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Hickory bow build.
Selfbowman:
Cool you had some big ones
superdav95:
Arvin. Ya I had some that worked good. 22.5” long. Glue up went well. I rasped off some of the glue lines and all looks good. I had enough clamps I guess. With the weight of all the hardware and clamps in place I gained a few more inches of reflex. It’s now at 14.5”. Not too concerned about this as I am sure the horn is good for it. The top limb tip got very slightly twisted to the left. Luckily with horn it’s possible to make minor low heat corrections. I’ll see if it’s necessary to do when I get to that point. Glue lines seem pretty good as far I can tell right now. Here’s some pics. Thanks for looking
superdav95:
Couple more…
Selfbowman:
Nice!! That’s serious reflex. And horn tools so nicely. Could you have trapped the back before when you ran low on belly wood? Just curious.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: Selfbowman on March 18, 2023, 12:37:13 pm ---Nice!! That’s serious reflex. And horn tools so nicely. Could you have trapped the back before when you ran low on belly wood? Just curious.
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Thanks Arvin. I don’t think so. To do so I would have had to do that before the sinew and hog gut covering over the sinew. The back has a slight crown on it with the addition of the sinew. To do a trap of back now may violate the carefully laid sinew. I guess it could be done in theory but the sinew held so strong and should be a good balance with the horn. We shall see anyway. I’m hoping for it to be around 800 grams in weight which is similar to my build from last year and it’s a screamer.
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