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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2010, 08:16:08 pm »
Thanks everyone! The rings are about 1/8 inch or so on this one. I have been having bad luck with tip overlays so I decided to see how small I could go on these tips without them. I got these as small as I would with overlays and have shot this bow a lot already and had no problems yet. 

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2010, 09:44:26 pm »
Congratulations, nice bow.

Offline Hopefullbowyer

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2010, 04:06:47 am »
love the bow alan.  Currently in the process of making a black locust bow myself.  Was looking to build about the same length and around 50 lbs.  When spliting my stave from the log it got a little thin in depth.  I was wandering if you could post how thick your limbs are to see if I have enough to make the weight at that lenght or if I will have to shorten and widen the bow to get to 50 lbs before I get to far into shapeing and scraping.

Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2010, 10:06:19 am »
Thanks guys. Hopefull, the limbs are 1/2 inch thick at the fades and 3/8 inch by mid limb.

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2010, 10:12:35 am »
i like it all ,great lookin bow in all respects. realy like that full draw shot.
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2010, 10:26:51 am »
Very nice bow, Alan.
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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2010, 11:05:01 am »
Very nice, didn't know Alexander County could produce anything that good lookin lol (good friend of mine grew up in Taylorsville)

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #22 on: September 27, 2010, 04:07:03 pm »
Very nice Locust Bow!  Got it bookmarked for Sept Self BOM contest too.  :)
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Offline Thwackaddict

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #23 on: September 27, 2010, 04:24:28 pm »
Alan there you go again,I look forward to seeing what you do next each time you post a bow!!!Great work and attention to detail.Your bows are defintely works of art!!
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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #24 on: September 27, 2010, 06:34:17 pm »
 Great looking locust, Alan. You've been nailing them , lately. I've got a piece of locust I need to play with.
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #25 on: September 27, 2010, 09:07:48 pm »
Thanks a lot everyone! Justin, you talking about the bow or me?  :D

Alan
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Offline PeteC

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #26 on: September 27, 2010, 09:13:43 pm »
Real nice.You did that locust proud. God Bless
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #27 on: September 27, 2010, 09:25:08 pm »
That is one more nice looking bow.

Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #28 on: September 28, 2010, 08:23:04 am »
Thanks guys.

Alan
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Re: New Black Locust Bow
« Reply #29 on: September 28, 2010, 08:36:07 am »
Nice job,sweet looking bow. :)   
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