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first all wood bow pics!
armymedic.2:
after a lot of consideration, reading, studying, and hard work, ii came out with my first all wood bow. ( i made one before with a weird backing that i think cracked). Anyway, i used hickory as bow wood, with a bamboo back. The handle and rest are made of mahogany. all tillering was done with a cabinet scraper. rest was with a 4-way rasp. the finish is clear coat.
Specs: 65# @26"
72" nock to nock
seems to like a 5 1/2"brace
i flight shot it today, and it made it 150 yards with my regular hunting arrows (there was about 5 mph wind) shoots to 20 yards just as fast as my 50# martin recurve
being that im a newbie, please feel free to criticise tiller and such so that i can improve next time. I just hope it holds up so i can take a deer with it in a couple of months! so excited!
mullet:
Looks a little over built, but it should be a reliable hunting bow.The tiller looks dead on.
Justin Snyder:
It looks great. You should be proud if it is your first or tenth. Like Eddie said, it looks plenty heavy built. Being boo backed hickory, it should last forever. Justin
armymedic.2:
thanks guys, i am very proud. I left the handle large to accomadate my big paws, but im guessing you guys are saying it is overbuilt because of width? length? please feel free to elaborate. i am very interested in learning more and i promise i won't be upset with criticism. ;D
cowboy:
Yesser! that's plenty stout, I think the overbuilt part is in the design combined with draw weight for most people - not something you'd shoot hundreds of times in a day ;). Pretty much guaranteed to take a deer down if you connect though. Love the bow and tiller - great job!!
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