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Offline Knapper

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1080 on: April 07, 2013, 02:28:15 pm »
Go men go! Nice bows RPS, Paul, gret lookers, bet they shoot the same.
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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1081 on: April 07, 2013, 02:55:06 pm »
This morning I cut splices into each limb and glued them together. I checked the alignment after the joint was pinned and it is perfect. So far so good…






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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1082 on: April 08, 2013, 07:27:26 am »
Finished,finely. :) Here are a couple of pictures. :) It Should have a new home shortly. ;)
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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1083 on: April 08, 2013, 07:45:53 am »
Nice Pappy! Love that unstrung profile! Waitin' for more pics :)
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« Reply #1084 on: April 08, 2013, 09:55:32 am »
Watching with interest, Gordon. Nice job Pappy!!
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1085 on: April 08, 2013, 12:20:54 pm »
I sure cant wait for the next time there's a trade bow trade :-\.  I am going to love to contribute.  Such a neat idea of generosity.

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« Reply #1086 on: April 08, 2013, 12:27:51 pm »
Pappy, you should just trace your caul on a piece of paper and send it to me, that looks sweet. Cant wait to see yours finished too Gordon.

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1087 on: April 08, 2013, 09:10:55 pm »
Got my my plan c floor tillered yesterday and today i got the tips aligned and reflex evened out. My plan b never made it to floor tiller bcause i had a major brain fart while on the band saw. I now have half of a dogwood bow from plan a, and half a hickory bow from plan b. Might just splice em together and see what it ends up like and call it a hickwood bow  ;). Plan on starting to long string plan c wednesday. Hopefully ive used up all my stupid mistakes till this ones finished. Am planning on having it at least finished enough to do final shooting in at the classic. Hmm.......maybe my victim will show up and unknowingly help with any final adjustments. >:D
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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1088 on: April 09, 2013, 07:42:10 pm »
Sweet pappy.
Turtle hope you get one out of plan c and you dont have to splice a b and c together.

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1089 on: April 09, 2013, 09:49:16 pm »
Pappy, that's a sweet looking bow.  Someone is going to be very happy.

Gordon, I always love you bow and looking foreward to this as well.
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1090 on: April 09, 2013, 11:18:12 pm »
Took a short break on my bow, got her all heat treated now she is rehydrating should have some pics up soon
my friends think my shops a mess, my wife thinks I have too much bow wood, my neighbors think im redneck white trash and they may all be right on the money!!

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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1091 on: April 10, 2013, 03:14:53 pm »
Got a call from UPS the other day and they have a package for me. I live rural an had a PO box listed and they dont deliver to PO boxes. Will pick it up in Wichita Friday. Looking forward to it.
 I got motivated to get started on my trade bow and went out to the woodshed. Was diggin around in my stacks of golden staves and found one from the first batch of osage I had cut when I first got into this thing back in 2006. It is really clean 1/8-3/16 avg ring, good early to late ratios. Has a slight twist and delex on one end, 69" long right now. I think I will build it 62"/55@27. take out the twist and line things up. have a little relex and slightly flip the tips. Maybe some buff horn tip overlays for eye candy.
 Killed a nice copperhead 31" and a milk snake at 60" the other day in the woodpile.First of the season.  I think this bow is gonna get the milk snake with and black and orange scale pattern. It should look pretty cool. i will post progress as we go along.   Danny
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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1092 on: April 10, 2013, 05:33:42 pm »
Just from the description of the trade bow your gonna build I came to a decision Danny.... I WANT THAT BOW! Can't wait to see it on my doorstep. ;)
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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1093 on: April 10, 2013, 06:50:42 pm »
got one down to low brace, still undecided what he's gonna get, Bub
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #1094 on: April 10, 2013, 08:36:06 pm »
Had some time to work on my trade bow.  Here are some pics on the tillering wall.  She's firey red osage, one big character knothole just outside of the handle on the upper limb.  Solid knot in the same place on the lower limb.  Final stats are 45# @ 28 inches.  Now to pretty her all up...
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