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Hazel longbow, 100# @ 28"

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joachimM:
Well done! at first I had expected this bow to blow during tillering, but you made it, and it's looking good! Congratulations.

FilipT:

--- Quote from: willie on November 26, 2017, 04:35:43 pm ---That is quite the bow for white wood, Filip. Are you going to shoot in warbow events? SCA?
when I was a bit younger I found that It did not take long to get used to pulling heavy weights, but you have to be careful not to overdo it while working up to weight, as sore muscles will set the training back rather quickly.

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From what I read and saw here, white woods can make ridiculously powerful bows and when done properly they sometimes even surpass famous yew.
Archery is not really popular interest in Croatia and we don't have shoots here; I would like to make bowyering and warbows popular here.
This is just for me, to build up strength and technique for shooting these heavy bows. It will be some time before I make heavier bow than this.

FilipT:

--- Quote from: joachimM on November 27, 2017, 01:17:09 am ---Well done! at first I had expected this bow to blow during tillering, but you made it, and it's looking good! Congratulations.

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Thank you. I expected blow near bracing as it was so heavy and didn't know if the bend is good enough.

FilipT:
Here are some pics. Arrow pass is simple black dot which I burned into wood with nail head. It is set 1" towards the upper limb. This is the same place pulley pulls on tiller. Belly radii are about 4 millimeters and those on the back just 1 mm. Cross section is a squashed rectangle, not a "D" or oval. I think that this cross section prevents chrysals from developing. Beeswax was applied on the wood and then heated with heat gun and rubbed into the wood with rag. Grain became just slightly visible because of it; it doesn't have that nice look like some other woods as hazel rings are very light in color.

Belly side


Back side


Kink in the upper limb


Lower limb


Overall profile, the bow is a bit slanted so it appears that string doesn't lay good

Badger:
  That is probably the best cross section for the wood you used on that bow. In flight shooting we have to have a more rounded cross section to qualify. I have always felt the best cross section is the one that works best but the rules say otherwise. Good job on that one!

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