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Posted on 11/03/2005 10:28:48 PM PST by TheMadLurker
If you have a sense of humor, and can poke fun at yourself:
http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/fear4republic/
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To: NicknamedBob
It's kinda like a native dance around the campfire, a celebration of unity and community spirit. HULA WOKA HULA WOKA SOMETHING NOT RIGHT
MANY WICKY ICKY THINGS GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT
I love dancing around the fire
761
posted on
12/03/2005 9:42:12 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(When the First Amendment was written dueling was common and legal. Think about it.)
To: NicknamedBob; sionnsar; Alice au Wonderland; Kindly Old Doc Tsu; All
thanks to my sister, I have photos of the (emasculated but soon to be repaired) Mad Bastard in action:
need longer arrows... this one, fired from the emasculated bow and a short draw, went about 150yards
762
posted on
12/03/2005 12:48:17 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: Eaker
763
posted on
12/03/2005 12:50:58 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: King Prout
764
posted on
12/03/2005 1:02:16 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || To Libs: You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)
To: sionnsar
Mad Bastard is a pure joy to shoot
765
posted on
12/03/2005 1:08:28 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: King Prout
I can imagine! That is one big bow; the release must be sweet. Intended to be asymmetrical?!
766
posted on
12/03/2005 1:14:36 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || To Libs: You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)
To: King Prout
That is certainly one more healthy looking mad bastard.
The bow doesn't look bad either.
Congrats on the resurrection of you both. I'm into that, you know.
767
posted on
12/03/2005 1:17:22 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(I tell my teenagers they're driving me nuts, but they just look at me like I'm crazy.)
To: sionnsar; NicknamedBob
sionnsar,
yes, the Yumi (Japanese longbow) is designed to be asymmetrical.
Please note, in the pic of the drawn bow, how the metacarpals of my left hand align perfectly with the radius and ulna - this provides a MUCH steadier and more comfortable grip for using a strong bow. It is also an inevitable result of drawing a Yumi. Though no records exist from the developmental process some 1000+ years ago, there had to be SOME reason the Japanese decided to go with an asymmetric design.
the release is indeed sweet, and notably quiet.
even before he broke, drawing Mad Bastard was surprisingly easy - due to the way the Japanese method prescribes, at a guess.
NNB,
Yes, so Alice tells me.
Walking is a good way to start. 30 minutes every day. If that is too easy, start carrying a ruck. Continue, adding weight incrementally, until you can carry yourself plus 1/4 your body mass comfortably for 30 minutes of brisk walking. then you will be well on your way to solid human fitness (if you were my age, I'd say scale up to 1/3 your body mass).
768
posted on
12/03/2005 1:31:56 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: King Prout
I bet that you can shoot a 2x4 with that thing!
I AM impressed!!!!
769
posted on
12/03/2005 2:13:06 PM PST
by
Eaker
(My Wife Rocks! - I will never take Dix or El Roy off of my ping list.)
To: NicknamedBob; Harmless Teddy Bear; Das Outsider; Tax-chick
Not here though. Mid-80's. WAshed the car afterwards. Ana is down for a nap right now...
Life is good...
770
posted on
12/03/2005 2:31:53 PM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(Anyone who needs to be persuaded to be free, doesn't deserve to be. -El Neil)
To: King Prout
If all else fails, that thing would make a darn good "whackin' stick". ;-)
Seriously though... good job.
771
posted on
12/03/2005 2:39:31 PM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(Anyone who needs to be persuaded to be free, doesn't deserve to be. -El Neil)
To: King Prout
Holy-moly!
Thats a bow!
Good job KP!
772
posted on
12/03/2005 2:46:06 PM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: Dead Corpse; fanfan
thankee, thankee.
when Mad Bastard is repaired, I shall be SO happy.
773
posted on
12/03/2005 2:50:50 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: Eaker
well, before he broke, he had an (estimated) draw weight of 90lbs
I hope to restore him to that strength
so... ah... yeah - prob'ly COULD launch a 2x4 :)
774
posted on
12/03/2005 2:52:15 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: King Prout
I haven't been able to keep up lately.
What is wrong with Mad Bastard?
He looks good in the picture.
775
posted on
12/03/2005 2:52:58 PM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: fanfan
the front facing of bamboo snapped and explosively delaminated from the core under testing.
this was a result of lamination flaws, partly my error in technique, partly a problem with the epoxy I chose to use.
I was able to safely remove the rest of the failed element without further damaging the bow. What you see in the photos is a bow with the core and backface, but no (front or "belly").
As the belly forms the TENSION surface of a bow, everyting behind it is under COMPRESSION. Compressed elements are the real driving spring in any bow. Losing the belly element reduced the thickness of the compressed cross section, which DRASTICALLY weakens the bow's draw-weight.
Loss of strength is not directly proportional to the loss of thickness - there is a synergy involved whose equation I have not calculated.
In this case, the bow lost .180" in thickness (out of ~.750"). The net result is a bow with only 2/5 of the full draw-weight.
776
posted on
12/03/2005 3:03:34 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: King Prout
777
posted on
12/03/2005 3:04:04 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: King Prout
Wow!
Such tight tolerances.
I say he looks strong and handsome,but I want to see him after he's fixed. (mad bastard, lol)
You've done an incredible job KP!
Thanks for letting me participate. :-D
778
posted on
12/03/2005 3:23:38 PM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: fanfan
pics will be posted as the repairs progress.
779
posted on
12/03/2005 3:32:23 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: King Prout
Good!
I'm enjoying this.
You're a good teacher.
Thanks.
780
posted on
12/03/2005 3:35:18 PM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
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