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Offline HickoryBill

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New Hickory longbow.
« on: March 13, 2011, 05:43:20 pm »
Here's the hickory longbow I've been working on lately. It's made from a belly split from a stave I got from PatB in trade. The bow is 68" tip to tip, 66 nock to nock,it's 1.75 inches wide fading to 3/8 tips.and pulls 57# at my 26/27 inch draw.( I'm, beginning to like wide thin bows)The only problem I had with this stave( and it was small) was a small pin knot in the top limb.That's where the bow got it's name from." Top Knot". The backing is python skin. I tried to do a fancy dye job on the tips and riser that turned out halfway decent. I also tried something different with the grip.I glued on the floppy rest then put the handle wrap on, so the floppy rest stuck out of the grip wrap.The bow handles and shoots very well.The bow took about 1/4 inch of  set after tillering and breaking in, and has not taken anymore since.
The finish is  6 coats of spray helmsman spar urethane and a good coating of bees wax. Enjoy

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2011, 05:55:43 pm »
Very nice work! Looks like Pat gave you a good chunk to work with. It sure has a nice unstrung profile, very little follow.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2011, 06:14:56 pm »
Very nice bow, Bill. You done well! That thing almost kicked your butt  :D  but I knew you could whoop it!  ;)
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Offline HickoryBill

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2011, 06:20:20 pm »
Thanks guys.
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Offline DEllis

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2011, 06:22:06 pm »
Nice bow, looks like a good shooter.
Darcy :)
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2011, 06:43:39 pm »
   Got to love that hickory.
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Offline NTProf

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2011, 06:49:08 pm »
For some reason I shoot wide, flat and thin-limbed bows the best, too.
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Offline half eye

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2011, 07:31:26 pm »
HB,
     Very classy, nicely done. Hickory is a very fine bow-wood.
rich
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Offline criveraville

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2011, 02:16:27 am »
Very nice amigo!! I like that bow mucho
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2011, 02:29:12 am »
good job always a good feeling to shoot a bow you made yourself. congrats
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Offline Parnell

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2011, 09:45:09 am »
Nice job Bill! ;D
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Offline Pappy

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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2011, 09:46:31 am »
Beautiful bow,very nice job. :)
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Re: New Hickory longbow.
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2011, 11:06:30 am »
Very nice!

.....Going to another one of "those" days again. I stared and stared at that first picture trying to figure out why you are taking a picture of firewood. ::)
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