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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #15 on: March 29, 2007, 08:36:59 am »
Very cool, Thimo.  8)  8)
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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #16 on: March 29, 2007, 10:54:38 am »
Excellent tillers on both, some of your best stuff to date.  I alwasy like watching your videos, I wish more of us were adept with the technology.
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Offline OldBow

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2007, 01:58:15 pm »
We'll look at both of these fine elm bows tomorrow for March Bow of the Month Consideration
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2007, 03:23:34 pm »

thimo!  -  very nice bows!!!
i don't know whether this was mentioned before: there is a slight possibility that you are A mad man. good luck with the 150" mark, though!
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Offline Gordon

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2007, 05:17:33 pm »
Your bows just better and better. These last two are quite impressive, both for their sheer power and pleasing lines.
Gordon

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #20 on: March 30, 2007, 06:11:36 pm »
"there is a slight possibility that you are A mad man"


As a march hare. :)

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2007, 03:59:11 am »
Thimo,

You've come a long way as a bowyer in the past 6 months.  I feel a kindred spirit with you and your obsession with building bows that contort your face at full draw.  Those are some very nice bows. 

If you do make 150#, you'll be part of a very exclusive club.  Only a few people in the whole world doing that.  Race Ya!  Ha, ha, ha!

                      J. D. Duff

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2007, 09:37:48 am »
Thimo, absolutely beautiful bows. Great tiller. The shooting video was quite impressive. Jawge
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Offline Coo-wah-chobee

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #23 on: March 31, 2007, 01:13:54 pm »
  Hey J.D............................ how many people in the world do you think can pull over 150-75 lbs and hold for aim ? :P..bob

Offline Belabear

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2007, 05:22:10 pm »
congrats thimo,

nice bows, especially the ELB!

greets belabear

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #25 on: April 02, 2007, 07:49:20 pm »
Bob,

I don't think there are many more than a dozen in that range.  There may only be two or three doing 175# in the world.  It's hard to say because any guesses are based on who shows up at shoots and on forums but there may be more.  My goal is to move up from 110# to 150# but I don't know that my skeleton is on board with that one!  People seem to be able to get into a routine of shooting 120# or so but much more than that requires concentrated effort. 

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Offline Ryano

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #26 on: April 02, 2007, 08:01:59 pm »
My question is can you hit anything with it? lol.... ::)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #27 on: April 03, 2007, 01:03:21 am »
Ryan, They could maybe hit something the size of a horse at 250 yards but not a deer at 15. ;D    Pat
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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #28 on: April 03, 2007, 02:04:33 am »
If you're shooting into a mass of 25,000 soldiers, can you miss?

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Offline Dane

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Re: 2 new bows
« Reply #29 on: April 03, 2007, 06:13:50 am »
Well, JD, there have been estimates that it took between 20,000 and 200,000 rounds per kill in WWII through Vietnam, and I wonder if there is an similary type of estimates for medieval battles featuring the English war bow. Do you know if anyone has done a study of the kill ratios at Agincourt, etc? And was suppressive fire or harrassing fire a factor in those battles?
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