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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2015, 08:54:12 am »
Nice job Dylan.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2015, 09:26:32 am »
Sweet!  I really dig that.  Simple
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2015, 10:45:07 am »
What kinda honysuckle is it? Is it that asian Amur Honeysuckle, where the limbs always have a hollow part to em?
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Offline dylanholderman

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2015, 11:07:06 am »
Quote from: toomanyknots on August 30, 2015, 10:45:07 am
What kinda honysuckle is it? Is it that asian Amur Honeysuckle, where the limbs always have a hollow part to em?
yes that's the stuff ;D though in my area the "hollow" isn't normally more than 1/4in wide
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2015, 12:49:56 pm »
Cool bow Dylan, looks like a fun one
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Offline bubbles

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2015, 04:53:06 pm »
Great tiller on that shortie
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2015, 10:38:20 pm »
Nice lookin bow Dylan! I like the wraps. By the way, I've been stringing my bows the same way for years.

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Offline dylanholderman

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2015, 11:53:34 pm »
thanks everyone ;D

Quote from: tattoo dave on August 30, 2015, 10:38:20 pm
Nice lookin bow Dylan! I like the wraps. By the way, I've been stringing my bows the same way for years.

Tattoo Dave
nice to know that i'm in good company >:D
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Offline chamookman

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2015, 04:04:11 am »
Well done ! Bob
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2015, 07:15:16 am »
What is your strike plate made from Dylan?  I like the way you wrapped it into the grip
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #25 on: August 31, 2015, 07:33:49 am »
Unique bow. I really like the strike plate, good tiller too.
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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #26 on: August 31, 2015, 07:47:29 am »
Never would have thought of that, :o must be different than what we call Honeysuckle here in TN. ;) Very nice job Dylan. :)
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Offline Badger

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #27 on: August 31, 2015, 10:51:13 am »
  I have only worked 1 honey suckle bow, about 1 1/8" diameter around 48" long. I was really impressed with the wood but finding pieces big enough for serious bows is really difficult. I have my eye on lone that is close to 3" in diameter but I doubt I will be able to get it. . Also vert hard to season and dry without bad checking.
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Offline dylanholderman

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #28 on: August 31, 2015, 10:56:00 pm »
Quote from: Falcon on August 31, 2015, 07:15:16 am
What is your strike plate made from Dylan?  I like the way you wrapped it into the grip

falcon the strike plate is copper from a plumbing pipe i had laying around. i got the idea for wrapping it in this way from the "menuki" ornaments on japanese sword grips.

Quote from: Badger on August 31, 2015, 10:51:13 am
  I have only worked 1 honey suckle bow, about 1 1/8" diameter around 48" long. I was really impressed with the wood but finding pieces big enough for serious bows is really difficult. I have my eye on lone that is close to 3" in diameter but I doubt I will be able to get it. . Also vert hard to season and dry without bad checking.

look on the first page i posted the way I've had the best luck seasoning it :)
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #29 on: September 01, 2015, 04:23:45 pm »
Quote from: dylanholderman on August 30, 2015, 11:07:06 am
Quote from: toomanyknots on August 30, 2015, 10:45:07 am
What kinda honysuckle is it? Is it that asian Amur Honeysuckle, where the limbs always have a hollow part to em?
yes that's the stuff ;D though in my area the "hollow" isn't normally more than 1/4in wide

Oh cool, nice bow! I got a couple staves of the stuff ready to turn into bows. I'm curious, how much set does it take? Does the stuff crysal?
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair
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