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trashwood
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oh goodness [Smile]

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That's gonna be a BEAUTY! [thumbsup] [Not Worthy]

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She's looking good Dano! At the rate your goin,I suppose you'll have this one done by the end of the day?

Takes me forever anymore!

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Looking good,Dano...really enjoying this post.
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[bigsmyl] Tim, I was thinking about mixin up some Tbird [Big Grin] No I'm not that far along, I do have the handle shaped, I need to get out and put a few arrows through her yet, Then I gotta figure out what to do with the tips, maybe some overlays. So far a slight string groove in the belly has held the string in place pretty good, we'll see how they work out when a shoot her. She's 40# @24 after course sanding, I would have liked a little more wieght, but she feels pretty good so I'm happy. I'll get some more pictures later today. So who's goin out to the woods this afternoon?

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rocdoc
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Dano.....you're raisin' the bar here man! [Not Worthy]

I've wanted to try one of these for a while, but I'm still trying to get the straight ones figured out.

This is going to be a 'working' recurve isn't it?

How much of the limb did you dedicate to the curves?

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Dano
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Naw Doug just kinda pushin at the bar a little [Big Grin]
Yep the curves are working a tad, I used about 10" of limb on em. I think the key to this baby was the perfect piece of wood, heck the tips even lined up right at the start.

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Dano,that is "Hickory county osage" ya kow? [bigsmyl]

Tip overlays look nice on them things.Maybe some buff horn?, and are you gonna lay a skin on her?

40#@ 24"? what's your draw buddy?

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Dano
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Timo, I gotta Keebler Elf draw 24" [bigsmyl]
"Hickory County osage" I love it. I was thinkin on antler overlays, and I don't know yet about a skin, we'll see.

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24"!!! Heck Dano.....you're almost at full draw 'soon as ya' brace yur bow! [laffsmyl]

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DAno, there's somethin about yellow wood in that shape that sucks me in. I've spent a lot of time lookin at Master Marc's pictures and it looks to me like from the fades to the start of the recurves (at full draw) that a walkie talkie stick would be pretty much even gap the whole way out. And yes, I know you're smarter than me, but I want to know if i'm wrong here.

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Dano
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Very funny my friend [bigsmyl] Us short draw boys need a faster bow.
Josh, me smarter I don't think so [laffsmyl] Yep your right, I use a walkie talkie and yes pretty much even gap till the curves. Check out this full draw and see what you think.

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The handle.
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Dano, that's a work of art. "Spect we will be seeing that one slobbered on at MOJAM.

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Dano
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Thank you Jeff, sounds like your going to make it to MOJam this year huh? I look foreward to meeting you.

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Dano.....That is ONE BEATIFUL BOW!

Love the tiller transition into the curves at full draw. [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]

OK.....showing my ignorance again, What is a Walkie Talkie Stick?

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