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Black Locust bow,Finely
Pat B:
Very nice locust bow, Pappy. I am one of those guys that has difficulty making a successful locust bow. I guess I try to treat it like osage . ::) Pat
Pappy:
Thanks guys,how yall like it really dose matter to me,when you have folks that build fine bows compliment your it means a lot.Ryan I didn't do much different than usually except took more time making sure all the flat spots and the limbs were bending all the way through before bracing
and tillered it real slow inch at a time to draw length.I do pretty much the same with Hickory,
only with Hickory it ant the fret problem as much as it is the hinge problem.I thank the guys on here for letting me know that BL could have that problem if you weren't careful.Osage is just a lot more forgiving at least for me it is. :) Dave the stiching didn't turn out as good as I would have liked ,sometimes I get it right and sometimes I don't.I tryed to use some of Pat's rapping but I sure couldn't get it to work,I guess I need to get with him and let him show me how he dose that
his always looks good. :)
Pappy
richpierce:
You should be a very happy Pappy with that one. I am about to get started on my first bow and have a locust pole seasoning now. If I can get a workable bow I will be happy but yours is a work of art!
Justin Snyder:
Yet another fine bow there Pappy. I love the relaxed profile. I like them to come out straight with just a slight turn up at the tips. Justin
Pappy:
Thanks,Justin thanks for the horns,they looked rough but clean up very nice and easy to work
with.I wanted the horn from you and the handle from Pat and the Locust came from another good friend Dave in Ky. as I call him, but as I said earlier I couldn't get the rap to do right at all.I guess 2 out of 3 ant bad. :)
Pappy
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