
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Re: must be karma
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2008, 02:18:04 am »
I bet that nice lookin froe had something to do with them splitting out nice too.

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« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2008, 02:23:19 am »
Yeh, Ralph. The froe does help. I don't know how I did it without it. This is exactly what it was made for.    Pat
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« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2008, 11:27:22 am »
Nice stave's Pat.I just love it when a plan comes together.  :)
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« Reply #14 on: May 27, 2008, 11:34:11 am »
Nice work Pat.  Do you sell some of that good fortune in a bottle? ;D
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