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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #45 on: December 22, 2013, 02:25:24 pm »
Thanks Pat, Thank you B. Donald.  Bryce, you can't rush these things. A finish that is dry, is not the same as a finish that is seasoned  ;D ;D

The bow is incredible! But I especially like the alignment picture. It looks like you just kept adding clamps and devises until it was aimed in the right direction. Did you have a plan when you started?
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Is it that obvious?  I even got a short yew paddle bow stave involved (see under the bench) ;D.  For anyone considering buying a bar clamp from harbor freight that is on sale for 1.99...dont do it.  I cant believe I fell for that. 

Elijah, thank you.  I think Bryce is getting at a fact that Oregon has a strong legacy of bowyers from Chet Stevenson, B.J. Thompson, Gilman Keasey to modern day John Strunk that have set the bar really high for us young whipper-snappers.

Thank you for the very nice words Matt! 
Thank you Chamookman.   
Thanks Mike, yeah, get after those brush nocks!
Thanks Danny
Thanks Josh
Thanks adb, just seemed that using yew was the right thing to do. 
Thanks Ryan
Thanks Dwardo. 
Thanks Tom   :)
Thanks Dean. I was really excited to share this one with everybody. 
Thanks ryoon

I did "really get into those tips. I took lots of photos of those brush nocks to try and show the shape.  "  I probably reduced them down in size in 3 or 4 different sessions with a tapered round file while sitting in my stavemaster.  Everytime I would come back to the bow to work on it, I would look at those brush nocks and think, still too much bulk, and so I would reduce them a little more.
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The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #46 on: December 22, 2013, 05:40:59 pm »
You upped the bar at least a foot with that one Carson. It's going to take one heck of a bow to top that one.
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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #47 on: December 22, 2013, 08:00:57 pm »
Very nice
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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #48 on: December 22, 2013, 08:44:09 pm »
Like so many others have said WOW great bow and pics!The bow has a really cool "primitive" look-Awesome!Hammertime

Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #49 on: December 22, 2013, 08:49:26 pm »
Thank you Gordon.
Thank you Mark.
Thank you Jeff. I really appreciate all the nice comments. I was really excited to share this bow with everyone!
"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #50 on: December 22, 2013, 09:00:13 pm »
Saweeeet man! Love the brush nocks
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #51 on: December 23, 2013, 12:20:57 am »
Absolutely fantastic! There's not much more to say about this.  :-X
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Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #52 on: December 23, 2013, 12:39:12 am »
Meanwhile, as I just go ahead and burn down my workshop...

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #53 on: December 23, 2013, 12:45:24 am »
Carson....man, you amaze me.  But then with my skills it doesn't take much...haha  Really a great hard hitting bow. Clout and Wand bow?  Good to see a selfbow that hit the 60# mark too.
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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #54 on: December 23, 2013, 12:50:07 am »
 That has to be one of the coolest bows that I have ever seen posted on here. Outstanding craftsman Sir.

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #55 on: December 23, 2013, 04:24:04 am »
Beautiful work on the whole thing, and super attention to detail!  A work of art, fitting name

Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #56 on: December 23, 2013, 07:16:27 am »
My allready poor english is completly muted by the task of describing this bow.
really beautiful!!

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #57 on: December 23, 2013, 10:11:51 am »
That handle is amazing, the attention to detail is top shelf! Great bow all around.

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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #58 on: December 23, 2013, 10:16:21 am »
Great looking bow, Tiller is dead on!
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Re: Kingfisher: 60# @ 28" Osage Static with Brush Nocks 54" (PIC HEAVY!)
« Reply #59 on: December 23, 2013, 10:16:45 am »
I knew it was going to be cool but you nailed that. WOW!