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Bill Skinner Forum Moderation Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Masi Has A New Bow Sep 10^th, 2012 at 12:25pm This weekend at a 3-D bowshoot, Masi picked up his new bow. I think he needs to post a picture and tell everyone about it.
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Dan Interfector Viris Spurii SlingingGuide Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3974 Gender:	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #1 - Sep 10^th, 2012 at 2:25pm I think so too.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #2 - Sep 10^th, 2012 at 2:30pm what's a 3d bowshoot ? And what kind of bow is it ?
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Dan Interfector Viris Spurii SlingingGuide Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3974 Gender:	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #3 - Sep 10^th, 2012 at 2:35pm Curious Aardvark wrote on Sep 10^th, 2012 at 2:30pm: what's a 3d bowshoot ? And what kind of bow is it ? It's a when you shoot at siloute animal targets like deer targets like this http://www.wadenapj.com/media/full/jpg/2009/09/18/bowhunting-2.jpg and usually various other targets like elk, alligators, groundhogs, etc.
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Reply #4 - Sep 10^th, 2012 at 11:41pm

Let's see if this works... Trying out photobucket from my phone.

It's a hickory longbow with ambidextrous arrow shelves, a black leather grip, and a waxed finish.

You can just see a little bit of the heartwood at the handle. Bill helped me determine what poundage to start with and what my draw length is. Around this time in October I'll see Bill and Wes, the bowyer, again and will be moving up to either a 45#-28" or 55#-28" bow... Depending on what poundage I can draw in a month's time. Both will be slightly weaker at my 26" draw. I'm going to exercise and practice a lot to try and strengthen my back and arms before then.
And while I'm at it, the spear point that Bill helped me knapp:

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Pikåru wrote on Nov 19^th, 2013 at 6:59pm:

Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all.
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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3419 UK	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #5 - Sep 11^th, 2012 at 5:36am That looks very nice. Is the handle really heartwood or is it a glued-on riser?
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Dan Interfector Viris Spurii SlingingGuide Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3974 Gender:	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #6 - Sep 11^th, 2012 at 8:03am Very nice. It seems that Bill is doing a good job of bringing you along. Is that point Quartz?
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Masiakasaurus Forum Moderation Offline mah-SEE-a-kah-SOR-us Posts: 6069 Alabama, USA Gender:	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #7 - Sep 11^th, 2012 at 9:13am It looks like heartwood to my inexperienced eye. Wes had another couple bow with glued on risers and the wood grain obviously didn't match. This one's a lot closer if it is glued on. I don't remember what kind of rock it is.
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Fundibularius Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Sultan of Sling Posts: 1385 Inter Mosam ac Rhenum Gender:	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #8 - Sep 11^th, 2012 at 9:55am A touch of Holmegaard, I presume?
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Bikewer Interfector Viris Spurii Offline I love Slinging.org! Posts: 1627 St. Louis, Mo Gender:	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #9 - Sep 11^th, 2012 at 10:08am I like that laced-up grip! Very nice.
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Mauro Fiorentini Forum Moderation Offline Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3442 Ancona, Italy. Gender:	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #10 - Sep 11^th, 2012 at 11:47am Nice bow and point Masi! I'm very glad you joined both the archers and knappers guilds and I really hope you increase your drawing strength! Looks like archery really hooked you, if you've the will to change your bow in a couple of months! Keep us informed on your progress! PS I'll add this topic to the Index Greetings, Mauro.
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Bill Skinner Forum Moderation Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #11 - Sep 11^th, 2012 at 9:16pm The point is a heat treated chert from the Coastal Plains formation, it came from the Chattahoochee River basin.
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LukeWebb Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 801 New Brunswick Canada Gender:	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #12 - Sep 15^th, 2012 at 12:36am Love the point! When you gonna try making a bow? It's actually easier than you think if you have the right tools and wood. Getting a good piece of wood is absolutely key and can be hard.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Masi Has A New Bow Reply #13 - Sep 15^th, 2012 at 2:35pm Beautiful. It's nice that you have someone to help you when you're first starting. Many people end up getting too heavy a bow at first and it can lead to all sorts of problems. How does it shoot?
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Re: Masi Has A New Bow
Reply #14 - Sep 15^th, 2012 at 7:59pm

LukeWebb wrote on Sep 15^th, 2012 at 12:36am:

Love the point! When you gonna try making a bow? It's actually easier than you think if you have the right tools and wood. Getting a good piece of wood is absolutely key and can be hard.

I actually started on a red oak board bow before I got this one. I'm almost done roughing it out and I'm about to glue on a poplar rise and a linen/silk blend backing using Titebond III. The board had no knots, no warp, no runoff, and the late growth rings were between 2 and 4 times thicker than the early growth rings. Plus, I've managed to scrape off most of the thinner rings as I've been roughing it out. When I'm finished the thinner late growth rings will only be in the grip where they wont be bending much or at all.
Morphy wrote on Sep 15^th, 2012 at 2:35pm:

Beautiful. It's nice that you have someone to help you when you're first starting. Many people end up getting too heavy a bow at first and it can lead to all sorts of problems. How does it shoot?

The draw is really smooth, but I'm not good enough to judge more than that. It's light enough that I can hold it at full draw more than long enough to line up a shot but strong enough that my arms start shaking after a couple dozen shots.

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Pikåru wrote on Nov 19^th, 2013 at 6:59pm:

Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all.
~Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily avialable, they will create their own problems.~

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