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Title: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: heartlandbowyer on January 18, 2014, 01:52:00 PM
1piece
3piece
Longbow or curve
Selfbow or tri lam
Light wood, dark or light wood and dark wood

WHAT SAY YOU?
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: Echatham on January 18, 2014, 02:01:00 PM
selfbow.  
natural if osage, darkened/stained if a whitewood.
what say you heartlandbowyer?
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Post by: KellyG on January 18, 2014, 02:03:00 PM
3 piece Longbow with lots of contrast.    :bigsmyl:
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Post by: Roy from Pa on January 18, 2014, 02:11:00 PM
I would build a one piece take down:)
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Post by: red hill on January 18, 2014, 02:17:00 PM
Light wood,
Dark wood,
White wood with some stain.

Straight grain,
Figured grain,
All grain is the same.

A straight stick,
A curved stick,
A two piece or maybe three.

As long as it's a bow
That someone made for me!

  :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: fujimo on January 18, 2014, 02:18:00 PM
WTF Roy???    :confused:      :knothead:      :biglaugh:      :laughing:    
i think you gotta go back to work man.
way too much time on your hands for your twisted brain to sit and stew and ferment     :D  
i hope your good woman is not retired, and spending all her time at home ALONE with you...for her sake! if she was i would start a "roys ol'lady support group"

well... keep it up i guess- i always look for your posts anyway!
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: D on January 18, 2014, 02:57:00 PM
Well I'm not very picky at all.  I appreciate the craftsmanship that is in every kind of bow BUT..lolol.  If for some reason I was able to choose for this year I would like a selfbow most of all because that's the one style of bow that I do not have and have not made yet.  The color and style doesn't.  I most certainly wouldn't be disappointed with any of the other choices though.  Ok I think I've managed to type a lot of words and not really answer the question..lol
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Post by: Roy from Pa on January 18, 2014, 03:06:00 PM
LOL Wayne ole boy..
X'2 on what D said..
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Post by: wood carver 2 on January 18, 2014, 03:06:00 PM
Well, as long as you're asking.... 3 piece longbow, light and dark wood.
Thanks !    :bigsmyl:  
Dave.
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Post by: MoeM on January 18, 2014, 03:14:00 PM
No I won`t answer this sorry- maybe my builder usually does and planned something totally different and I don`t want him to doubt about his plan and bend him in worst case to another direction!
But I can say I usally build my own longbows,although I`m open to others, and shipping overseas is more easy for a shorter package...
`nough said^^
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Post by: Pat B on January 18, 2014, 04:01:00 PM
Whatever I receive will be wonderful. I'm not picky. d;^)
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Post by: kennym on January 18, 2014, 04:34:00 PM
Heck, I'm good with any of em! Builder's choice!

There, that makes it easy , right?   :D
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Post by: ranger 3 on January 18, 2014, 04:49:00 PM
I don't have a two or three piece but any bow will do.
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: heartlandbowyer on January 18, 2014, 05:14:00 PM
I will be happy with whatever I receive, although I don't have a good Osage self or a tri lam. Maybe a selfy with flipped tips. Or glass is cool too, got a sweet one from Kenny last year.

Cory
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Post by: timbermoose on January 18, 2014, 05:17:00 PM
i'm with kenny on this one, builders choice.
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Post by: kennym on January 18, 2014, 05:36:00 PM
What I like about builders choice is seeing how they do it. And the craft they use building!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:     :notworthy:
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Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 18, 2014, 05:51:00 PM
I'm Wiff him ^^^
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Post by: wood carver 2 on January 18, 2014, 05:53:00 PM
Craft?!! Craft you say? And here I am building by the seat of my pants.    :scared:   Now I have to start over.   :eek:  
Dave.
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: David Flanrey on January 18, 2014, 07:44:00 PM
I like to see the different process too.  

