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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2015, 08:54:12 am »
Nice job Dylan.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2015, 09:26:32 am »
Sweet!  I really dig that.  Simple

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2015, 10:45:07 am »
What kinda honysuckle is it? Is it that asian Amur Honeysuckle, where the limbs always have a hollow part to em?
"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

Offline dylanholderman

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2015, 11:07:06 am »
What kinda honysuckle is it? Is it that asian Amur Honeysuckle, where the limbs always have a hollow part to em?
yes that's the stuff ;D though in my area the "hollow" isn't normally more than 1/4in wide

Offline wizardgoat

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2015, 12:49:56 pm »
Cool bow Dylan, looks like a fun one

Offline bubbles

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2015, 04:53:06 pm »
Great tiller on that shortie

Offline tattoo dave

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2015, 10:38:20 pm »
Nice lookin bow Dylan! I like the wraps. By the way, I've been stringing my bows the same way for years.

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Offline dylanholderman

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2015, 11:53:34 pm »
thanks everyone ;D

Nice lookin bow Dylan! I like the wraps. By the way, I've been stringing my bows the same way for years.

Tattoo Dave
nice to know that i'm in good company >:D

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2015, 04:04:11 am »
Well done ! Bob
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2015, 07:15:16 am »
What is your strike plate made from Dylan?  I like the way you wrapped it into the grip

Offline Hrothgar

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #25 on: August 31, 2015, 07:33:49 am »
Unique bow. I really like the strike plate, good tiller too.
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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #26 on: August 31, 2015, 07:47:29 am »
Never would have thought of that, :o must be different than what we call Honeysuckle here in TN. ;) Very nice job Dylan. :)
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Offline Badger

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #27 on: August 31, 2015, 10:51:13 am »
  I have only worked 1 honey suckle bow, about 1 1/8" diameter around 48" long. I was really impressed with the wood but finding pieces big enough for serious bows is really difficult. I have my eye on lone that is close to 3" in diameter but I doubt I will be able to get it. . Also vert hard to season and dry without bad checking.

Offline dylanholderman

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #28 on: August 31, 2015, 10:56:00 pm »
What is your strike plate made from Dylan?  I like the way you wrapped it into the grip

falcon the strike plate is copper from a plumbing pipe i had laying around. i got the idea for wrapping it in this way from the "menuki" ornaments on japanese sword grips.

  I have only worked 1 honey suckle bow, about 1 1/8" diameter around 48" long. I was really impressed with the wood but finding pieces big enough for serious bows is really difficult. I have my eye on lone that is close to 3" in diameter but I doubt I will be able to get it. . Also vert hard to season and dry without bad checking.

look on the first page i posted the way I've had the best luck seasoning it :)

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: honeysuckle shorty
« Reply #29 on: September 01, 2015, 04:23:45 pm »
What kinda honysuckle is it? Is it that asian Amur Honeysuckle, where the limbs always have a hollow part to em?
yes that's the stuff ;D though in my area the "hollow" isn't normally more than 1/4in wide

Oh cool, nice bow! I got a couple staves of the stuff ready to turn into bows. I'm curious, how much set does it take? Does the stuff crysal?
"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