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Offline GregB

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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2007, 11:57:44 pm »

Great job Sean, really really like it! I've never made a cedar bow, have heard it's difficult to make it stay in one piece. :)
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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2007, 12:09:07 am »
Sean, You did an excellent job. The color contrast is stunning also.   Pat
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2007, 12:12:31 am »
Very nice. I like the tiller too. Jawge
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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #18 on: June 06, 2007, 08:08:12 am »
Good Job!
I like the contrast between heart- and sapwood. Great :)!
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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #19 on: June 06, 2007, 10:17:18 am »
Quote from: AndrewS on June 06, 2007, 08:08:12 am
Good Job!
I like the contrast between heart- and sapwood. Great :)!


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Offline 1/2primitive

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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #20 on: June 06, 2007, 12:31:32 pm »
Oh, and Oldbow, maybe don't bookmark it untill after I have the tips redone. It'll look a whole lot better then. ;)
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Offline OldBow

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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #21 on: June 06, 2007, 01:08:44 pm »
Got your fine bow bookmarked for June Self Bow of the Month.  Looks like a dandy.  Must be smooth to shoot. - OldBow
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #22 on: June 06, 2007, 01:09:11 pm »
Good looking bow, Sean-You've been turning out some nice ones lately. Tiller looks great, and it's hard to find a piece of wood that looks better than that red cedar. Bet it's light as a feather, too.
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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #23 on: June 06, 2007, 03:45:17 pm »
Nice bow, Sean.  How'd you finish it, to bring out that heartwood coloring?
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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #24 on: June 07, 2007, 11:15:18 am »
Stickhead, the finish is linseed oil and a wax coating over that, and I rubbed the wax in.
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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #25 on: June 07, 2007, 06:04:43 pm »
A very nice looking bow, well done. Nice shooting style too, you wouldn't look out of place at Agincourt  :)
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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #26 on: June 07, 2007, 06:24:18 pm »
EXCELLEN job Sean!!!.... ;)...
Cheers...
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Offline jpitts

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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #27 on: June 08, 2007, 12:22:02 am »
Love the contrast between the sapwood an heart wood....very nice bow.
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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #28 on: June 19, 2007, 11:21:56 am »
We've built many cedar bows in the past , mostly backed with thin hickory , even thinner bamboo or even polyester camo net glued on the bias and doubled... all were long , light in the hand , had good cast , and little if any hand shock ... ... Most had a more rounded belly ,longbow style ...Plus they smell nice to work on  ;D
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Offline Badger

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Re: My cedar longbow (pics)
« Reply #29 on: June 19, 2007, 12:25:41 pm »
Very nice job on that bow, you have a good eye for tiller, Steve
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