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Offline bubby

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1230 on: June 05, 2012, 07:45:03 pm »
i got home and saw a long box up by the door, got all excited and hurried up to the package, stupid blinds for my wife >:(, well that certainly sucks, guess I'll keep " patiently" waiting, Bub
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1231 on: June 05, 2012, 07:46:43 pm »
And the ultimate let down ehhh Bubby.........
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1232 on: June 05, 2012, 07:50:21 pm »
Ok this is the trade bow that I received from Johnston.

Hickory, 64" ttt.  57# @ 28".  Wormy maple tip overlays, 12 strand fast flight string.  Shots good and looks very nice.  My pics dont do it justice.






Full draw to come.
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1233 on: June 05, 2012, 08:02:11 pm »
And these are the two bows.....one each for my boys that I got from Johnston.

The first is Matthews, Hickory 50" ttt flipped tips.  17# @ 23" and has been drawn to 25"  String is artificial sinew.





Jacob has shot this bow for Matthew and it shoots great.  Just a little heavy for Matthew yet.  But not for long.  LOL

This second one is Jacobs...Sparkleberry 50" ttt, recurved and pulls 27# @ 23"  Bendy handle  (Johnston said this was his favorite bow ever made)  Artificial sinew string and the bow is heat treated.





Jacob has shot this...very fast.

I even shot this sparkleberry bow..it is fast and shoots where you look.  I like it.  I would love to have a full size version of this my self.  Sweet little bow.
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1234 on: June 05, 2012, 09:32:10 pm »
Now that is just to cool :)

A couple of lucky young archers there.....  Well done !!!
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1235 on: June 05, 2012, 10:34:05 pm »
Beautiful Bows and Wonderful Gifts Y'all!

Put the Dogwood through another Steam session, and she's finally beginning to line up.
I believe that for the first two Steam sessions the Handle area was still way to Wide to move much.
After thinning the handle down I'm getting much better results.
Still have another inch or so of lateral correction to get her lined up.
But she's not twisting in the hand any more during floor tiller.

Woo Hoo!!!  :)

Here she is on the Caul.



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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1236 on: June 06, 2012, 04:42:37 pm »
Those pups of yours are going to be a piece of cake to train after training that stick!!!

Looking good Gus :)
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1237 on: June 06, 2012, 09:32:30 pm »
HA!

I hear ya Coaster... Its back in the steam even as I type this.
Seems like I lost half of what I gained from the preceding steam session during the last go round.   ???

So I'm gonna flip the stave around so the handle is Inside and pull the offending limb into the caul this time.
The problem that I'm running into is that the back of the stave is crowned, making it a challenge to get good clamp pressure where I need it.
I spent some time this afternoon, testing different clamping methods to get the limb deflection needed to get her lined out.

Here's hoping.

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1238 on: June 06, 2012, 09:56:36 pm »
i got home and saw a long box up by the door, got all excited and hurried up to the package, stupid blinds for my wife >:(, well that certainly sucks, guess I'll keep " patiently" waiting, Bub

Id pay good money for video of that bubbly! That does suck man.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1239 on: June 06, 2012, 09:59:06 pm »
 Very nice extras Lane. Your a good man sir!
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1240 on: June 06, 2012, 11:28:16 pm »
Very nice extras Lane. Your a good man sir!
I agree fully......he went above and beyond.
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1241 on: June 07, 2012, 02:09:59 am »
well i got mine tillerd out to 57#@28 been shootin her in put abot 40 shots thru it  she weNt BOOM!!!  I CANT POST PIC S COASTER IS GONNA DO IT FOR ME  SO ON TO PLAN B  Brock

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1242 on: June 07, 2012, 07:04:40 am »
Thanks for the kind words fellas. I was on medical leave so I had the time and actually
it was good physical therapy. Also found that building bows for others, especially kids,
is great spirit therapy.

James has his sons involved at an early age and I admire that. It was my privilege to
get to know the Baileys better and a pleasure to build bows for them.

Lane

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1243 on: June 07, 2012, 02:17:08 pm »
This was Brock's plan A......







i got home and saw a long box up by the door, got all excited and hurried up to the package, stupid blinds for my wife >:(, well that certainly sucks, guess I'll keep " patiently" waiting, Bub

Yep the OLD Blind in the box trick..... got you going for a minute Bub!!!

This was just a test of the emergency Bowyer's Association this was only a test  >:D
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #1244 on: June 07, 2012, 06:04:04 pm »
yeah the old blind box gag, you a funny guy coaster, Bub
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