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Justin Snyder:
Keenan, no need to apologize. I need to do something a little different. You ought to see the project I got myself into now. Ill post some pictures when the time is right. ;D It was nice to talk to you on the phone. One of these days I'm going to make it up to cut some wood with you. Justin
Pappy:
Well there is bad news and good news.I was at about 22 in. in Hillbilly's Vine Maple and a splinter popped up 2/3 in. ot of the fades.The thing is I didn't see it coming.So I unbraced it,super glued it down and rapped it with serving.Let it set and went back to work on it and it turned out fine.I
rapped the other limb to match and finished.It turned out 53@27 and tillered out fine.I limb looks a little stiff but I had to leave it because of all the knots.We all shot it and it shoots great.It held about 1 1/2 of backset right after unstrung and about 2 after 30 min. of rest.So I will be sending it on to Koan soon.I also took Pat's out of the hot box after 4 days and finished tillering it.It came out 49@26.I still have another plan to do a little more to it and I will let you know how that goes.
Here are some pictures let me know what yall think.I have thought about putting a thin strip in
the middle about a foot long on the belly in the handle area and thinning it down and tapering it out toward where the fades would be [if it had any]and see if that would pick it up a little and take a little bend out of the handle.It didn't take much set but it seems like it might for some reason.Just a thought,what do yall think.I really want these to turn out to be shooters.Hillbilly's is now if I can get Pat"s like I want it I will be happy. :)
Pappy
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Pappy:
After first unbraced.
Pappy
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Justin Snyder:
Looking good Pappy. I like the idea of the 1/4" built up riser on Pat's bow. ;D I'm thinking that a good bowyer is not someone who can make a bow without problems, its a guy who can fix problems when they arise. Of course if your not having problems, your not making many are you. Justin
Pappy:
You got that right justin,I sometimes wonder how it would be to make one trouble free
I think it would be great but it probably wouldn't. :)
Pappy
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