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Offline lesken2011

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #975 on: April 07, 2012, 04:50:53 pm »
Hilarious, JW :D
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #976 on: April 07, 2012, 05:03:01 pm »
We should have a thread going for "mail person stalkers"   A place for posting pictures of all us hopeless hopefulls watching the front porch

I'm not in the bow trade this time around, but last time I set up two treestands and a ground blind near the mailbox. 

The 5 or 6 trailcams had pretty much patterned the mailman and I knew his daily route by heart and could almost set a watch by his pattern.  After that it was just a matter of "playing the wind" and chosing the right position to wait from.

Must have been the Camo JW :o
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #977 on: April 07, 2012, 08:13:14 pm »
Got a little work in on a trade bow candidate .  I put about two hundred arrows through it took a pic of it unbraced.  This design takes alot of set , but this might be to much.  I don't know yet.  What do you folks think?  It started with 1" reflex.  What say you?   Josh

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #978 on: April 07, 2012, 11:58:07 pm »
i say how does it fling an arrow, it's looking good josh, Bub
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« Reply #979 on: April 08, 2012, 12:01:56 am »
I'm with Bub....  how's it shoot?
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« Reply #980 on: April 08, 2012, 12:04:22 am »
yeah that is a cool profile, Bub
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #981 on: April 08, 2012, 12:44:02 am »
I think it looks cool. I say if it shoots good, go with it.
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #982 on: April 08, 2012, 01:27:38 am »
OK...so I finally got a chance to work some more on the hbi that the handle popped off of a couple of weeks ago. I moved the fades in closer to the handle and started shaping the handle area. Here is the handle area from the ipe side.





Here it is from the hickory side...





I still haven't narrowed the tips...





Here it is 47# @ 20". I am shooting for???





The tips are kinda stiff, but I feel like when I narrow them, they'll come in line. Next week it will be time to work it down a little more and build up the handle.

Oh....by the way, I've been shopping for a better band saw. I went to a yard sale that advertised one. Of course, when I got there it had a big sold sign on it, but guess what! I found this! I've been looking for one of these, too.  Sorry about the background clutter. I tried it out on some hickory today and it works great. I think it's an antique. Maybe one of you guys can tell.


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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #983 on: April 08, 2012, 03:42:08 am »
How is she shooting doc?    It looks good even if it did take some set

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #984 on: April 08, 2012, 09:54:25 am »
...Sorry about the background clutter...

That's not background clutter!!  Those are essential bowmaking implements strategically placed to maximize their effectiveness!  (Practicing for my wife's next foray into the shop :)).

Your bow is looking very nice.  I think that's going to work out just fine.

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #985 on: April 08, 2012, 01:30:11 pm »
lesken2011, I don't know what your finish target x@Y is but you're looking great so far!!
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #986 on: April 09, 2012, 12:47:47 am »
Thanks for the encouragement fellas.  I just went out to eyeball it and it has returned to 1/2"  reflex.  It may work out after all.  Josh

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #987 on: April 09, 2012, 10:25:19 am »
Thanks, Coaster500, I still may shorten is some, though. It is 66" ttt which might be a little long for a bendy handle according to some folks on here more knowledgeable than I. I will probable get it to weight first and narrow the tips and shoot it some, before I decide.


Thanks George. I tell my wife the same thing. Not sure she believes it, though.


Gun Doc...it that what they call a gull wing design? (I think that's the right term)
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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #988 on: April 10, 2012, 02:50:45 pm »
who got wildkatt's bow?

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Re: 2012 PA Bow Trade - Works In Progress
« Reply #989 on: April 10, 2012, 06:40:20 pm »
failure is an option, everyone fails, it's how you handle it that matters.
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