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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: ERC is great bow wood!
« Reply #180 on: February 02, 2015, 04:24:20 pm »
Good read folks !
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Offline Roy

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« Reply #181 on: February 02, 2015, 05:04:25 pm »
Ya all can bet ole pearly will be sending in ah truck load:)
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« Reply #182 on: February 03, 2015, 09:23:58 am »
Did you recently take out a nice life insurance policy for your wife as well? :o

That was quite an explosion. 
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« Reply #183 on: February 03, 2015, 09:57:39 am »
I didn't Randy, but that's a great idea! :)
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« Reply #184 on: February 03, 2015, 10:58:20 am »
At least buy her a helmet and face guard...:)
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Offline Jax666

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« Reply #185 on: February 04, 2015, 07:33:22 am »
OH MY! I really wanted to build a deer hide backed ERC someday because it grows on my property and the locals may have used it. I love carving and whittling ERC, but I may just make walking stick out of it. 
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« Reply #186 on: February 04, 2015, 08:15:39 am »
You could make tooth picks like Pearl Dumb did:)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #187 on: February 04, 2015, 08:56:22 am »
Jax this thread got out of hand from the start. After a few pages of replies it doesn't all get read and people jump to conclusions having not followed the entire thread. It was never about ERC's ability to make a bow in general. It was about an overbuilt unbacked piece blowing up into 8-9 pieces at 22", including shearing the handle in half. Go ahead an make one. Make it 1.25-.50 wide with a "D" cross section and very, very long with either rawhide or silk on it. Im sure it will  make a bow that way, most often. Just don't build a self bow and expect it to last long, some will, most wont. 
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« Reply #188 on: February 05, 2015, 05:42:40 pm »
I will add it to my list of to bows. Thanks Pear Drum.
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Offline Sidewinder

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« Reply #189 on: February 05, 2015, 10:07:44 pm »
I just read this entire thread and you guys crack me up. And Lordy I hope I never get on any of you guys good side like pearly obviuosly has. Poor dude getting all ate up by his buddies. I know its all in good fun and is a good laugh. I'm just glad its someone else and not me or I might have to develope a phobia or something. I have always wanted to make anERC bow but have not because of its reputation for violence. Guess we'll have to wait and see what Chris/Blackhawk comes up with. Also we may want to issue some OSHA approved safety gear prior to drawing the bow just in case.
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« Reply #190 on: February 05, 2015, 10:53:10 pm »
I have heard a lot of people talk about only using this app would on that eastern red cedar otherwise it has to be backed by sinEw ... but ive never used it.  .... i do know this.  Pearl drums is a pro.  I been watching for at least a year now. So .... another thing is it was a good tiller cause it broke in so many different places . Ide say try a flatbow or pyramid design And sinew back it.  Usually cedar cypress and juniper are like ment for sinew . Sinew pulls the light wood arou.d to a reflex thats full of snap .
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