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Hickory bow build.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on February 24, 2023, 03:32:03 pm ---Looking very good. I really appreciate neat and clean workmanship. Ever considered the Grumley Deerslayer style bridges?
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Thankyou pearl drums.! I’ve seen some pics of these Grumley deer slayer bridges. They are gorgeous actually. I may have to try them on another build. For this build I’m thinking more of keeping mass at a minimum for speed. Thanks for following along
superdav95:
--- Quote from: barebo on February 24, 2023, 07:38:36 pm ---I've built just over 80 bows - no glass - staves all natural and some flat sawn with bamboo or other backings. They were all pretty good serviceable bows. Had 2 break and made replacements of course. Now, upon seeing the amount of technique's you've implemented to move this stave into a rocket launcher puts me in 3rd grade at the hands of a college professor!
I'm in awe after being "out of the loop" for some time now, how the art of bow building has advanced. I'd sure love to be able to actually put my hands on this one after you have it finished to simply nock an arrow and let it fly. Amazing, and Pearldrums is spot on, the meticulous attention to detail is evident and reflected in the bow. Wow!
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Wow! What a great compliment. Thankyou very much. It’s very nice of you to say this. I’m sure hopeful this bow performs well. I’d say you are doing well to only break 2 bows. I’ve broken several unfortunately. Mostly for testing purposes to push to the limits. Natural materials often get a bad wrap as far as performance is concerned. Many on here have proved and continue to prove that natural material bows are every bit as fast and high performers as the fg bows out there. I’ve had the bug for a bit now and love experimenting with natural bows. This bow will likley be tested for speed as a flight bow if I can get it to the specs requested. Fingers crossed. Thanks for following along. Cheers.
Selfbowman:
Yes still watching this close. It’s beauty also. Heck I’d like to test one of your bows!
superdav95:
--- Quote from: Selfbowman on February 28, 2023, 09:10:16 pm ---Yes still watching this close. It’s beauty also. Heck I’d like to test one of your bows!
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Thanks Arvin. You may indeed be testing this one if it survives tiller. I’ll speed test it on my own here before I send it out.
Pappy:
That is a beauty, coming along very nice. :)
Pappy
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