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Syringa character bow (updated)
koan:
Keenan..I cant decide if its ugly or beautiful ;D...but it definatly shows off your great ability as a bowyer.....Brian
Keenan:
LOL,, Thanks Brian, I might have to call it the "ugly stick",,,,LOL,,,,But I think the only thing it's showing off is a severe sickness for character bows. And a lack of comon sense,,,,,,, ;D ::) Keenan
Here is a little more progress. Time to go to a brace, so I cut in some string groves. I do mine similar to the way Gordon dose but I rarely measure anything. I just eyeball about 3/4 from the tip and at a fair angle to the limb.
As mentioned by others the first bracing is always a little never racking because it will sometimes reveal weak spots or hinges that are not visable on a long string. It survived being strung to brace. But right limb is definately a little stiff in the mid limb. Keenan
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DanaM:
Syringa is Lilac right, I see ryano called it mock orange. Is this it?
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Keenan:
Yes Dana, However sometimes has white flowers instead of the purple. Keenan
Ryano:
Dana, That is what juniper junky said it was. My mom has a mock orange bush in her front yard, not sure if its the same thing or not ?
--- Quote ---I have been getting a lot of questions on the syringa arrows I have been shooting for a while now. so I thought I would share with you how I build them. Syringa (philadelphus lewisii) grows throughout the more arid regions of the northwest and northern california, also referred to as mock orange, it grows in rocky hillsides and along creek bottoms, in the mid summer it blooms with a white flower, which is Idaho's state flower. it produces shoots and seeds for distribution. usually growing in clusters of shoots ranging in size depending on the age of the plant. the plants which grow in the more shady areas produce the longer shoots. shoots with reddish color bark are sucker shoots and are weaker than the grayer bark ones and have a larger pith in the center. this is what a bush looks like.
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