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Del's MR Copy
ErictheViking:
Nice save on those knots to get another sweet looking bow. Beautiful full draw and really like the white horn knocks over the black. I dont think there is a more visually appealing wood than yew. good looking bow Mr Cat.
Del the cat:
Craig was asking about the ring count on another thread, I've just found the off cut from the end of the stave and polished it up.
I've made two marks 1" appart for those with keen eysight who want to count. (Having got my best glasses and some decent light I think it's about 38 rpi, some rings are very fine and close).
The real point is that there is a band of tight rings near the centre of the stave, then they spread out wide just below the sapwood and then they go tight again in the sapwood (doesn't show as it's so white).
So the belly is tight and the back is tight, who cares about the bit in the middle? :)
Del
gstoneberg:
Lovely bow. That tint around the knots reminds me of the juniper that grows here. Very pretty stuff.
George
mikekeswick:
Lovely bow Del. Well done on the knot saves. If definately makes sense to plug em and get a solid bow.
JW_Halverson:
I followed this bow on your blog waiting for the eventual "grenade" posting and I was sadly disappointed to see it survived nonetheless. >:D
The appearance of the rotted out knot would have caused me to fold even faster then ol Texas Hold'em Gstoneberg, a sick man with a sick love of sicker wood. Your trick of filling the void with sawdust in a binding matrix, then drilling and filling with yew plugs was very clever indeed. For some reason the overlapping dowels in cross section remind me of bubbles. I'm afraid I would chose a less than dignified name for this bow such as "Mr. Bubbles".
If you ever get stateside, I have a very nice bottle of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo waiting for you and Mrs. the Cat.
Your most obedient servant in the colonies,
John Halverson
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