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Title: Swoopy bow
Post by: Ken75 on March 11, 2011, 04:20:00 PM

heres one i finished few days ago 60 inch tip to tip , 40 lbs at 28 inches three lams of hickory and maple black acrylic. little bit of glued in swoop (//%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/005-10.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/010-2.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/009-2.jpg)
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Post by: Ken75 on March 11, 2011, 04:21:00 PM

full draw (http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/005-10.jpg)

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 11, 2011, 05:28:00 PM

Love the bow!, but that green grass, t-shirt and leaves on tree's makes me sick to my stomach Ken!

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Post by: DVSHUNTER on March 11, 2011, 05:49:00 PM

Love that full draw ken!

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Post by: ber643 on March 11, 2011, 07:22:00 PM

"Black Beauty", for sure!

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Post by: Ricky Wallace on March 11, 2011, 07:36:00 PM

Green grass,tee-shirts,red buds blooming.....Good to live in the south!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

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Post by: Ken75 on March 11, 2011, 08:57:00 PM

thanks guys ! nice to have spring

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Post by: Legionnaire on March 11, 2011, 09:40:00 PM

Nice bow profile Ken :)

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Post by: Shakes.602 on March 11, 2011, 10:15:00 PM

Very "Swoopy" Cool!! Looks Great!!

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Post by: SEMO_HUNTER on March 11, 2011, 10:19:00 PM

Once again Ken, you make some nice ones!

Fantastic job, you sir are a bow building machine! :saywhat:

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Post by: Ken75 on March 11, 2011, 10:56:00 PM

lol thanks for the very kind words . i enjoy this hobby... or addiction

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Post by: ber643 on March 12, 2011, 07:46:00 AM

Is that a "bend through the handle", Ken, or does it just look like it might be to these ol' eyes?

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Post by: bjansen on March 12, 2011, 07:58:00 AM

Very nice Ken...you are cranking them out down there!

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Post by: tradbower on March 12, 2011, 08:18:00 AM

Very Nice !!!! Do you use a form or clamps and hold downs ?
Pete

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Post by: Ken75 on March 12, 2011, 07:56:00 PM

thanks ya'll. yes this one bends through the handle

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Post by: Over&Under on March 12, 2011, 10:41:00 PM

That is way too stinkin cool Man!!

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Post by: John Lipinski on March 13, 2011, 01:11:00 AM

that's a beauty. could you go into a bit more detail on how you glued it and got the overall shape?

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Post by: b.glass on March 13, 2011, 09:14:00 AM

Ken! Your kill'n me! The beautiful bows, the beautiful weather...augh!

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Post by: Ken75 on March 14, 2011, 08:39:00 PM

thanks !! john i glued one 1/8th lam of hickory two of hard maple and set a 2 inch block under the handle and five inch blocks under tips after that just cut out narrow i think 1 1/8th with slight taper. the handle got two more short lams to thicken it some. 14 and 12 inch long if i remember right

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Post by: beetlebailey1977 on March 14, 2011, 09:21:00 PM

Love the profile. Nice bow.

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Post by: Ken75 on March 15, 2011, 09:01:00 PM

thanks James

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Post by: KochNE on March 15, 2011, 09:35:00 PM

Ken, your bows are always well tillered, but the lines of this one when unstrung & braced are my favorite. May have to try something similar for myself in the near future. Great job!

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Post by: Trumpkin the Dwarf on March 17, 2011, 03:11:00 PM

:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

This bow needs a build along thread! Great craftsmanship and wonderful design... :clapper:

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Post by: Ken75 on March 17, 2011, 09:13:00 PM

thanks yall ill do one if i can find the time

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