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Don Case

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2013, 12:45:14 pm »
Very nice! Did the elder have red or blue berries?
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #16 on: December 20, 2013, 01:03:26 pm »
Sweet! Very nicely fitting handle as well. And the bend is lovely. You know what species of elder it is?
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Offline OTDEAN

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #17 on: December 20, 2013, 01:39:19 pm »
Nice bow mike, I remember seeing it, like how its partially hollow on the middle.

Get in touch, fancy making a longbow and don't know where to start, have flatbows coming out of my ears!  Want to make my first white wood longbow.

Dean
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Offline dbb

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« Reply #18 on: December 20, 2013, 01:44:16 pm »
Cool bow!
Really have that "primitive" look.
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Offline nathan elliot

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2013, 02:07:40 pm »
Sweet looking bow, looks nice and authentic. Couple of thousand years ago that would have made folks drool - then and now.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #20 on: December 20, 2013, 02:15:57 pm »
Very cool, sapling bows are the best.  :)
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #21 on: December 20, 2013, 03:07:16 pm »
That is a very nice bow. I like how the pith provides a little natural hollow limb design. 
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #22 on: December 21, 2013, 02:43:01 am »
 Another great tiller and interesting bow. I enjoy looking at these out of the ordinary bows! Great work 8)
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #23 on: December 21, 2013, 03:41:04 pm »
That's sweet man! Looks like a shooter
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #24 on: December 21, 2013, 04:28:11 pm »
Very cool bow Mike. Looks like you got a serious shooter there. That pith center is cool too.   Danny
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Don Case

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #25 on: December 21, 2013, 04:30:06 pm »
I would still like to know if it had red or blue/black berries. All that grows here is the red berry and I've heard that red is no good for bows. I love the bow and would like to try one.
Thanks
Don
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #26 on: December 21, 2013, 06:16:25 pm »
Cool looking sapling bow. Nice work keeping that side profile so straight at rest, must be some strong wood and skillful
tillering to get those results.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #27 on: December 21, 2013, 10:21:10 pm »
Cool looking bow.
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mikekeswick

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #28 on: December 22, 2013, 04:44:46 am »
Thanks guys  :)
Don the only elder we have here is sambucus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus
The berries will stain you red at a moments notice! I shoot them at my mates with a catty now and then and it actually looks like they have been shot!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Elder sapling bow
« Reply #29 on: December 22, 2013, 06:13:21 am »
Quote from: mikekeswick on December 22, 2013, 04:44:46 am
Thanks guys  :)
Don the only elder we have here is sambucus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus
The berries will stain you red at a moments notice! I shoot them at my mates with a catty now and then and it actually looks like they have been shot!
Mike, I think for our transatlantic cousins you may need to translate 'catty' (catpult) as 'slingshot'  ;) ;D
I'm sure I've never been involved in propelling Elderberries at folk O:)
Del
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