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Old 01-10-2014, 01:58 PM   #81
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Old 01-10-2014, 02:54 PM   #82
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Your ridicule.

It sustains me.

I wish that I could afford to but about 50K tiny red and gold scales. Combined with these, and a few white light LEDs, I could make one hell of a medieval Iron Man costume.

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Old 05-23-2014, 02:05 PM   #83
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Adding to the armour, I have now branched out into weapons. Daryl and his stupid crossbow can't nearly match my rate of fire! (Made for a friend's 6 year old son).

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Old 06-20-2014, 03:59 PM   #84
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You know, it's amazing what you can do with a little plumbing pipe. This one is going to get wrapped in deerskin and 'artificial sinew.'



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Old 06-20-2014, 08:56 PM   #85
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Whats the pull rate?
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Old 06-20-2014, 10:41 PM   #86
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Whats the pull rate?
Somewhere between 35 and 40 pounds.
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Old 06-20-2014, 11:55 PM   #87
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Damn. May have to make me one.
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Old 06-23-2014, 10:07 AM   #88
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It's now covered with deerskin, a pigskin grip, and 'synthetic sinew' holding everything on. I can see that I tapered the tips too much, though, because they're bending enough below the siyahs to be near collapse. With a 40 pound weight at full draw I should have tapered them less. I'll reinforce the tips, reduce the initial bend by lengthening the string, or both. It should be fine if I drop it down to around 30 pounds.

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Old 06-23-2014, 06:03 PM   #89
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Here it is. I'm going to reduce the draw and consider it a costume bow then start work on another one in the same style, that will definitely be able to take that much draw weight. Every new bow is an education.





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Old 07-07-2014, 02:00 PM   #90
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I'm hoping to have some pics that you folks on here might actually appreciate, some time in September. A friend who I met through the motorsports photography gig also does fashion style photography, and he wants to do a studio session with some of my chainmail and weapons, with a model he referred to as "rather well endowed and heavily tattooed."

I'm now working on some larger armour and decorative pieces, getting ready for it.
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