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Offline Del the cat

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« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2010, 02:30:28 am »
Wow...
Hey, man, the standard of work we see is inspirational, great to see there is still the skill and patience out there in this modern world.
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« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2010, 06:34:38 am »
thanks all,,i will post some more pics after sinew and as the season out,,,again  thanks for all the great comments,,, :)

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« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2010, 06:40:12 am »
Lookin good James but will be even better when ya get some Yooper sinew on em :)
I haven't forgotten the birch bark either ;)
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« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2010, 10:42:05 am »
Thanks for sharing James!!
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« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2010, 11:01:50 am »
Wow, looks great!  I've always wanted to make a composite.  I'd love to see a build-a-long too.

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« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2010, 11:20:02 am »
Thanks for posting that.  It is so interesting!
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« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2010, 11:45:28 am »
      First time I have ever seen such a diverse collection in construction at the same time. I can't wait to see them finished. I am really interested in how well you estimated the draw weight. That initself seems like a major task. Great work, keep us posted as you go. Steve

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« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2010, 12:13:06 pm »
Wow, looks fantastic.
The one in the middle seems to be my favorate design, an angular bow, like the Egyptian, right?
Do you have more details, that would be great  :)
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« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2010, 12:17:00 pm »
That is inspiring James, I can't wait to see more pictures.
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« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2010, 12:53:14 pm »
Those bows looks awsome...im curiose aboute something......can u plzz tell me, how did u bent those curves into the first bow, from the second picture....did u steam each piece of wood, before gluing???or....thks..and good luck

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« Reply #25 on: April 08, 2010, 01:07:35 pm »
akila.i used the rope and wedge method on all of the cores  in the pics,,very hard to manage but can be done with some patience...

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« Reply #26 on: April 08, 2010, 06:12:34 pm »
 This is cool, James. Post some more.
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« Reply #27 on: April 08, 2010, 07:32:34 pm »
Pretty amazing work. You go where few bowyers tread.
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« Reply #28 on: April 08, 2010, 09:09:54 pm »
James thanks for sharing; as always FANTASTIC work.  I just love those Asian bows.

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« Reply #29 on: April 09, 2010, 12:42:35 am »
James, I guess from all the reactions here one can say that we all wouldn't be too bored if you posted more (MORE...!) detailed photos of these cores!!!
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