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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: kamil2910 on April 30, 2015, 04:23:02 am

Title: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: kamil2910 on April 30, 2015, 04:23:02 am

Black locust wood
Bow lenght - 75 inch
Draw weight- 42 lbs(28 inch) max-32 inch
Bow weight- 412 gram
White horn nock,and arrow plate,leather handle
BH- 5 inch
dacron string
oily finish

Title: Re: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: Drewster on April 30, 2015, 08:12:29 am

Beautifully crafted bow.....well done!

Title: Re: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 30, 2015, 08:54:30 am

Very nice! That has an excellent tiller. Jawge

Title: Re: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: soy on April 30, 2015, 10:05:37 am

Wow :o

Title: Re: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: Del the cat on April 30, 2015, 10:50:03 am

Very handsome, I've not seen a BL ELB before... cool
Del

Title: Re: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: IdahoMatt on April 30, 2015, 02:08:02 pm

Your are putting out some really nice bows.  Great job man.

Title: Re: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: huisme on April 30, 2015, 02:25:59 pm

Very nice, I love the look of those rings and the tiller is spotless!

I've got to ask since I haven't tried it, does locust in this design shock the hand much? I've made a 73" molle with featherweight foot-long levers that did alright but wonder about a full-compass longbow with horn nocks.

Title: Re: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: kamil2910 on April 30, 2015, 02:39:48 pm

The bow with 36 grams arrow dont have any hanshock for me,
With 28 grams arrow i feel a very litlee handshock

Title: Re: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: adams89 on April 30, 2015, 04:30:20 pm

nice bow, but it does not look like BL tome,  more like ash, nice work!

Title: Re: The "white lady" Black locust English Longbow
Post by: make-n-break on April 30, 2015, 05:53:38 pm

Very cool looking grain on that one!