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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: heartlandbowyer on January 27, 2014, 08:13:00 PM

Title: Changed gears,
Post by: heartlandbowyer on January 27, 2014, 08:13:00 PM
I think I'm going to switch gears on the trade bow. Stopped at the hardwood store today and found this beauty. Gotta love Bacote!!!

That is if I don't fall in love durin  (http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cengert74/101_2603_zps56405e44.jpg) (http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/cengert74/media/101_2603_zps56405e44.jpg.html) g the new build.
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: delongbows on January 27, 2014, 08:15:00 PM
Holy cow!! That has some beautiful grain.
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: kennym on January 27, 2014, 08:17:00 PM
SWEET!
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: eagleone on January 27, 2014, 08:20:00 PM
ooooooooh I love bocote
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: Trux Turning on January 27, 2014, 08:33:00 PM
Oh yea that's an awesome piece of wood!
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: D on January 27, 2014, 08:47:00 PM
Wahoo...that's awesome
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: swamhuntr on January 27, 2014, 09:12:00 PM
I am going to look like an idiot I know but I'm just starting in making bows and it seems like everything I read says find as straight a grain as possible. How in the world can you make a bow out of that kind of grain. I have just been curious about that.
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: mwosborn on January 27, 2014, 09:34:00 PM
Cool looking piece of wood Cory.  Looks big enough for a couple of bows?
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: heartlandbowyer on January 27, 2014, 09:46:00 PM
Swamhuntr  you can get away with a lot on laminated bows.
Probably what you have been mostly reading about is self bows or one wood bows in which straight grain is what you but there are exceptions to that also.

Cory
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: KellyG on January 27, 2014, 10:32:00 PM
that is going to make a sweet bow for sure.
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: scars on January 27, 2014, 10:35:00 PM
I don't think I have seen wood that dizzy since that last half gal of rum.
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: bigbob2 on January 28, 2014, 02:05:00 AM
"I don't think I have seen wood that dizzy since that last half gal of rum"   :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:  very nice wood!
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: Buemaker on January 28, 2014, 05:47:00 AM
Bloodyell wish I had a hardwoodstore I could go to and find stuff like that. Bue--.   :)
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: LittleBen on January 28, 2014, 01:31:00 PM
Exceptional piece there.
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 28, 2014, 02:44:00 PM
looks like a awesome piece bud
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: chackworth3 on January 28, 2014, 06:26:00 PM
Some sweet bocote!
Title: Re: Changed gears,
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on January 28, 2014, 07:10:00 PM
I love that!!