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Offline broketooth

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2011, 08:47:18 am »
it looks like to me that the brace height could be a fuzz higher but thats me. i like this one , very cool lookin bow. ruddy

Offline ken75

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2011, 12:59:42 pm »
thanks JW , hows those two workin for ya ?
thanks Rich , its fast !!
thanks John K
thanks Wvarcher its was longer than usual i glued the riser and powerlam then sanded smooth , then added the maple core on the back of the riser and sanded smooth then added the back and belly and clamped to shape. little more in depth than most of mine.
thanks Areo
thanks Aaron
thanks Bubby , go try one !
thanks Broke , could be

Offline wildkatt

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2011, 01:09:59 pm »
Very cool bow. Have you tried top shoot it from a horse yet? My experience with shooting bows from horse back tells me that the longer the bow, the harder to shoot from a horse. My longest horse bow is 52'' my shortest is 42'' both are Indian style bows with short draws. Like the look of your bow so me thinks me going to try something similar but shorter and see what i get. Good job, Nice bow.Let me know how it goes when you try it on a horse.



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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2011, 05:26:38 pm »
thanks JW , hows those two workin for ya ?

They are holding up the corner of the man cave really well, thanks.  They oughta be pretty well cured and stabilized to our drier climate so I need to get off my duff and check the draw weights soon.  A buddy is planning a archery bunny hunt soon and I wanna use that snakebacked curley so-n-so real bad!!!

thanks again!
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Offline hammertime

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #19 on: February 06, 2011, 06:58:07 pm »
I don't know much on that design but it sure looks sweet especially the handle well done -Hammertime

Offline ken75

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2011, 12:33:17 pm »
thanks wildkat not yet im not sure if any of our horses (10) will tolerate me doind that but its worth a try
sounds good JW hope you enjoy them
thanks hammer

Offline dragonman

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2011, 02:17:58 pm »
Very nice lines , looks like a powerfull bow...
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Offline Keenan

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #22 on: February 07, 2011, 03:26:17 pm »
 Very sweet bow Ken. Love the lines, curves and beautiful contrast. Should make a great horse bow.  Great job on a rare style. i want to build another one like that. I did one about two years ago for Lulyn but it was a little underbuilt and ended up breaking,  She has been begging me to make another. ;) Congratulations
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Offline wildkatt

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2011, 11:11:13 am »
You might be surprised,Start shooting the bow from the ground around the horses so they can get used to the sound of the bow. We have shot bows off of 6 of the 9 we have. Let me know if you have any Questions about shooting bow on horseback (have a bit of experience with it), and above all else have fun with it.




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Offline woodsrunner

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #24 on: February 08, 2011, 11:26:00 am »
Very nice bow Ken.  Love the lines and the wood combo. ;D ;D
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Offline ken75

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #25 on: February 08, 2011, 03:17:48 pm »
thanks Dragonman
thanks Keenan, what weight and draw does she perfer
its a thought wildkatt i have one i shoot around he stands with his head on my shoulder while shooting and he likes to smell the bow too. but then my 22 mag doesnt bother him either...nevers moves from the hay bail
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Offline wildkatt

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #26 on: February 09, 2011, 11:57:29 am »
I shoot pistols, rifles ,bows and about anything else i can find to shoot from horseback(lol)Let me know if you have any questions about it.


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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #27 on: February 09, 2011, 01:23:14 pm »
I keep coming back just to look at that bow.  Great job!
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Offline ken75

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #28 on: February 10, 2011, 03:19:18 pm »
will do wild
thanks jonathon C. thats a nice compliment

Offline aero86

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Re: finished horsebow
« Reply #29 on: February 10, 2011, 11:51:02 pm »
do  you need someone else to shoot it to let you know how it is?  lol.  ill be glad to help!
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