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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2016, 09:55:50 pm »
Great job Richard, BL is some good stuff

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2016, 10:17:31 pm »
Beautiful bow.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2016, 10:20:44 pm »
Very nice bow and cool handle. I bet that took quite a few feet of kangaroo lacing...and a lot of patience.
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Offline TimPotter

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2016, 10:32:47 pm »
Beauty! Black locust is such wonderful wood when handled correctly and you show that perfectly with this bow.
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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2016, 07:24:34 am »
Thank you Richard.
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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2016, 07:51:55 am »
  Beautiful bow, that doesn't resemble the BL we have around here. The color looks more like honey locust.

Offline DuBois

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2016, 08:13:49 am »
I love everything abut that bow. Thank you!

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2016, 09:37:57 am »
Very nice in all aspects. :)
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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2016, 09:55:03 am »
Badger,
we have honey locust on the property here too, just haven't tried any yet...keeping a couple of those pokies trimmed of low branches for future staves.
Most of the Blk Locust we have here seem to be dying from the top down...just like most of our mulberry.

Pat B,
yeah, it took about 24 lengths of lacing approx 18" lengths and one brass hollow lacing needle
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Offline Steve Milbocker

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #24 on: February 10, 2016, 10:13:04 am »
Beautiful bow, great workmanship. That laced handle is cool and unique.
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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #25 on: February 10, 2016, 11:15:06 am »
Real pretty bow.  Looks like it would shoot real smooth.

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #26 on: February 10, 2016, 01:27:36 pm »
Great looking bow!  Nice work.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #27 on: February 10, 2016, 07:32:52 pm »
Beautiful. Picture perfect tiller.
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the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #28 on: February 11, 2016, 09:34:39 am »
Great looking bow.  The tiller looks perfect.  Very nice job

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Re: sinewback.blk.locust
« Reply #29 on: February 11, 2016, 11:35:24 am »
Like the others said, tiller looks perfect. This bow is beautiful and I like what you've done with the handle.

I also checked out your site, haven't read all - but will return often. I will thank you for that great site with lots of info, thoughts and your beautiful work. Your pottery is mind blowing.
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