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Title: A note for new builders
Post by: GentlemanArcher on May 11, 2012, 12:32:00 PM
an artist friend of mine sent me this after he patiently listened to me bitch how all the bows I've been making aren't what I hoped they'd be.  I have this hanging on the wall above my work bench.

  (http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/Philip_Mazza/Archery/work.jpg)
Title: Re: A note for new builders
Post by: NormanDale33 on May 11, 2012, 12:42:00 PM
nice...good perspective
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Post by: dmikeyj on May 11, 2012, 01:45:00 PM
Outstanding.  Just stole to print out copies for posting throughout the house.
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Post by: red hill on May 11, 2012, 06:37:00 PM
Excellent. Your friend did us all a good turn. Think I'll print that off and post it in my classroom.
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Post by: jered 203 on May 11, 2012, 08:19:00 PM
That is awesome.  Describes my bow building experience perfectly.  I am still at the "Do a lot of work" stage!
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Post by: Steve B. on May 11, 2012, 09:44:00 PM
agreed
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Post by: T Folts on May 11, 2012, 10:01:00 PM
When I first started glass bows I asked Chuck a bunch of questions and he told me basically the same thing, you got to make a ton of bows to get good at it and make every mistake at least a couple of times and he is right and I keep plugging away.