Sudbury Style Oak Board Bow 57lb @ 26"

[Threy Cameron]

Hey everyone!

Completed that Sudbury style bow I briefly displayed in my last post. Found a remarkable difference between the heat treat by heat gun vs coals, I found the coals did a much better job at penetrating further into the wood. This could be due to a number of factors perhaps my heat gun isn't up to task or the more radiant heat from the coals over 3 hours slowly baked the wood rather than pinpoint hardened areas?

The bow isn't exact to the original merely inspired by its shape and design. The bow finished out at 57lb @ 26" of draw being 68 1/2" long 2" wide at the midlimb tapering to 3/4" nocks, 1" wide in the handle.  The bows currently holding at zero set after 100 shots, I believe this is due to the relatively short draw and heat treating the bows blank after floor tillering rather than after finishing. As I've read elsewhere its easier to prevent set rather than try to correct it.

The bows a great shooter with good early draw tension and a near shockless release, quite a remarkable design and a very aesthetic one too.

[Del the cat]

Nice work, clean, simple, not overstressed, just what you'd want out hunting.
Del

[GlisGlis]

very nice
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[bentstick54]

Very nicely done.

[RyanY]

Very nice. Reminds me of pictures from the PaleoPlanet Pasadena gatherings way back.

[willie]

Completed that Sudbury style bow I briefly displayed in my last post. Found a remarkable difference between the heat treat by heat gun vs coals, I found the coals did a much better job at penetrating further into the wood. This could be due to a number of factors perhaps my heat gun isn't up to task or the more radiant heat from the coals over 3 hours slowly baked the wood rather than pinpoint hardened areas?

that looked to be a nice red oak board you used. maybe a lot different from whats commonly available in North America. possibly not as dry to begin with?

Beautiful work on that bow

[Hamish]

Textbook example of a Sudbury. Hard to beat those organic shapes, smoothly blending into each other.