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Main Discussion Area => Bow of the Month Contest => Topic started by: Stickhead on October 01, 2020, 03:23:43 pm

Title: Vote for September Backed Bow of the Month Here!!
Post by: Stickhead on October 01, 2020, 03:23:43 pm

Here they are:

1)   Bamboo-Bows’ “South Indian”
https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,68859.0.html

2)   simk’s “My Advanced Selfbow”
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,68821.0.html


How's this for a face-off?

(https://i.imgur.com/a2S3i53.jpg)

Title: Re: Vote for September Backed Bow of the Month Here!!
Post by: simk on October 02, 2020, 03:10:50 am

Nice Bow you have BambooBows  ;D How long is it? What materials were originally used by the indians for this design?  ;D

Title: Re: Vote for September Backed Bow of the Month Here!!
Post by: Stoner on October 02, 2020, 05:54:23 am

Anyone else having trouble with these links to the BOM? This is the second time it's happened to me. One will open and the other will not. error message. John

Title: Re: Vote for September Backed Bow of the Month Here!!
Post by: Winter Hawk on October 03, 2020, 07:16:55 pm

They both opened fine for me.  But WOW, what a choice!  Both are superb, can't make up my mind which to vote for.  Decisions, decisions, decisions....

~WH~

Title: Re: Vote for September Backed Bow of the Month Here!!
Post by: Bamboo-Bows on October 07, 2020, 03:33:56 am

Quote from: simk on October 02, 2020, 03:10:50 am

Nice Bow you have BambooBows  ;D How long is it? What materials were originally used by the indians for this design?  ;D

Hehe, it is 175cm long. And it is a design used in many cultures, but this name comes from Jaap Koppedrayer ;)

Title: Re: Vote for September Backed Bow of the Month Here!!
Post by: Hawkdancer on October 07, 2020, 12:54:08 pm

That is very close to a coin flip!
Hawkdancer