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Offline mullet

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tough couple of weeks
« on: January 30, 2011, 06:48:46 pm »
 These last few weeks haven't been encourageing. Three bows and all of these blades. Two osage and a set of Glen St.Charles, yew billets. I was sick when it let go. I new it was going to, saw a hairline crack open up in a knot. What really sucks is the bows that blew up were almost at full tiller, likeing about three inches of finishing both. They both let go at knots, the same as the take-down osage that lifted a long splinter.

 And then the points, I thought I could thin them juuust a little more. enjoy ;D
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Re: tough couple of weekes
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2011, 06:49:38 pm »
And the points
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Re: tough couple of weekes
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2011, 07:19:07 pm »
Yep that sould be discouraging for sure. Some times you just gotta soldier on.Ron
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Re: tough couple of weekes
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2011, 07:21:57 pm »
 Yep! I've already pulled another yew stave down. ;)
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« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2011, 09:07:19 pm »
Keep us posted Eddie if you feel like jumping off a bridge just call for support.Ron
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Re: tough couple of weekes
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2011, 09:15:04 pm »
damn. i feel for ya Eddie
i was doing that same thing to my points tonight  >:(
but i can say i havent done that to a bow in awhile(knock on wood)
but when ya only make 2 a year,its ALWAYS awhile between breakers  ;D
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Re: tough couple of weeks
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2011, 10:32:19 pm »
I've felt that way once or twice. This one fellow on here felt bad for me and traded a beautiful yew stave and I ended up stressing it with 70# when I probably should have just made a 50# bow from it. Got 3 or 4 wicked shots out of it and it blew apart near the riser on one side. Probably going to make a take down bow from the other side :)
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Re: tough couple of weeks
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2011, 10:36:57 pm »
Ouch!!!!I hate when that happens!!! I've had that happen a time or 50! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;). Perseverance!!
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Re: tough couple of weeks
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2011, 12:41:03 am »
man... idk if you should be handling that horn bow!  lol. just joking!
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Re: tough couple of weeks
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2011, 01:14:33 am »
Don't ya hate when that happens.   Back on the horse Eddie!  ;)
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Re: tough couple of weeks
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2011, 07:19:08 am »
Yep I have had some weeks like that,they stink for sure. :)
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Re: tough couple of weeks
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2011, 10:55:28 am »
Ouch.  Been there done that
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Re: tough couple of weeks
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2011, 02:51:29 pm »
 When the going gets tough,the tough get pissed(If there is time),get depressed,get to feeling like a wimp(Get pissed again(If there's time) and then get going. '  Frank
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« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2011, 06:45:05 pm »
If it don't kill ya it makes ya stronger.!!!
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Re: tough couple of weeks
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2011, 07:46:37 pm »
Quote from: Grunt on February 01, 2011, 06:45:05 pm
If it don't kill ya it makes ya stronger.!!!

Or it cripples ya...  ::)  :o
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