vine maple long-bow
Here is a bow that I recently built for a friend. Dave is an avid hunter and uses a compound bow. Over the past year he has been hanging around our trad group and spending more and more time shooting...
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Gordon: I hope your friend realizes just what a pal he has in you. That is a simply gorgeous bow.How far outside Beaverton are you going to collect your staves?Bill in the Rogue Valley, where we have...
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That bow's a beauty.Couple questions -- why rawhide under the snake skin?And I second Bill's question, how far out you going for this stuff? I live Eastside Portland and although buried in school...
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Brandon,Normally you don't need to back vine maple, but I cut through a growth ring on a pin knot and it popped open. To fix it I put a sinew patch down over the area and then backed the whole bow...
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That's a beauty mate. I've had the chance to try vine maple and it's a superb wood. I'd love to get hold of some more.Luke
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Dave's gonna be chucking that compound.. and the bow gods are giving you a few more karma brownie points Gordon! That's a 10 and your friend is a very lucky guy!Rich-impressed Richards Bowyery
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Gordon, I think you may have met my buddy up there he fishes all the time, Ray is his name, looks like a 70 year old hippy, He mentioned meeting someone that made vine maple bows but couldnt remember...
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What can I say that hasn't already been said, Gordon - except i predict your prediction is correct . What a beauty! What a lucky guy! You and your Tyrolian hat are going on another ride to TBD Bernie...
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Thanks for the response. I'm intrigued with vine maple and want to make it my primary (possibly only) bow wood from now on. Good to see someone else so into that wood that posts here, hopefully this...
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Top shelf as all your work. Very fine bow. You're buddy is a lucky fellow...
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Another beauty. I've been trying my hand at your finish recipe on my BITH bow. It looks nothing close to your work, but I'm really digging it.
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GordonGreat work your friend is very lucky hope he is enjoying it right now.Greg
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I gave it to him today and he actually shed a tear. I had no idea it would mean that much to him. Pretty cool when you can do something like that.
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BEAUTIFULL, Gordon !!!I don't think I would be able to give it away What is your opinion on belly tempering ? how did it effect Vine maple?? , when you describe the wood it reminds me a lot of what I...
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Hey Manny, good to hear from you again!I've had mixed results tempering vine maple. Sometimes it works phenomenally well and other time it doesn't seem to have any effect what-so-ever. On this bow I...
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Great to hear, Gordon. Such are the great moments in life... One man hands over a bow, another sheds a tear of gratitude and joy...Bows are time machines that take us to when we were young...Ken
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