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Just got back from test shooting the first long bow I have made:)

Some of you might remember my post a bout a week end of ups and downs, I was going to scrap the bow but decided to finish it instead and now I am glad I finished it.

It holds real good and shoots great with very little hand shock, the poundage is still a little higher than I would like it to be but thats life:D

I did have to cut another 1/16" out of the back side of thesight window and shelf to get the arrow to sit properly.

All I have to do now is do the final sanding and put on a coat of Polyurethane.

I will post some pics here in a little bit.;)

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Congrats!

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Since you posted, I guess there was no catastrophic malfunction with fatal injuries. Well.... Better luck next time. [8D]

Like I told you the other day, no matter how bad you think you screwed it up, if it shoots an arrow it's a bow. If it shoots where you look, it's a good bow. ;)

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So this means I can expect my new Target take-down recurve in a few weeks then Russ? LOL[8D];)

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Hey! Wait your turn! My longbow is next!

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Art.

I would like to thank you for the encouraging words on the phone the other day as well as those little tips you gave for the next one I make;)

Now I can't wait for it to dry and go shoot some more arrows:D


Sorry Chad, Greg is right his long bow is next as soon as he gets the the wood he has for me over here so I can start on his riser.

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Here are some pics I have it hanging upside down:D

you can see the seperation on the laminants in the middle of the riser which really ticked me off when I first seen they had shifted.

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I'll take a full lenght pic when it's dry

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Full lenght front

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Full lenght side.

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And we all thought you had ne talent!:)Well there may have been some truth to that but at least your having some success and no harm to yourself...yet.It's coming along nice and looks like your learning with every step.Good job Russ!;)

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That is very cool! It must have been incredibly rewarding to launch an arrow from a bow you built.

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Rowell
I will be first to admit that I made some mistakes with this one but learned a lot and will do things a tad different on the next one;)

Oh it is, it is:D

Just like tying a fly and casting it out there and having a monster trout take it as soon as it hits the water:D