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Offline Mo_coon-catcher

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #465 on: July 24, 2017, 11:15:05 am »
Bubois, I'm liking the looks of the ERC and the lilac. Partially because I just got rid of a sinee backed ERC very comparable to that one that I really wanted to keep. It's such an elastic feeling combo that's vrry smooth.
Brendan, both of those look awesome! I've been in an ELB kick lately and would love to have either of those in my rack.
 As a sign of how bad I'm in the mood for those type of bows. 5 of the 6 staves I picked up at MoJam are long and narrow.
I'm actually excited to see how all thes bows are going to turn out.

Kyle

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #466 on: July 25, 2017, 10:57:00 am »
Well, the lilac seems to want to go back to it's original shape from tillering. It had lots of deflex I steamed out but took 4" string follow after drawing to 24" and has nice tiller but tips are now 3 or 4" behind handle. Not gonna go with it cause of that and might pike it and sinew back someday but not sure. ERC is now plan A and coming along nicely.

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #467 on: July 25, 2017, 11:00:53 am »
That's a bummer about the lilac, but can't go wrong with an ERC bow. That's a good look wood.
Eric

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #468 on: July 25, 2017, 04:41:22 pm »
It was my wife's birthday yesterday, so when we got a package in the mail we just assumed it was for her. The look of puzzlement on her face as she opened it told us otherwise haha. Thank you for whoever donated! I got a few less than dozen dowels for arrow shafts and a good quantity of quality feathers. They were just what I was needing.  ;D
Greg,
No risk, no gain. Expand the mold and try new things.

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #469 on: July 25, 2017, 07:36:15 pm »
Well Happy Birthday to You!!

HD- I started to pretty it up a bit today and I think it is comin along fine.

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #470 on: July 26, 2017, 09:16:45 pm »
Well got a update hickory backed heat treated black Locust likes to rip apart hickory...    it wasn't juat one place either all over the working section of the limb it was pulling apart . Well on to plan b lol
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #471 on: July 27, 2017, 06:12:01 am »
Owch!

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #472 on: July 27, 2017, 07:18:36 am »
Don't feel bad Cabinet. My yew 5 curve went BOOM yesterday. Thank goodness for Plan Bs!
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #473 on: July 27, 2017, 07:49:27 am »
Hate to hear that upstate ..
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #474 on: July 27, 2017, 09:44:53 am »
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #475 on: July 27, 2017, 04:50:09 pm »
Thank you gentlemen. It did suck. On the bright side, I've got an Osage 5 curve in the works that's going quite well so far (fingers crossed). I'll post pics soon.  :)
"Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands."

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #476 on: July 27, 2017, 07:37:51 pm »
Oh well, I don't have any Osage bows. It'll make a nice addition! Haha cheers- Brendan

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #477 on: July 29, 2017, 11:44:26 am »
Question.

The ERC is looking real good except that it has some cracks along the grain on the belly from the sinew drying and pulling it apart. Not all that unusual and not a structural weakness, but still, not perfect either.
It was a limb that was split and the outside of limb was the belly/split side sinewed so kinda reverse.
I filled with SG and a little dust but they are obvious up close.

Would this stop you from sending a bow if it was you?

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #478 on: July 29, 2017, 12:20:55 pm »
Those kind of cracks wouldn't bother me at all. And that's how I would fix them too and have fixed some. That's awdsme it's essentially backwards. Probably about guarantees there will be color in the bow.

Kyle

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #479 on: July 29, 2017, 12:28:32 pm »
i don't think so because I wouldn't mind receiving a bow like that. I like character "flaws." I have juniper that has a single massive crack down the middle from sinew drying and it drove me nuts at first, but now I'm really likening it, because it shoots so well and yet has a flaw.
Eric