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Offline 65x55 swedis

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hickory war bow
« on: September 07, 2009, 10:02:03 pm »
hey guys i started a war bow out of hickory and it is almost finished i will get some pics when it gets closer. but it is about 80 lbs when i floor tiller it but that is all hear say. i will get some pics tomarrow when i am more awake >:D
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Offline adb

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2009, 09:26:07 pm »
Looking forward to it.
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Offline 65x55 swedis

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2009, 03:54:08 pm »
ok this is a hickory war bow that i am hoping to shoot soon i made it out of a board so it is not a true war bow but a start. i have a questions on a piece of the wood. the first picture of the wood show has me worried about it splintering off and hurting me when i shoot i circled it in black
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Offline Del the cat

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« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2009, 03:57:40 pm »
That looks OK to me...
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Offline adb

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2009, 05:48:34 pm »
Is that the back, or belly?
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Offline 65x55 swedis

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2009, 06:28:43 pm »
it is on the belly of the bow and is about 9 to 10 inches long.
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Offline Bushbow

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2009, 06:50:59 pm »
Any bow I have seen break, break on the tension side (back) first, so the exploding bits generally fly away from you. Hickory is tough, It would not worry me.
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Offline adb

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« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2009, 11:14:39 pm »
If that's the belly side, it should be fine.
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Offline 65x55 swedis

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2009, 10:34:27 pm »
ok i got it finally scraped down and now am ready to add nocks i don't have horn so what would you shugest i do? if you need some pics just ask the dimentions are 6' long, 5/8 at nocks and 1 1/4" at handle.
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Offline Loki

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2009, 11:31:57 am »
I dont think you'll need them on Hickory? you could try some hard wood overlays if your worried about the string cutting into the wood.
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Offline majsnuff

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2010, 10:20:15 pm »
Worked witt swedis on this bow last weekend. He now has Honrn overlays on the nocks and the bow is now at 45# at 25" draw. He has worked this bow down all the way with hand tools. He is patient to the n-th degree. I look forward to seeing the finished product.
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Offline 65x55 swedis

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2010, 06:42:10 pm »
well guys it is almost done now i have some pics for you ;D really excited it shoots well and is fast i think anyway tell me what you think. also would you advise toasting the belly it has about a 1 1/4" set.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2010, 10:44:47 am »
For a more authentic warbow style you need to be drawing it further, more to the ear.
Generally warbow drawlengths are 30 inch or more (but it depends how tall you are.
But please don't risk overdrawing it on my say so.... (having just smashed my last bow)
I don't know if Hickory would take it.. I think it only really Yew or laminated bows which will make a real high weight warbow.
(I'm sure someone will chip in a set me straight if, talking out my backside)
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2010, 01:39:12 pm »
I gather from the 2 finger draw that it didn't quite make a warbow's draw weight?
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Offline 65x55 swedis

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Re: hickory war bow
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2010, 04:49:48 pm »
ya i got it at 45# @25" i am already thinking about the next one and am looking for a good yew staff now that i learned a lot off this project
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