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Hunting with the Hedge 2020-21
HH~:
Left Overs is best served up hot!
Prolly the highest string tension hickory I have ever put my hands on. Pulling around 55 @27 now. Will likely peel some more weight off slowly. Put some sealer on everything but the belly. Oil from your hands just stains the heck outta this pignut. Mass weight of this bow is extremely low, light as a feather. This be 600-650grn arra slinger if it makes it that far along.
Hedge H.~
Eric Krewson:
Any way you look at it that is a mighty fine job of bowmaking.
PaSteve:
That came out really nice Hedge. Hickory makes a great durable hunting bow. I can see that one making meat come October.
HH~:
I shot it with some 50-55's and 190's on the front Steve. Shoots straight but at its current weight its a beast. I think its pulling more than 55@27. 41-46@27-28" is where I like em. So, if I'm wet and cold I know i can put a BH where I want it out to 30yds. Any more weight that that for me and I have to limbered up up to get one arrow where I want it even if i'm froze out. Elk or moose hunting I have a really nice 54@27' Hedge Apple that holds 5" of reflex and is a rocket with a 600grnr.
So, I may scrape a little more and reheat inner third on upper and think about it. Got sealer on the back and grip and can play with it as long as it stays dry out.
Thanks for takin a peek. I take some pic's when Left Overs is hot ad on a plate.
HH~
HH~:
Well, Left Overs already has a story to tell.
Got a call to come help Mark B. to put some pump seals in this morning, Monday. My wife came and got me from garden to tell me he called.
I had Left Overs on on bed of her Ford as I was look at brace profile. Got my stuff together and took off for Pappy's house. After I was there about 45min, 10 min drive there my wife calls me and says "yer bow you were working on is in the street"! I said "what the heck"? Then realized it was on the back of truck and she usually never goes out on Mondays. I said "is it still strung"? she says "yes". She had run out to Wall World for something.
We finished up on pump and i got home. Funny. . . . Bow had been run over twice in front of the house. two different tread patters on it. Had bad compression marks down same side and one tip was dinged up but it was in one piece. The upper limb took the brunt and I could see the tiller was off.
Got a wet towel and a hot iron and pilled a bunch of compression dings out. Shelf radius lip was munched but for prolly 4 tons of vehicles running it over it looks like a bow still. Not sure if it Left Overs and more or Run'd Over? Better than Runn Oft.
HH~
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