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80" White Elm Warbow Build-along
Marc St Louis:
The lower limb is where the ones I made started to chrysal over time. Yours is a few inches longer than the ones I tend to make so hopefully will not succumb to that malaise
Yeomanbowman:
Yes a very good tiller indeed. I'd be very surprised if the bow shot a standard arrow (6" x 3'4" fletches and 52g) any more than a furlong or 220 yards, not in the humid UK at least. Not a criticism of the bowyery but based upon experience of heavy ash bows. Please post the how you get on with it.
Cameroo:
Well I finally got a chance to hit the field with Adam to launch some shafts with this girl. I was able to yank her back all the way a few times before my back and shoulders crapped out on me. The best shot of the day was from a 31.5" arrow, weighing 77 grams, that flew over 230 yards (our target pin was set at 204 yards with a rangefinder, and I paced the arrow off at 28 paces past the pin). Although the bow has been finished for a while now, I can officially call it a shooter now. Kinda funny that my first successful selfbow also happens to be the heaviest bow I've made :)
Adam caught a brief video of the trial run before his camera battery died. Here's a link for anyone that is interested:
http://youtu.be/EvfeDyEM8u0
criveraville:
Cool video!! Man that looks fun and painful all at once ;)
Y'all talk funny too ;)
Cipriano
Del the cat:
Nice, it looks like you are drawing smooth and easy! But I know it's a heck of a strain on elbows and shoulders.
(I named my 100# Elm warbow "Dennis Elmbow" as in Tennis Elbow :laugh: )
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