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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2014, 06:57:54 pm »
Quote from: WillS on March 22, 2014, 06:11:15 pm
Boo-tiful, Daniel.  Nice one!  To my eyes it looks like there's a stiff spot from around the centre to 8" out on the right limb, and POSSIBLY (not sure though) its bending a bit too much after that point (kinda where the white paint is on that beam) but you're a far better bowyer than I could hope to be, so it might be just my inexperience talking there. 

Either way, it looks fast, and she's damn pretty.

:), thank you. I think your right. Kinda like it's bending too much in the center of the right limb? Although with you saying bullcrap like this:

"you're a far better bowyer than I"

..than it is a bit daunting to trust your judgement, :). The last bow you made looked to me a hell of a lot better job than I did with this one, and that one was fighting you the whole way and than some! I do think your right about the stiff spot. It doesn't seem like it's bending a bit too much in the very center to anybody? Maybe the tiller tree is playing tricks on my eyes.
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2014, 08:11:00 pm »
Maybe.  It's bending a bit, but I'm sure there are bowyers out there who deliberately tiller for that.  I think the proof is in the shooting, you can stand around debating tiller shape forever but heck, if it spits arrows well then you've done your job right.

FWIW I just had an ash warbow blow up on me.  110# looking close to finished and it exploded in my hands.  So I'm sticking by my statement ;)
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Offline Robby101

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #17 on: March 23, 2014, 02:47:40 pm »
Maybe boring to some but it lights my fire! beautifully done!!!!!
Robby
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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #18 on: March 23, 2014, 03:32:11 pm »
Quote from: Robby101 on March 23, 2014, 02:47:40 pm
Maybe boring to some but it lights my fire! beautifully done!!!!!
Robby

:) Thank you! I have just been making a lot of laminates lately. I am not sure what to make next, I get bored easy I guess. I wanna try to flip the tips on my next laminate elb, just to try to do something different. I guess I will wrap the stave from the ends to the center with inner tube bands, and flip the ends in slight recurve forms?
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #19 on: March 25, 2014, 05:17:47 am »
  Greta looking bow, i love the tiller shape as well.
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #20 on: March 25, 2014, 09:57:54 am »
Looks fine to me.  I don't think it's bending too much in the handle.

Nice job on a tricky stave!
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #21 on: March 25, 2014, 02:02:32 pm »
Thanks guys!
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #22 on: March 28, 2014, 02:34:18 am »
darn that sure is a pretty bow. i just really want to go take it flight shooting something bad
« Last Edit: March 28, 2014, 03:36:39 am by PortlandJoe »
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #23 on: March 28, 2014, 10:38:49 am »
Quote from: PortlandJoe on March 28, 2014, 02:34:18 am
darn that sure is a pretty bow. i just really want to go take it flight shooting something bad

Thank you Joe!  :)
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2014, 04:21:33 pm »
  I agree the center is bending a tad too much the overall shape is fantastic. Anytime I start chasing perfect I screw up, my artist eye just aint perfect enough to chase perfect. I would bet money if properly shot this bow would perform respectably against any bows out there.
« Last Edit: March 28, 2014, 04:26:12 pm by Badger »
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #25 on: March 29, 2014, 02:49:28 pm »
Quote from: Badger on March 28, 2014, 04:21:33 pm
  I agree the center is bending a tad too much the overall shape is fantastic. Anytime I start chasing perfect I screw up, my artist eye just aint perfect enough to chase perfect. I would bet money if properly shot this bow would perform respectably against any bows out there.

And you know it sucks, because I sure can't shoot the thing worth a crap at the moment,  :-\. I will get there though,  :).
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2014, 03:49:45 pm »
If that's boring, then bore me baby, eight beats to the bar!
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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #27 on: March 29, 2014, 09:55:47 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on March 29, 2014, 03:49:45 pm
If that's boring, then bore me baby, eight beats to the bar!

 ;D
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #28 on: March 30, 2014, 10:53:09 pm »
Great job,  very cool stick............ 8)
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Re: Another boo - maple - osage
« Reply #29 on: July 18, 2014, 09:27:37 pm »
Quote from: PortlandJoe on March 28, 2014, 02:34:18 am
darn that sure is a pretty bow. i just really want to go take it flight shooting something bad
Wish granted. Monday it will be taken out for it's first of many flight shoots. It's already sending arrows clean through my target at 20 yards. It feels way more than 120.
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