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Offline okie64

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Holmgaard for my son
« on: March 27, 2011, 08:15:00 PM »
My son thought these kind of bows looked pretty cool so I made him one from hickory. He helped me shape the handle till he liked the way it felt. Its 62" ntn and pulls 40# at 28". He only draws around 24" but I figured he could grow into it. He shot it pretty good. I shot it about 100 times and was really surprised at how hard it shot for the light poundage.
 

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Re: Holmgaard for my son
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2011, 08:31:00 PM »
Very nice Okie..

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Re: Holmgaard for my son
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2011, 08:41:00 PM »
Looks good!  How wide is it?  1x3?  I had to teach my g/f to rest the bottom tip on her shoe instead of the ground the first time I took her shooting...don't need the finish getting scuffed off, broken string from mud/ grit in the nock, or worse yet, an explosion on the ensuing shot!
"As iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another."  Proverbs 27:17

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Re: Holmgaard for my son
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2011, 08:51:00 PM »
The limbs are 1.5" wide and then they narrow to 1/2" the last 12".

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Re: Holmgaard for my son
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2011, 09:15:00 PM »
I love it! Cool bow.

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Re: Holmgaard for my son
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2011, 09:38:00 PM »
very nice , way to get them going

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Re: Holmgaard for my son
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2011, 09:40:00 PM »
Wow okie! really nice bow. Was this your first homegaard?
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Re: Holmgaard for my son
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2011, 10:35:00 PM »
NY, this is my 2nd holmegaard style bow. They are pretty easy to build and tiller though and they shoot really good. To be perfectly honest, I really dont care too much for the way they look, but thats what he wanted.

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Re: Holmgaard for my son
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2011, 06:16:00 AM »
Either way you did one heck of a job!
Choose this day whom you will serve...as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
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