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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: still working off christmas list
« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2008, 11:33:47 pm »
That's it? Well done. Do think about a rope and pulley. You put a lot of time in that bow. Jawge
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Offline bootboy

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Re: still working off christmas list
« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2008, 01:48:33 am »
rope...and pulley?
You mean the upside down tillering stick? 'fraid I dont know how to make one, now do I have the space At the moment?
Any specs from building just such a device?
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Re: still working off christmas list
« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2008, 02:36:12 am »
Ok here is what I have gotten now. It seems to be coming together a little nicer. Its 52@26"

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Re: still working off christmas list
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2008, 02:37:20 am »
Wonder how fast it will shoot.
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Re: still working off christmas list
« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2008, 02:51:17 am »
and heres more braced at 6"

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Re: still working off christmas list
« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2008, 09:24:05 am »
Cool looking little bow, hope she holds up for ya. What a knot in the fade and it's oak? Did you say the knot popped out of the limb when you were tillering?
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Re: still working off christmas list
« Reply #21 on: January 06, 2008, 01:25:06 pm »
Oh hahahaha! the knot I tied in the string that it, It was not tightly secured to the nock
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Re: still working off christmas list
« Reply #22 on: January 06, 2008, 04:05:11 pm »
Oh, I gotcha ;). I didn't go back a read it just had it somewhere in my memory banks :).
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Re: still working off christmas list
« Reply #23 on: January 06, 2008, 05:07:43 pm »
Annnd now to start the finishing work, and to take this rough chunk of bending wood to a recognizable bow...


...to make it snazy mmrowl
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