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Simple D Red Oak Bow
samuraiwarrior:
This is a red oak self bow I finished over the course of a few hours. It came from an 11' board which costed about $12. The other half is being made into a bow for my brother. Its 68.5" long overall, 1-3/16" wide at the center and pulls 45 pounds at 29". Sealed with boiled linseed oil and a coat of wax. Specs on bow in India ink. String is 12 strands of dacron b-50. Burned insignia at center marking arrow pass.
It took about 1" of set on one limb and about 1-1/4".
Weighs 15.3 oz.
Quite narrow nocks and outer limbs, I haven't measured them yet. I used the mass calculator at about 15" of tiller to see where I was and it turned out to be nearly spot on.
I'll get a full draw up within the next few days. Hope you like. I really enjoy shooting it, it is such a nice, smooth draw. And it isn't too wide to bother with the grip.
Some bigger more detailed pics on my photobucket. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Samuraiwarrior/My%20Bows%20and%20Arrows/
Justin Snyder:
It looks pretty good to me. I agree that it has a nice slender look out to the tips. I cant wait for the full draw pictures. How about an unbraced profile picture too. It appears to have a fairly long stiff handle section, not exactly what I think of when I think D bow. I could be mistaken, but if the mass was a right on at 15". It is probably considerable under mass now, and that would account for some of the set. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with it, because bows with a little string fallow usually feel sweeter to shoot. But "Steve's mass calculator" is designed to be calculated at full draw. Justin
samuraiwarrior:
--- Quote from: Justin Snyder on August 19, 2007, 11:43:05 am ---It looks pretty good to me. I agree that it has a nice slender look out to the tips. I cant wait for the full draw pictures. How about an unbraced profile picture too. It appears to have a fairly long stiff handle section, not exactly what I think of when I think D bow. I could be mistaken, but if the mass was a right on at 15". It is probably considerable under mass now, and that would account for some of the set. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with it, because bows with a little string fallow usually feel sweeter to shoot. But "Steve's mass calculator" is designed to be calculated at full draw. Justin
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Justin,
I used the mass formula to see if I was close and what kind of draw weight/length I could get out of the piece of wood. It is the right mass at full draw though. Sorry if that was confusing. The calculator puts it at about 15.7 oz. I think it has very little set compared to other bows I have seen posted here and elsewhere.
Justin Snyder:
You are right, 1 inch is certainly not excessive or unusual set. Especially in a bow drawn to 29". Justin
samuraiwarrior:
Ok, I got my little brother to take some full draw pics. I don't know if I reached the full 29" in the pics but here are some:
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