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I'm pulling up a stump and planning on sitting a spell.... Terry
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Looks interesting. I've thought about trying to do one of those too, but since I only have one working bow to my name and it's nothing to write home about, I'll wait on the Holmgaard until I have a little more experience.
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Alright!! I'm waiting with sweaty palms.This is going to be a good one. I got a few vine maple staves and some hickory to try out one of these Holmegaard bows.Gotta watch and see how you do it.
BTW,The poodle sure was good at MOJAM.Could you send me the recipe?
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OK fellers...Tim I hope you is looking, gonna need some tiller help.
Meat..gonna try we'll see.
Marvin...hey go for it. Ya never know till ya try.
Linc...I bet that VM would make a gooden'
New pics added. Got her profile roughed out. Houston we have a problem! Looks like we got a wind check right at the top growth ring near the tip. It will remain stiff so I think I can be creative and do a fix on it but it ain't purty. Pic is kinda blurry, but it is definately there. Got some shaping and profiling to do. I left myself some fudge room to work with. Stats: 66" long will be 65" ntn. 6" grip, 2" wide up 13" tapering gradually to 1/2" nocks. Going for a circular tiller as legacy indicated with the tips being just able to bend. I tried to make this as close to the original dimensions as I could find, but is not completely accurate. Hopefully more to come tomorrow.
Sparky
-------------------- "Dang...you really do have a 29+ inch draw"...DCM at MoJam 2005 Posts: 805 | From: Granbury, Texas | Registered: Apr 2003
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Sparky, the profile looks good so far.I see the spot,not sure how bad it is? I've never messed much with this wood,but David has,I'm sure he's watching,and can give some advice.
Keep um coming!
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Excellent posting, Sparky. I admired Hooligan's Homgaard as well. I think the elm is waaay more authentic.
IRRC the original is in Denmark. Eric Callahan of flintknapping fame and the Bulletin of Primitive Technology actually handled the original and made measurements and has a replica cast of it as well.
Like others have said - "I think I partied in the 60's - don't rightly recall anymore"
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Spark, nice start bud.I'l be following along as well. I love that design, so unusual. Nice job with the caul.
I have Tim Hamblin's Holmegard bow "Holm Boy". If ya need me to take any pics or measurements, just shout.
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Yeah Mickey...that would be great. Please do...I am intrested in any info with regards to this design. It has intrigued me for some time. Thanks in advance..
Sparky
-------------------- "Dang...you really do have a 29+ inch draw"...DCM at MoJam 2005 Posts: 805 | From: Granbury, Texas | Registered: Apr 2003
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Hey Dan!...good to here from you..hope all is well. This is a dream of mine I have had for some time. I have researched as well as I could on the accurate dimensions for this bow. If it is worthy it will become the problem child of Mr. Mimms. David has helped me so much in my endeavors I feel it only fitting it goes back to him...Shhhh don't tell him tho.
Sparky
-------------------- "Dang...you really do have a 29+ inch draw"...DCM at MoJam 2005 Posts: 805 | From: Granbury, Texas | Registered: Apr 2003
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Thanks Rusty...that's good need ta know stuff for sure. I'm gonna take it slow with this one. Too nice a piece of wood to do it a injustice. Aside from the wind check it is perfectly clean (cept the white house paint ). I know he has a 29" draw as I do so we'll see?
Sparky
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Dang Sparky. Thanks bud. I don't remember doing anything particularly nice. I do love swappin' out stuff and you and yer dad are real fine folks I'm pleased to have as friends.
On the bow, I'd warm the wind check, super glue it with some of the better quality thin glue and clamp it. Chances are you'll be fine but I really couldn't see anything in the pic.
On the tiller, Holms are tricky. I think you want the wide wood to work. That will make your tiller more stiff ended. I haven't tried that particular width profile but I have read it's a beach to get the width taper to work because of the pronounced transition from strenght in width to strenght in thickness.
By my reckoning you are a little scarce on wood for much bow at 29". This is probably fortunate because 50# @ 29" is all I care to shoot. If you keep it dry I expect you can make that without too much follow. Try to steal as much work out of the handle section as you can.
I know ya'll have all seen this pic a thousand times but for comparision, it's 65" NTN and 2" wide nearly full lenght. As you can see, you have to really work a 65" stiff handled bow to get 29".