Don't see many two piece bows.  So I say two piece.
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Post by: David Flanrey on January 18, 2014, 07:49:00 PM
Ha Ha.  Now I see that wasn't a choice.  I like em all!!!
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Post by: Todd Cook on January 18, 2014, 09:13:00 PM
I'm with Kenny. They're all good.
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Post by: BrianO on January 18, 2014, 09:32:00 PM
I love' um all. A little partial to shorter bows. But I do love'um  all. And horn, love the horn. Did I say I love it all.
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Post by: cunruhshoot on January 18, 2014, 10:33:00 PM
I have been so focused on what i am building I haven't given thought to getting. I can say I don't remember seeing anything you guys have made that i didn't like so don't stress just have fun and build. I say that while I am stressing over my build.     :scared:
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: redbeard126 on January 19, 2014, 12:42:00 AM
Builder's choice for me as well. I just love traditional bows!!
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Post by: bigbob2 on January 19, 2014, 03:15:00 AM
yup builders choice.
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Post by: Roy from Pa on January 19, 2014, 06:23:00 AM
Bob I got your name. How does a two piece take down PVC sound? :)
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Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 19, 2014, 06:51:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Roy from Pa:
Bob I got your name. How does a two piece take down PVC sound?  :)  
Shhhhh!!!! Zip it Roy.  It's do to ask don't tell area.
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 19, 2014, 06:53:00 AM
Who knows I might change my mind and build a two piece instead of a three piece
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Post by: delongbows on January 19, 2014, 07:27:00 AM
I agree with Kenny....let the builder decide. That way, a little more of his personality goes into it. On the other hand, I'm a sucker for a two piece TD...and bamboo lams...and osage...and purpleheart...and white glass...and skins...and antler tips...and.........................
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Post by: Trux Turning on January 19, 2014, 08:56:00 AM
Builder choice for me- I'm thinking of trying to make a two piece TD... We will see.
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Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 19, 2014, 09:12:00 AM
The hardest part with the two piece was cutting a perfectly good bow in half.  But big Jim has good vids on how to do it.  I followed his
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Post by: canopyboy on January 19, 2014, 09:34:00 AM
It's gotta be builder's choice for me, although preferrably something I don't have.  Like a two piece?  A sweet curve?  A gnarly selfbow?  Maybe a kickin' piece of PVC?
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Post by: Roy from Pa on January 19, 2014, 10:43:00 AM
:laughing:
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Post by: goobersan on January 19, 2014, 12:00:00 PM
I gotta see more of these PVC bows.    :scared:
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 19, 2014, 12:46:00 PM
Starting to wish I hadn't mentioned it:)
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Post by: Dan Landis on January 19, 2014, 12:51:00 PM
Builders choice here also.
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Post by: Sacred mt on January 19, 2014, 03:03:00 PM
Builder's choice...
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Post by: KellyG on January 19, 2014, 03:12:00 PM
goobersan,

Do a youtube search and you will see plenty of them.
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Post by: scars on January 19, 2014, 07:51:00 PM
I agree builders choice. I like what Kelly told me build what youknow but build it to the best of your ability.
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Post by: talkingcabbage on January 19, 2014, 10:58:00 PM
I'm gonna make my builder work for it!  :smileystooges:    Just kidding.  I'm really happy with anything the builder wants to try.  So, builder's choice for me.

Honestly, I'm more focused on what I'm building for my recipient than on what I'm getting.  This is more about the giving than recieving for me.  The recieving part is really just a party bonus.   :campfire:
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: bigbob2 on January 20, 2014, 12:41:00 AM
what a co incidence Roy I got yours! How does a one piece with limbs made from Emu bones, Croc skin backing and string made from twisted gut fibers of hairy nose wombat sound?    :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:    :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: soy on January 20, 2014, 04:15:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by bigbob2:
what a co incidence Roy I got yours! How does a one piece with limbs made from Emu bones, Croc skin backing and string made from twisted gut fibers of hairy nose wombat sound?     :bigsmyl:      :bigsmyl:      :bigsmyl:      :biglaugh:      :biglaugh:  
hey that's what I wanted   :laughing:
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: bigbob2 on January 20, 2014, 04:55:00 AM
:archer:
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Post by: Roy from Pa on January 20, 2014, 06:09:00 AM
Hain't got one of those Bob, build it:)
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Post by: Jorgy on January 20, 2014, 10:30:00 AM
Builders choice for me.
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Post by: Hill Hunter on January 20, 2014, 10:47:00 AM
Builder choice, as long as it hits where I look every time, shoots through what ever I look at, and please work out all misses before it is sent.
not picky   ;)
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: LESKEN2011 on January 20, 2014, 12:05:00 PM
I want my guy to build what he is best at.
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: soy on January 21, 2014, 12:39:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by LESKEN2011:
I want my guy to build what he is best at.
I'm best at building broken bows...be careful what you ask for   :laughing:
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Post by: LESKEN2011 on January 21, 2014, 09:39:00 AM
You're right Soy. I should have said I want him to build a bow from a design that has been successful in the past. Thanks for helping me clear that up. Whew!!  ;)
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Post by: soy on January 21, 2014, 03:54:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Pheonixarcher on January 24, 2014, 02:48:00 AM
First and foremost for me is builders choice!

I really have not seen one that I don't like, or would not like to own and shoot. Aside from the poorly contrasted and ugly color combos, but even some of those, in the right design, peak my interest. I like them all, but... If I could choose, it would be something that I don't already have.

In no particular order: Hill style- normal or reverse handle, a tri-lam, any selfbow, anything Osage, a static tip curve, short bows of any kind, any two piece, anything with skins, fancy veneers, not a huge fan of carbon backs (but in the right combo they look good), horse bows and the like, or anything my bowyer builds best or wants to build in the 44-53#@28" range, with 48-52# preferred.

Wow... Probly would've been easier to say that most of my bows are 58-60" d/r longbows. Lol. But I'd even love another one of those! As I said, bowyers choice.
Title: Re: What say you! SWAP?
Post by: soy on January 29, 2014, 05:36:00 AM
I like unique One of a kind cool looking good shooting units....the sky is the limit...and sometimes less is more, is that as clear as mud???   :dunno: