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Offline knap_123

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dogwood / finished!!
« on: November 24, 2009, 10:46:10 am »
heres a 68 1/2" dogwood floortillered stave i'm working on thats seasoned real well.  istill dont if i want to flip the tips or not. and wouald you suggest some  reflex steamed in or not?  i will put some tip overlays on and i might use antler or cow horn.
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Offline Josh

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Re: dogwood
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2009, 10:53:46 am »
cool bow, cant wait to see it bendin!   :)  -josh
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« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2009, 11:00:23 am »
love the tips, they look like gordon's in the buildalong
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Re: dogwood
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2009, 11:11:31 am »
Looks like its coming along well.

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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: dogwood
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2009, 11:37:24 am »
Looking good, should make a nice bow. The only dogwood stave I've fooled with so far responded well to heat treatment-you can heat treat the belly and add some reflex at the same time.
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Re: dogwood
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2009, 12:07:20 pm »
nice work so far man, shape is great.
what kind of arrow rest are you planning on? (if any)

one final note: can we take up a collection to buy this man a new tape measure? his is almost rusted through!
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Re: dogwood
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2009, 01:36:33 pm »
thanks guys,  radius that is exactaly the style nocks i wanted. i heated the belly a little just before finishing floor iller and willl do again after brace height. innoncente, that made me laugh about the tape,  but thats paint you see there.   well most of it is anyway. :)
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Offline gmc

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Re: dogwood
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2009, 09:38:23 pm »
Great looking bow Knap. Looking forward to the finish product.
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Offline knap_123

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Re: dogwood
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2009, 12:34:18 pm »
ok, well i got it to brace height at 5" and i think it looks good. did'nt pull it ant yet cause i want to heat the bottom after i se how muck of the string follow comes out. the string is lined up  right over the handle and right after unbraceing
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Re: dogwood
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2009, 01:17:14 pm »
wow knapp... looking great so far.  Be sure to give it time to re-hydrate after heat treating it before bending it again.  This one is turning out really nice! -josh  :)
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Re: dogwood
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2009, 02:34:01 pm »
thank you josh and i'll give it a day when i'm done.  heres the heating and and a little bending at the fades.  i left the bottom unheate till  remove the bow so i can add a different caul and bring the limbs on around and flip the tips.
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« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2009, 02:46:16 pm »
love it so far, man!   that is an insane reflex.
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Offline Josh

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Re: dogwood
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2009, 02:46:53 pm »
...I'd give it 3 or 4 days just to be safe... You've put alot of work into this just to have it splinter from being too dry...  Looks cool!  -josh  :)
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Re: dogwood
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2009, 03:41:32 pm »
Going down the line of pictures I was going to mention how I love the knots and texture on the back...but then I got to the tape measure.  That tape measure is my favorite part of this whole project.  You should include the tape measure in every picture you take...just for kicks.  It's awesome.  Not kidding.

The bow is pretty slick, too.  I like the style...can't wait to see pics of how the tempering took on the tree...with the tape measure, of course.
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Re: dogwood
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2009, 04:46:14 pm »
hers the reflex 2 1/2"  but have'nt flipetthe tips yet. and sorry, forgot the tape for ya guys.
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