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Hickory bow build.
superdav95:
Thanks guys! It’s been a journey for sure. So I tried to do some shooting today and get some speed readings but they were all over the place and never consistent. I’m not sure if the very sunny windy weather had something to do with it or just one of those things today. The bow settled into around 45lbs at 27-28” draw. I had readings all over ranging from 50fps to 298fps. I couldn’t seem to get consistency at all with my chrono today. I’ll have to try it again some other day with new battery maybe I don’t know. I eventually had some readings around the 170-180fps range at about 10gpp but can’t rely on these till I retest. Just shooting it today it seems very nice and would be surprised if it’s faster then 180fps at 10gpp. Comparing the feel of it though it seems moderately speedy and smooth. Not my fastest bow though. Very little handshock which was to be expected. There is a bit of tip twist that I couldn’t resolve in the end but did t seem to affect it much. Much more stable now with the horn. I left it strung up for a few hours today messing around with it and shot close to 160 arrows through it at around 27-28” draw. It’s smooth and pleasant to shoot. It seems to like my stiffer 300’s at about 450grains. They were about 31” long. It also shot well with lighter 350 spine arrows too but had little more side kick out and shot less straight out of the bow. It’s hard to tell in the video posted here cause of the light shining but the stiffer arrows shot the straightest of the ones tested. This could be how I’m shooting vs others too. The recipient of the bow will get some good shooting out of it I hope and has been observing the build hurdles on this one. After shooting today I unstrung it and it went back to 11” immediately and then settled back to approx 13” reflex. Here’s a couple links to video clips. Sorry for the lighting here the sun was making it hard to see the arrow flight. I’ll see if I can get better lighting and try again another day.
Couple short vids
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vSDhUjJ1FnjwTrLJA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jxCpaBX3i1TzBSHX8
bentstick54:
Sure looks smooth in the videos. You definitely have more perseverance than I do. Great job of sticking with it and coming out with a great bow through all the challenges.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: bentstick54 on April 09, 2023, 06:34:31 pm ---Sure looks smooth in the videos. You definitely have more perseverance than I do. Great job of sticking with it and coming out with a great bow through all the challenges.
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Thanks bentstick It tested my patients for sure but ended up with a bow in the end. Lessons learned on this one with many more lessons awaiting for me I’m sure. Accidental horn bow crept into the non horn bow pages. Oh well nobody seemed to mind anyway. More traction here anyway. I think less sinew would have been better and would have allowed me to keep more wood thickness on the belly instead of chasing weight. Either that or just let the bow be heavy at around 60-70. Anyway it worked out in the end.
Thanks again
superdav95:
Did some more shooting with this bow this am and got more consistent readings. I’m questing that the overcast weather had something to do with it. It shoots consistently around 180,182,183. Shooting a 450grain arrow. The bow pulls 45lbs and at 28” draw got more consistent readings today. Not too bad. Had no one around to take video for me unfortunately but feel little better about it now. Now I just need to figure out how to finish this up. Do I put a stain job on it then seal it up or just seal it up the way it is. Right now it’s just got the rawhide covering. Thoughts???
superdav95:
Here’s a video of me stringing up this bow. My old stringer for my long bows was not gonna work for this highly reflexed bow. I made a new stringer for it and figured I’d post a short clip of me using the stringer. The recipient has opted to have this bow the way it is with no stains on the back. I’ll put some sealer on it and send it out with a natural look. I’ll post pics when done.
Video clip
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xnzKuTZ52EBGbNrz6
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