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Offline LITTLEBIGMAN

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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2007, 05:48:00 PM »
Now that is a family heirloom!
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Offline drewsbow

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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2007, 05:51:00 PM »
Very nice work :0)
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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #22 on: February 22, 2007, 05:54:00 PM »
That's a nice looking bow Gordon, David is a lucky man.....

David
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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #23 on: February 22, 2007, 06:55:00 PM »
It's prettier every time I look at it, Gordon, and I've already gone back and looked at it three times on my TBD pages -   :goldtooth:
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Offline Outwest

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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #24 on: February 22, 2007, 08:21:00 PM »
BEEYEWTIFULL BOW.
That vine maple is some awesome stuff especially when Gordon gets through with it.
Nice job Gordon thats one of the nicest looking home made bows I've ever seen. Sure would like to shoot it.

John
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Offline Roy Stroh

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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #25 on: February 22, 2007, 08:42:00 PM »
:notworthy:  Nice  :notworthy:
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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #26 on: February 22, 2007, 10:54:00 PM »
Gordon~

Your bows are true works of art! Most Excellent!
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Offline Buemaker

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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #27 on: February 23, 2007, 09:45:00 AM »
Oh yes, that is a good looking bow.
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Offline Little Tree

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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #28 on: February 23, 2007, 10:31:00 AM »
Gordon, that is a real work of art, I bet she shoots great with that tiller. I love a straight longbow, that comes back to a slight reflex when unstrung. You have just inspired me......there is a snowstorm coming...should be snowed in the shop for the next few days.....off to the shop!  Again..beautiful bow, thank you for sharing. LittleTree
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Offline Ghost Dog

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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #29 on: February 23, 2007, 11:03:00 AM »
OK, sure it is a great looking bow, but the hat thing is making me nuts. Which one is it, Gordon, as you are modeling two different hats? You need a "signature" hat. I am leaning towards the kind of Alpine looking hat. It makes me want to yodel and drink cheap wine out of a bota bag. The other hat just makes me want to watch a Humphrey Bogart film.
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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #30 on: February 23, 2007, 11:09:00 AM »
That's funny Bob. The Austrian hat is what I wear when I am shooting or hunting. I wear the other hat when I'm just kicking around town or in the rain. I have a different alpine hat that I wear when I go fishing that all of my fishing buddies know me by.
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Offline Terry Riley

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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #31 on: February 24, 2007, 12:59:00 AM »
Ghost Dog,
       Gordon told me that he gets those yodeling hats at the Keebler cookie factory. He waits until the end of the work shift then jumps one of the littler guys when they're not looking. He said he now has two of them. He does make a nice bow though...  :biglaugh:
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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #32 on: February 24, 2007, 11:14:00 AM »
:clapper:
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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #33 on: February 24, 2007, 01:10:00 PM »
Hunting elk and deer up in the Cascades I often wondered if vine maple would make good bows...that's a definite YES if someone like Gordon is doing the bowmaking. How long do you season the wood Gordon? I might give this bowmaking thing a try.  David
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Re: vine maple long bow
« Reply #34 on: February 24, 2007, 03:12:00 PM »
David, it takes a couple of months for a split log to season - shorter if you rough the stave out first.
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