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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« on: May 22, 2013, 06:43:14 pm »
Here's one I just finished up. 'Raven' is bamboo backed, with a yew core and osage belly. It's 58" ntn, 57# @ 28", weighs 15 ounces, balances delicately on the middle finger, and with limbs timed as well as I could get them for my split finger release, ultimately revealed an equal tiller. The bottom limb is 1 1/2" shorter than the top.

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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2013, 06:50:21 pm »
Here's a few more...
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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2013, 06:53:21 pm »
The only full draw picture I have right now was taken on the tree just after I finished tillering it.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2013, 07:32:33 pm »
I bet she's fast, looks sweet all around....................... 8)
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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2013, 08:04:49 pm »
Wow! That looks speedy...it has all the ingredients...Boo / Yew / Sage...congrats on a beautiful bow.

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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2013, 10:47:18 pm »
Love it looks really smooth
I like osage

Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2013, 11:10:25 pm »
That's beautiful, it's a fast looking bow!
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2013, 12:11:16 am »
I really like this bow - beautifully executed.
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« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2013, 12:49:32 am »
WOW!!!!!!!
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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2013, 03:21:35 am »
That'sch one Schexchy bow as Sean Connery would say, my eyes were playing tricks on me in the first two pics, looked like you had even limbs then just cut 1 1/2 of the recurve!  Awesome bow man, good lookin tiller, and sweet name :)

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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2013, 07:52:41 am »
Beautiful bow,very nice work. Grip stiching is very nice and tiller looks dead on to me. :)
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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2013, 08:03:31 am »
That'sch one Schexchy bow as Sean Connery would say, my eyes were playing tricks on me in the first two pics, looked like you had even limbs then just cut 1 1/2 of the recurve!  Awesome bow man, good lookin tiller, and sweet name :)
I think the camera will foreshorten the lower limb when pics are taken of a bow resting with one limb on the ground.
The trick is to kneel down when taking the pic so the camera is level with the grip.
It's surprising what a difference it makes.
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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2013, 09:12:00 am »
NICE!! 8)
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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2013, 09:37:51 am »
Yeah, some of those pictures make the bottom limb look a couple inches shorter than it is.
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Re: Tri-lam bamboo/yew/osage
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2013, 10:46:43 am »
Such a nice profile!
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 the part that has too little is increased."

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