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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #15 on: October 18, 2012, 06:40:43 pm »
Beautiful! Those overlays are gorgeous,  ;D.
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2012, 06:57:34 pm »
Ah, lovely. The handle is great.
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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #17 on: October 18, 2012, 07:16:18 pm »
Coaster! Don't play with my emotions like that!  :o ;D
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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2012, 07:55:07 pm »
Wow, nice, all the veins in the back look awesome
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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2012, 09:02:39 pm »
Very nice bow.Congrats.Some of my hickory looks like that after the bark is pulled off.Long humped up lines running longitudally along the length.Really leaves the imagination go wild on a finish. Looks like a person just plucked it right out of the tree.Ala natural.
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #20 on: October 18, 2012, 09:22:19 pm »
Nice looking bow the back & the handle looks awesome.
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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #21 on: October 18, 2012, 09:26:38 pm »
Yeah man that'll work. The back is way cool and that streek in the handle makes you want to leave it naked without a wrap. Love it.   Danny
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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2012, 10:19:55 pm »
Bent, Knots Thank you

Jodocus it was to pretty to cover :)

Bryce  ;)

Zion..... I don't think I mentioned it in the post but I did use a light stain made with alcohol and instant coffee to define all the stuff going on on the back of the bow.

Beadman it's kind of like Christmas....  Ya don't know what's under the wrap ???

Thank you Rob and Danny I couldn't bring myself to wrap it :)

I did put a thin piece of Beaver Tail on it for a strike plate////  it's put on with contact cement so it will come off easy...

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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2012, 10:24:01 pm »
i think that makes it nice and quiet! good for hunting, yet very primitive!
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Offline VicNova

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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #24 on: October 18, 2012, 10:43:30 pm »
That bow looks gorgeous. Its great that it doesn't have much set. Sweet tiller too. 
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2012, 11:20:17 pm »
Love it! next to yew vm is my favorite. sweet work
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2012, 11:26:49 pm »
Very nice bow!  Good work!
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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #27 on: October 19, 2012, 12:04:20 am »
That is a very unique piece of wood you got there,you did an awesome job with it,great looking tips as well-Hammertime

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #28 on: October 19, 2012, 12:18:42 am »
Ya, that really is an amazing piece of wood. I don't know what I was talking about those nocks being gorgeous, that whole bow is gorgeous. Just wicked.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Vine maple Ala Natural (sort of :) )!!!
« Reply #29 on: October 19, 2012, 07:25:51 am »
Beautiful bow ,very nice work.  :)
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