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Offline Bryce

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2013, 08:25:24 pm »
Deflex isn't bad.
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Offline akila

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2013, 05:32:22 am »
I didnt cut it....i only steam bend the other tip, to mach the one wich is already bend....right now it has some sort of R/D shape, with the tips being realy reflexed...i think its to much reflex right now iin the tips, maybe i will have to cut 2" from each tip...i will see....here is some new photos..


Here is the stave already bend to the form...

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2013, 10:24:37 am »
Lookin' good.
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Offline autologus

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2013, 11:27:27 am »
looks good, I love the knot in the handle that will be pretty.

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2013, 12:29:17 pm »
That is looking good Akila. I would seal that back up real good if it was still green.  Those whole branches can hold a lot of moisture under that bark, and it seems they dry into deflex when roughed out. 
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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...
« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2013, 04:16:36 pm »
I did not remove the bark of the back yet.....the branch wass  kinda medium dry....anyway, i will leave it alone for a while, to dry , and i will put pictures, whenn im starting to work on it...:)
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Offline akila

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...NEW PICTURES...YEW BOW FINISHED..
« Reply #21 on: January 23, 2013, 07:48:58 pm »
Hello guys...today i finished the bow...and here are the pictures...the bow ended up being 38lbs @ 29"..its 60" long ntn along the curves...it wass realy funn to build this bow...to be honest i didnt think it will survive....the saap wod has a realy weir colore in a fiew places, i also have a small hall in one limb, but, the bow is still intact..:)..here are the pictures..













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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...NEW PICTURES...YEW BOW FINISHED..
« Reply #22 on: January 23, 2013, 07:52:47 pm »
nice job, love the full draw, Bub
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Offline Will H

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...NEW PICTURES...YEW BOW FINISHED..
« Reply #23 on: January 23, 2013, 07:55:03 pm »
Sweet!!!
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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...NEW PICTURES...YEW BOW FINISHED..
« Reply #24 on: January 23, 2013, 08:01:50 pm »
It actually kind of looks like an over-sized horsebow to me! That thing is awesome, bet it will chuck an arrow like a rocket!  :)
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...NEW PICTURES...YEW BOW FINISHED..
« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2013, 09:03:59 pm »
That is one heck of a bow sir. Man! That is some hard core bendin too.
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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...NEW PICTURES...YEW BOW FINISHED..
« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2013, 09:11:44 pm »
Considering what you started with that is a very impressive bow. You did that yew justice in every way. Congratulations
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...NEW PICTURES...YEW BOW FINISHED..
« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2013, 09:17:05 pm »
WOW!  When I saw what you started with I really didn't think it would work.  NICE JOB!  NICE BOW!
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Offline Weylin

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...NEW PICTURES...YEW BOW FINISHED..
« Reply #28 on: January 23, 2013, 09:25:24 pm »
Nice work with a tough stave! how much heartwood do you have left on those working limbs? It's hard to tell from the pictures.
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Offline bow101

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Re: HEllo...whatt would u do with this??...NEW PICTURES...YEW BOW FINISHED..
« Reply #29 on: January 23, 2013, 11:01:19 pm »
Turned out very nice.. 8)
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