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Offline hunterbob

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #555 on: March 21, 2014, 07:58:25 am »
Quote from: Pat B on March 21, 2014, 12:01:16 am
I put another 30 arrows through her today so I think she's ready to travel. She'll be heading north and west of here.  ;D
.   I am north and a tad west. Could it be. I will be stocking the mail man again.
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Offline Blaflair2

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« Reply #556 on: March 21, 2014, 09:17:33 am »
Well I got it where I like it. Gotta shape my handle and fling some arrows. I cut some of the curve off to gain a little more weight, didn't know if it'd work but I figured it try. I like it more now. It came in just under their min weight. I heat treated lightly and well see if that had any affect.
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Offline DuBois

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« Reply #557 on: March 21, 2014, 10:04:03 am »
Lookin good laflair  ;D
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Offline skarhand

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« Reply #558 on: March 21, 2014, 10:08:24 am »
I was able to get back into the Garage last night, work on a project with my son, and make some bow progress. Got my riser all glued up. I think it is going to look sweet. I have the Ipe with a thin strip of ash and the main part of the riser is a beautiful piece of Teak that a friend brought me back while on a missions trip to Myanmar (Old Burma). I can't wait to see how it finishes up.

Joshua
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Offline DuBois

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« Reply #559 on: March 21, 2014, 10:19:23 am »
Gonna start scraping on her tonight. Here's the profile with just over 4" reflex after letting the sinew dry. Nice and straight down the center but has a slight prop twist on the lower limb (left). For some reason  feel like this is gonna be tricky.

Sounds cool Joshua!

PS- my daughter has learned to write  ;D
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #560 on: March 21, 2014, 10:27:03 am »
DuBoy start scraping and exercising as you go. You can work out the twist as you tiller by removing wood from the strong side of he belly. Don't worry abut it being tricky. I know you are a lot smarter than that old stick. Just remove wood from where it needs, exercise and it will all come around for you. If you hit a bump in the road, you know where we are.  ;)

s, we love you too!  ;)
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Offline Blaflair2

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« Reply #561 on: March 21, 2014, 12:58:52 pm »
So this is the full draw pic. Gonna take it through some more heat treat. And then shoot her!

Don't mind the mess. My daughters play room. I had to sorta hunch over in the pic with my back facing ya
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Offline DuBois

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« Reply #562 on: March 21, 2014, 01:10:12 pm »
Thanks Pat,
I will give it a lot of exercising as I go and try removing from the strong side.
I am pretty sure I'll be checking back in for advice before it's done though. Sure good to have all the experience available on here.
Marco
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Offline BOWMAN53

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« Reply #563 on: March 21, 2014, 01:14:35 pm »
Quote from: Blaflair2 on March 21, 2014, 12:58:52 pm
So this is the full draw pic. Gonna take it through some more heat treat. And then shoot her!

Don't mind the mess. My daughters play room. I had to sorta hunch over in the pic with my back facing ya

that looks good to me man. why are you gonna heat treat it?
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Offline Blaflair2

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« Reply #564 on: March 21, 2014, 03:29:49 pm »
She came in a little shy. I'm being too picky
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #565 on: March 21, 2014, 03:31:49 pm »
How many full draws you have put it through Bruce? After so many the effects of tempering are diminished. Quite often the bow will settle in right where it started.
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Offline Blaflair2

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« Reply #566 on: March 21, 2014, 03:35:04 pm »
I've fully drawn it about 6 times, just call it done?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #567 on: March 21, 2014, 03:42:20 pm »
What's she pulling and how does she shoot?
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #568 on: March 21, 2014, 03:42:47 pm »
How far under weight are you?
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« Reply #569 on: March 21, 2014, 03:45:55 pm »
5lb from their min
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