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Offline quadrafire

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Re: Longbow Build
« Reply #30 on: July 22, 2011, 07:44:20 PM »
WOW.......That is cool to see the difference between the 2. did you do some sanding on the limb(s) as well. post a pic of the riser if you would.
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Re: Longbow Build
« Reply #31 on: July 22, 2011, 10:21:19 PM »
That bow is beautiful Todd! I have this on my list and wondering how big of a project it is and what I need to be planning for. How many hours do you think you have into it? What did you use as a guide for getting started? Thanks for the post ... other's creations inspire me  :tup:
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Re: Longbow Build
« Reply #32 on: July 23, 2011, 05:48:50 AM »
Didn't need any sanding on the limbs.  Just the difference in location was all I needed; not sure how or why I got that lucky, but it worked.  From what I can tell the bottom limb bends a bit more because of location than the top, and that was the solution I needed anyway.

That bow is beautiful Todd! I have this on my list and wondering how big of a project it is and what I need to be planning for. How many hours do you think you have into it? What did you use as a guide for getting started? Thanks for the post ... other's creations inspire me  :tup:
I'm not really sure how many hours I have into the bow: probably 30.  I know it consumed me for a week; but most of that was drying time and sitting there looking at it to try and figure out a problem.  My guiding hope was to create something 80% as functional and 50% as elegant as the custom bow makers produce.  I think I met both goals just fine. 

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