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Offline loon

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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2017, 02:20:17 am »
Nice. Wicked! I wanna see it shooting.
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2017, 08:51:27 am »
My mate JT came round and gave it a try, we'll be off to a roving marks shoot next weekend, fo now he just slammed a few into my new target boss in the garage a t 10 yards, It's light enough compared to the 120-130s he normally shoots that he could get decent accuracy.
If felt fresh and fast, I tried some fiming, but with the light behid it was bleaching out the upper limb (I really need to make a way of hanging up a tarp'). From the viewers perspective, the arrow seemed to be thudding into the target before I heard the loose! :o
Should get some definitive idea of performance next week.
It looks good when being shot.
Del
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2017, 09:36:54 am »
  Can't wait to hear how it shoots, very cool bow!
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Offline FilipT

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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2017, 10:51:40 am »
Does that wonkyness make upper limb into practically a lever?
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2017, 10:58:02 am »
Quote from: Stalker on February 18, 2017, 10:51:40 am
Does that wonkyness make upper limb into practically a lever?
Dunno, makes it tricky to see where it's bending tho' !
We'll see how far it lobs an arrow next week, I'll report back.
Del
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Offline FilipT

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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2017, 12:50:06 pm »
At first glance picture suggest it bends most at two fists length above the place this guy is holding it.
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2017, 02:24:42 pm »
Quote from: Stalker on February 18, 2017, 12:50:06 pm
At first glance picture suggest it bends most at two fists length above the place this guy is holding it.
Yeah, but you have to see the unbaced and braced... even then it's hard to be sure what the heck is going on! ::)
Del
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2017, 06:16:06 pm »
Very well done Del.  That is one interesting warbow
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #23 on: February 19, 2017, 11:08:03 pm »
Wow, what a ripper of a bow!
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #24 on: February 20, 2017, 06:14:43 am »
Cheers guys.
I should see it in serious action at the weekend  :)
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #25 on: March 25, 2017, 02:59:37 pm »
Out of curiosity Del, any news on how the bow performed?

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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #26 on: March 25, 2017, 04:20:10 pm »
Here it is shooting:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTAwu8e-vf4
It is smooth but has prob' lost a bit of weight, nearer 95# now I'd guess. It wasn't used during the flight shoot, but it wins hands down on sheer funkiness :)
Having seen it, one of the other guys on the shoot asked me to make him a rustic ELB of 60# which i'm currently finishing up.
Del
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #27 on: March 25, 2017, 04:27:27 pm »
Haha, it's loosing pretty nicely 8)...and definitely gets the funky gold medal, but I do reckon it should be drawn while wearing a tall wizard's hat...and a very long goat T beard,  maybe John can grow one for the next vid? 😀,
Ace stuff Del, look forward to seeing the 60#funkybow 2.

 R.D.
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #28 on: March 25, 2017, 04:37:19 pm »
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Re: Del's Wonky Warbow
« Reply #29 on: March 25, 2017, 04:43:55 pm »
That looks a nice bow Del, and loosed those arrows with a nice bit of oomph..sweet action.
 Haha.. Love the Frankenstein bow too, I'll follow that with interest, it has given me ideas for my bow mishaps, match up the best limbs and maybe put in bolt style arrow pass and ink stitches in places ;D

(I'm glad Emily is better 8))

 R.D.
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