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Offline sleek

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #165 on: February 23, 2015, 11:03:22 pm »
Rwsp it good and post pics before using it.
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #166 on: February 23, 2015, 11:08:36 pm »
Will do, back on call tomorrow, so more late nights at work.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #167 on: February 23, 2015, 11:50:43 pm »
Yeah make it as smooth as you want your bow when finished. Watch the growth rings in the pine too. I heat up my jig and burnish it. Those rings can leave marks in the back, like dents. Clamp a thin piece of metal over the stave to help stop the cracks. Patrick
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Offline 2015bowtrade

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« Reply #168 on: February 24, 2015, 02:18:05 pm »
It's been suggested that we post here what we intend to use our bows for. If you want to go hunting with your bow we don't want to send you something too shiny, but if you're going to treat the bow like a piece of gold we might as well make it look the part ;) ;D
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #169 on: February 24, 2015, 02:25:52 pm »
I am a target shooter primarily.  I like pretty wood, but hunting bows look pretty too.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #170 on: February 24, 2015, 02:36:53 pm »
I definitely wanna kill stuff  >:D
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Offline huisme

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #171 on: February 24, 2015, 02:39:04 pm »
Probably targets for me too, I don't mind high or low gloss either way.

... I don't know, it might be better if Blaflair's is mirror-coated...
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Offline Tyke

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #172 on: February 24, 2015, 02:47:55 pm »
Jeff you should go kill something.you live in a great state for it. ;D
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Offline steelslinger

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #173 on: February 24, 2015, 02:51:02 pm »
Hunting for me, but a glossy bow has never kept me from hunting.
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #174 on: February 24, 2015, 02:52:16 pm »
I'll use it for shooting arrows. Maybe at live targets, maybe at paper. Either way, a matte finish on wood is just as beautiful as a gloss to me!
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #175 on: February 24, 2015, 03:04:49 pm »
 Tyke, I have to become a better shot first.  wouldn't want to just wound something.  Not above taking my bow for a walk sometime, though.  Especially if it is pretty. . .yew, black locust, osage, cedar . . .the possibilities are endless.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #176 on: February 24, 2015, 04:05:28 pm »
I will definitely probably be doing some hunting with mine. But don't get to hunt a lot. A mat finish I think would be cool for mine. I will surely be showing it off too! Patrick
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #177 on: February 24, 2015, 05:16:00 pm »
I'll still kill stuff mirror or not. Maybe that's be better camouflage if it reflected the grass
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Offline sleek

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #178 on: February 24, 2015, 05:24:49 pm »
I have no preference to finish.  I hunt and target shoot. If I have a glossy finish I have some old cammo pants from the navy I will turn into limb sleeves to hide the gloss and protection from thorns etc...
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Offline hunterbob

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #179 on: February 24, 2015, 06:28:24 pm »
I like hunting with gold....
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