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Offline Ken75

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Swoopy bow
« on: March 11, 2011, 04:20:00 PM »
heres one i finished few days ago 60 inch tip to tip , 40 lbs at 28 inches three lams of hickory and maple black acrylic. little bit of glued in swoop
 
 
 
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Offline Ken75

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2011, 04:21:00 PM »
full draw  
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2011, 05:28:00 PM »
Love the bow!, but that green grass, t-shirt and leaves on tree's makes me sick to my stomach Ken!
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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2011, 05:49:00 PM »
Love that full draw ken!
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Offline ber643

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2011, 07:22:00 PM »
"Black Beauty", for sure!
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Offline Ricky Wallace

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2011, 07:36:00 PM »
Green grass,tee-shirts,red buds blooming.....Good to live in the south!!!!!!!!!!!   :thumbsup:
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Offline Ken75

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2011, 08:57:00 PM »
thanks guys ! nice to have spring
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Offline Legionnaire

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2011, 09:40:00 PM »
Nice bow profile Ken  :)
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Offline Shakes.602

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2011, 10:15:00 PM »
Very "Swoopy" Cool!! Looks Great!!
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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2011, 10:19:00 PM »
Once again Ken, you make some nice ones!

Fantastic job, you sir are a bow building machine!   :saywhat:
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Offline Ken75

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2011, 10:56:00 PM »
lol thanks for the very kind words . i enjoy this hobby... or addiction
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Offline ber643

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2011, 07:46:00 AM »
Is that a "bend through the handle", Ken, or does it just look like it might be to these ol' eyes?
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Offline bjansen

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2011, 07:58:00 AM »
Very nice Ken...you are cranking them out down there!
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Offline tradbower

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2011, 08:18:00 AM »
Very Nice !!!!  Do you use a form or clamps and hold downs ?
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Offline Ken75

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2011, 07:56:00 PM »
thanks ya'll. yes this one bends through the handle
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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2011, 10:41:00 PM »
That is way too stinkin cool Man!!
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Offline John Lipinski

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2011, 01:11:00 AM »
that's a beauty. could you go into a bit more detail on how you glued it and got the overall shape?
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Offline b.glass

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2011, 09:14:00 AM »
Ken! Your kill'n me! The beautiful bows, the beautiful weather...augh!
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Offline Ken75

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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2011, 08:39:00 PM »
thanks !! john i glued one 1/8th lam of hickory two of hard maple and set a 2 inch block under the handle and five inch blocks under tips after that just cut out narrow i think 1 1/8th with slight taper. the handle got two more short lams to thicken it some. 14 and 12 inch long if i remember right
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Re: Swoopy bow
« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2011, 09:21:00 PM »
Love the profile.  Nice bow.
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