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Author Topic: Would you order green glass if it was available?  (Read 729 times)

Offline 72highboy

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Would you order green glass if it was available?
« on: September 25, 2008, 09:02:00 PM »
Would you order a bow with green glass if it was made available again?

Offline WESTBROOK

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2008, 09:18:00 PM »
I would rather see ANY wood uder clear glass than see brown, black, green or any color glass. Show me the wood!

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Offline BobW

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2008, 09:26:00 PM »
Ditto what Eric said.  Yuck!
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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2008, 09:27:00 PM »
I never cared for colored glass on bows

Offline electric blues

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2008, 09:33:00 PM »
Hell yes, that would be great. You could use a sharpie and put stripes and make an awesome camo.

Offline John3

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2008, 09:34:00 PM »
My Hoyt PMH has green glass. I've always wanted to "see the wood" on all the custom bows that I've ordered.

The green limbs have grown on me.. I like them.


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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2008, 09:34:00 PM »
Highboy, you know I want the (forest)green glass, but I want the glass strips. I voted 'yes' but I wouldn't order a bow as I make my own.
Anybody voting 'yes' should send an e-mail to Bingham.   http://www.binghamprojects.com/product.htm      and request green, tan, burgandy...whichever. Tell them we want more options. We're counting on Bingham to convince Gordon to produce at least some of these.

Offline Bjorn

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2008, 10:16:00 PM »
I want wood! Even though my ACS's are black.

Offline Brandon Stahl

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2008, 10:42:00 PM »

Offline Holm-Made

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2008, 11:02:00 PM »
Brandon voiced my thoughts exactly.  Although I wouldn't be interrested in using the old Herter's urine yellow glass.  YUCK!  "[dntthnk]"

Offline George D. Stout

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2008, 11:23:00 PM »
Holm-Made,  if your urine is that color, you're getting too much vitamin B....8^).

I love the colored glass...green and gray as well as black.  It's classy and classical.  I'm growing tired of so much clear glass over wood...it's okay but after awhile they all look alike.

Offline fowlarcher

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2008, 11:57:00 PM »
I'd like the clear glass if it was actually clear.

Brandon, I agree on the colors and you're making some of the best looking bows I've seen.

Offline Jacko

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2008, 07:56:00 AM »
I have a lovely old Hill style bow [ Aussie Bob Wilson ] that was made in the 80's with Bubinga riser , yew laminations and green glass - it looks brilliant - as good as any clear glass / veneer bows .

Bring back green glass

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2008, 08:17:00 AM »
I wouldn't order green glass but black glass is the best glass.  I have talked to a half dozen reputable bowyers that say black glass will give you a little more performance.  My .02.
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Offline nybowman

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2008, 08:44:00 AM »
I have an old howatt ( 1956 ) that has green glass. I love it. I've been told its called gorden glass.
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Offline Smilingg

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2008, 08:51:00 AM »
I wouldn't order it, but if a fella just craved more green in his life, I wouldn't necessarily think less of him.

Seriously, if the purpose was to camoflage a bow, I'd just comment that in my experience osage, yew, and the like all work fine without any added coloration, stripes, whirls, etc.

I used to worry about bow wood being too bright. Experience has taught me not to worry...

Offline MI_Bowhunter

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2008, 09:00:00 AM »
I loved the old Bear and Root bows with the grenn glass.
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Offline MikeC

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2008, 03:27:00 PM »
May not be the fanciest or the trendiest limb material out there but in my opinion hardrock maple can't be beat and covered with a colored glass particularly black makes for a simple but classic looking bow.

If a rich dark green glass were avaiable I would go for it in a heartbeat with an osage riser with the same green glass as accent stripes, will look beautiful as the osage ages.
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Offline Cody Roiter

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2008, 06:39:00 PM »
Hey Guys YES I WOULD I been making Hill style longbows and wish some one would make green glass and all the old Colors thay made.
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Offline James Wrenn

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Re: Would you order green glass if it was available?
« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2008, 07:41:00 AM »
Yeah, I like colored glass better than clear.I would like to see it in the darker colors instead of the washed out colors Gordon tried to introduce a few years back.I don't think that sold well at all.
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