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Offline DC

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Pacific Crabapple
« on: February 07, 2017, 01:55:45 pm »
This is my second Pacific Crabapple bow. It's 66" NTN, 43#@28". Chew hoof tip overlays. The handle is a pigskin(I think) leather jacket piece that I put on inside out so it looks like suede. I wrapped the ends with upholstery thread. Finish is  3 coats of Varathane Plastic Oil. I heat treated it but then tillered most of the brown off. Not sure how much treating is left but it returns to dead straight almost immediately. Shoots around 165 with 10gpp arrows. I seem to be stuck on 165, I'm having trouble getting by that. I walked by a lot of Crab when I was collecting OS but I won't any more. It's real nice wood. It has a ripply back, sort of like HBB but not high enough to cause any problems.
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Offline DC

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2017, 01:57:08 pm »
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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2017, 01:58:57 pm »
And the full draw taken a few days ago before the snow.
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2017, 02:04:30 pm »
That is one sexy looking bow there , nice speed & bend cant beat that thanks for publishing speed numbers.
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Offline Springbuck

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2017, 02:08:47 pm »
Hey, nice!  I think apple is fantastic stuff, if you can find a piece without wildly twisted grain.  Most I tried had tight barber-poles all the way up.  If that specie does less of that, you are on to something.
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Offline DC

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2017, 02:12:54 pm »
About half of it is twisted but the bark shows it quite plainly.Where I collect it is second growth fir and balsam so it has to grow up. There is quite a bit of it here.
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2017, 02:14:59 pm »
Very nice looking bow.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2017, 02:16:45 pm »
That's a nice bow.  Great job on it
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Offline Ghost Dog

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2017, 02:26:06 pm »
Now that's a selfbow. Simple, elegant, well conceived and to the point.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2017, 03:22:17 pm »
Nice bow D.C. That full draw looks real sweet. Crab apple is definitely on my list to harvest staves of this summer.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2017, 04:37:19 pm »
Nice job Don. I need to try some of my apple soon, sounds like another good local bow wood
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2017, 05:13:04 pm »
nice bow,, congrats,, 165 is really great,,
you could get past it with a smaller fast flight string,,and maybe a bit more practice on your release:) 
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2017, 06:27:27 pm »
Great looking bow DC
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Offline DC

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2017, 06:33:37 pm »
I use 10 strands of FF now. I thought of going to 6 but then all my arrow nocks would be to big. I guess I could beef up the center with 4 strands before I serve it. I tried drawing about 3/4 full draw and then quickly going to full draw and releasing. That got me  bit more speed but my consistency stunk. I decided that I would just shoot with my normal draw and release and get more consistent results.
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Pacific Crabapple
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2017, 06:49:05 pm »
165 fps @ 43 lb is wicked speed for that light of weight bow seems to me. If that was my bow I would be ecstatic @ 165 fps with hunting weight arrows , awesome job on that one. Impressive DC
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