-------------------- Sawdust, Wood Chips, and Shavings are as close to Potpourri as I get!!!!!! Posts: 763 | From: Sebastian ,Florida | Registered: Feb 2004
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Tim, I was thinking about mixin up some Tbird 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?
-------------------- "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy" Red Green Posts: 7499 | From: Nevada | Registered: Apr 2003
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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?
-------------------- "The crappy stuff makes you a better bowyer, but the good stuff makes better bows"....Ferret Posts: 1442 | From: Sapulpa, OK | Registered: Oct 2003
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Naw Doug just kinda pushin at the bar a little 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.
-------------------- "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy" Red Green Posts: 7499 | From: Nevada | Registered: Apr 2003
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Timo, I gotta Keebler Elf draw 24" "Hickory County osage" I love it. I was thinkin on antler overlays, and I don't know yet about a skin, we'll see.
-------------------- "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy" Red Green Posts: 7499 | From: Nevada | Registered: Apr 2003
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24"!!! Heck Dano.....you're almost at full draw 'soon as ya' brace yur bow!
-------------------- "The crappy stuff makes you a better bowyer, but the good stuff makes better bows"....Ferret Posts: 1442 | From: Sapulpa, OK | Registered: Oct 2003
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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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Very funny my friend Us short draw boys need a faster bow. Josh, me smarter I don't think so 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.
The handle.
-------------------- "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy" Red Green Posts: 7499 | From: Nevada | Registered: Apr 2003
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Dano, that's a work of art. "Spect we will be seeing that one slobbered on at MOJAM.
-------------------- "Teach him horsemanship and archery, and teach him to despise all lies" -Herodotus Posts: 3471 | From: Linn, MO | Registered: Oct 2004
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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.
-------------------- "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy" Red Green Posts: 7499 | From: Nevada | Registered: Apr 2003
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Love the tiller transition into the curves at full draw.
OK.....showing my ignorance again, What is a Walkie Talkie Stick?
-------------------- "The crappy stuff makes you a better bowyer, but the good stuff makes better bows"....Ferret Posts: 1442 | From: Sapulpa, OK | Registered: Oct 2003
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