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Offline sleek

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #105 on: February 16, 2015, 02:05:53 am »
Quote from: lebhuntfish on February 16, 2015, 01:02:41 am
Your right buddy! But I will be able to atheist rough out a few of them! Hopefully it will all work out good. Getting new Osage is like opening Christmas presents at your grandparents house. Patrick

I didnt know you got religious about your wood, or un-religious? :)

Werent grandparents the best for gifts?
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #106 on: February 16, 2015, 02:11:58 am »
Dang auto correct on my phone!

Got some of the coolest stuff from them when I was a kid! Patrick
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #107 on: February 16, 2015, 02:13:31 am »
Oh, btw, just got home. So glad I went to okc this weekend instead of kansas city.  The drive through the winter storm was bad as it is, that would have been hell back to tulsa.
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #108 on: February 16, 2015, 03:03:44 am »
I'm still in decisions, decisions stage.... ;D
Stave or super fancy laminate....umm
Just off out for a long run with my dog and aim to have decided by the time I get back  ;D
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #109 on: February 16, 2015, 09:23:36 am »
I vote super fancy lams
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Offline JonW

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #110 on: February 16, 2015, 09:30:21 am »
I have always been a selfbow guy but a super fancy lam bow would be a nice change. Hint hint ;)
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #111 on: February 16, 2015, 09:51:09 am »
I voted lams because I'd like to be able to make a super fancy lam bow. So having on to look at would help
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Offline bushboy

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #112 on: February 16, 2015, 10:11:22 am »
Between the snow and the cold havn't made much progress.i did however made a 9 strand ff string for plan A.
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #113 on: February 16, 2015, 10:18:03 am »
5" handle,1-1/4 fades.
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #114 on: February 17, 2015, 12:56:59 am »
Here are plans A-E:  4 elm staves and one juniper.  got them skinned today, and now I have to get the profiles figured out, so I can rough them out more and speed up the drying.
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #115 on: February 17, 2015, 01:56:47 pm »
Wow Jeff, It makes me want to split my elm log. I wonder if it still weighs 400#
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #116 on: February 17, 2015, 05:46:15 pm »
It probably does. On mine, the cambium was still wet, even though I split it a few weeks ago.
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #117 on: February 18, 2015, 09:47:23 pm »
You sealed the backs of those after you debarked them right Jeff? What does a guy use to glue a takedown sleeve?
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #118 on: February 18, 2015, 09:53:12 pm »
just the ends so far. Guess I should get some shellac
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #119 on: February 18, 2015, 09:56:13 pm »
I've not made one Jojo, but I've heard guys use epoxy. If I was making a take down I would make the sleeve fit tightly and not glue it on till I was sure the bow was going to survive. Patrick
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