Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: upstatenybowyer on May 26, 2017, 07:48:51 pm
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Well, here's another one to add to the mix. The stave had a good deal of natural deflex to it, which I didn't even attempt to mess with cause in my experience ERC is not very responsive to heat manipulation. Besides, so many things can go wrong with this wood, I figured why tempt fate?
I left it plenty wide... 2" out of the fades to mid-limb then tapering to 3/8" tips. I did add a touch of recurve at the ends to compensate a little for the deflex. I removed quite a bit of sapwood, chasing a ring an inch or 2 deep to retain as much of that beautiful heartwood on the belly as possible. The bow is backed with goat rawhide applied with knox, which left it remarkably translucent.
I really love shooting this bow. It's sooo light and the deflex and length give it stability and smoothness. (SH)
67" ntn
50# at 27"
whitetail antler overlays
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Sweeeet Jeff.Congrats.Mass weigh that bow once.I'm curious.Smart move not pushing the envelope too much but still getting a nice shooter.
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Thanks Ed. :) The baby scale says 17 oz.
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Well I'd say your getting a very good bang for your buck there at 50#'s@ 27".Nice work.
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Man, you are a bow making machine. Putting out some impressive bows. This is another beautiful bow.
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Beautiful bow Jeff! I really like that colors of the heart wood. Cheers- brendan
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Very nice I really like the looks of the erc
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Thanks gang.
Swamp, I can't help it! I've got the bug bad.
Brendan, I love that heartwood too. ERC is a pain in the @#$, but worth it when you get a shooter. I don't want to tell you how many I've blown up (--)
Thanks Gut. It sure is purdy.
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That's defjnitely a beautiful bow. How's it shoot?
Gotta love a cedar bow for both looks and feel. I'm gonna have to dig out a stave or two to work on now. Or actually finish out the two I've started.
Kyle
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Beautiful bow. Love the color of the heart wood. nice job
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Mo, it's a joy to shoot. Quick and smooth. Looking forward to seeing how yours turn out. :)
Thanks Joe!
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Beautifull bow I would say at 17 oz your getting real good bang for the buck 50 lb. @27 bet your besting 170S fps 10 gpp at 17oz mass !
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Very nice, ERC is some beautiful wood
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Thanks SB and goat. ;)
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Very nice work. Congrats
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Thanks DB
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Beautiful bow and bend!
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Nice! That erc is really pretty!
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Great job!
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Thank you kind sirs. :)
OO, nice to hear from ya. Where you been?
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Thank you kind sirs. :)
OO, nice to hear from ya. Where you been?
I've been at the Marshall Michigan bow gathering.
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Thank you kind sirs. :)
OO, nice to hear from ya. Where you been?
I've been at the Marshall Michigan bow gathering.
Nice. I'm sure it was a good time. Wish it was a month later. End of May is the busiest time of year for a special ed. teacher.
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oooohhh...thats nice...gut