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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: maitus on March 30, 2020, 03:10:57 pm

Title: My first long bow.
Post by: maitus on March 30, 2020, 03:10:57 pm

Hi!
 I'm not sure is that just a long bow or a longbow :D. Outer limbs are from longbow but the middle part is almost like flatbow with unbending handle. Its the longest bow I'v ever made.
 68"long
50# at 26"
Bamboo/cumaru/juniper. Juniper is from two billets joined with V- splice.
Tips and arrow pass are made from cow horn.
Vegetable tanned cow hide grip
Holding some reflex, I didn't measure how much.
Full draw shot is taken of a moving bow. I'll make a better picture tomorrow :).
Crony 180 fps the best shot. The slowest 172 fps with 490 gr arrow.

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: maitus on March 30, 2020, 03:12:13 pm

More

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: maitus on March 30, 2020, 03:13:10 pm

And more :).

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: TRiggs on March 30, 2020, 03:25:11 pm

Wow what a beautiful  bend sure looks like a sweet shooting bow and great job on the tooled leather grip  I like it a lot.

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: Pat B on March 30, 2020, 03:26:14 pm

Very nice tri-lam longbow, Maitus or whatever you call it.  ;) Beautiful work all around. The handle wrap is especially cool. Well done.

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: Del the cat on March 30, 2020, 03:28:11 pm

Handsome bow, lovely tidy nocks.  :)
Very fancy leather work  :)
Del

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: DC on March 30, 2020, 03:35:54 pm

Very nice :D :D

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: maitus on March 30, 2020, 03:44:47 pm

Thank You guys :D! I always try to give my best....

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: aznboi3644 on March 30, 2020, 04:01:10 pm

Wow that’s awesome.  I love the look of the trilams

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: Hamish on March 30, 2020, 04:24:50 pm

Very cool!

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: BowEd on April 15, 2020, 07:05:27 am

You did good maitus.Like your range shooting target too.
PS.....Is that a horn bow in the making below your latest?

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: Lehtis on April 15, 2020, 08:21:16 am

Nice bow! I like the handle very much!

Title: Re: My first long bow.
Post by: bjrogg on April 15, 2020, 08:37:41 am

Nicely done sir.
Bjrogg