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Title: Snakey dogwood character bow 45# 28”
Post by: druid on May 26, 2019, 11:27:00 am

Here we go... Dogwood (Cornus mass), snakey character bow. 63” ntn. 580 grams, 1 1/3” set. My friend, skillfull gunman, asked from me very accurate bow. He spent his life in shooting and wanted special bow. I deicided to avoid struggling with arrow spines because he is new in archery so I made for him total centershot bow. As I expected, this bow reacts very well on wide spectrum of arrows of different weight and spine. Because that I had space to lower its brace height to 4.5-5”. I had some problems with some reflex and deflex spots on the stave, one deep knot but finally it turned out good. Some rotting damage stayed in the non-moving handle. It is 45# 28” but on full draw pic I draw to 30”, to test it. Responds best between 28-29”.

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Post by: druid on May 26, 2019, 11:27:54 am

More pics:

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Post by: peacefullymadewarbows on May 26, 2019, 11:56:58 am

That's absolutely fantastic dude.  That handle is too cool. I'm sure the new owner will love it.

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Post by: Pat B on May 26, 2019, 12:21:11 pm

How many times have we heard..."will this make a bow?". The answer is obviously YES! Excellent bow from a very difficult looking stave.  :OK  Gonna be hard to top this one.

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Post by: Stixnstones on May 26, 2019, 03:55:37 pm

Bravo! That is way too cool...

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Post by: upstatenybowyer on May 26, 2019, 06:06:34 pm

I love it! Too cool man.  8)

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Post by: DC on May 26, 2019, 06:07:40 pm

That is very cool! Did you make one side of each limb thicker to counter twist? I've often thought that a bow like that would be twisting almost as much as bending. Absolutely no doubt that it's centre shot :D

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Post by: Stoner on May 26, 2019, 08:42:37 pm

I love those "S" curve bows. Looks like no difference top or bottom limb. Great Craftsmanship. John

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Post by: rps3 on May 27, 2019, 05:48:50 am

Wow! That is a pretty cool bow.

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Post by: SLIMBOB on May 27, 2019, 05:52:19 am

Gotta love that entire bow, starting with the handle.

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Post by: M2A on May 27, 2019, 05:08:24 pm

Center shot indeed. That facing the camera shot is great. Cool bow.
Mike

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Post by: Deerhunter21 on May 27, 2019, 05:16:29 pm

its stunning how you can do bows like that!

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Post by: gumboman on May 27, 2019, 05:23:18 pm

Bravo Druid. That is one fantastic piece of artwork. My next bow build will be an effort to emulate your snakey piece of dogwood.

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Post by: druid on May 27, 2019, 10:41:15 pm

Thank you all, my friends, I am glad you liked it. I will try to continue with bows like this. 😌💪🏾
DC, yes, I had to use irregular limb cross section to stop twisting but it was not very complicated. Some kind a straight longbows sometimes made bigger twisting problem than this bow. Slightly change of limb thickness lead to good balance. Limbs are not equal length so it made it more interesting. :D

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Post by: simson on May 28, 2019, 02:41:33 am

Again a work of great elegance. Those staves are rare, but I know it is a challange for us - and you did an awesome job. Mighty fine pics too!

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Post by: druid on May 28, 2019, 03:57:11 am

Special feeling when you, simson, recognize it as good bow. 😌💪🏾
Here is link of testing bow:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h7dMxrBr6RI&fbclid=IwAR2AJK6ws6C3MJNpyY3vu6BDBKsRgj4Mp-RtY3MGzFeiNfZssOWmAFwNlAc

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Post by: leonwood on May 28, 2019, 04:26:50 am

Well done getting that thing to shoot! Finding a stave like that is pretty awesome too!

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Post by: ohma2 on May 28, 2019, 07:08:12 am

Never cared about bow of the month thing much BUTthat bow deserves all the praise that comes its way.
good that wood found you cause you did it proud.

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Post by: DC on May 28, 2019, 07:16:51 am

Quote from: druid on May 27, 2019, 10:41:15 pm

Thank you all, my friends, I am glad you liked it. I will try to continue with bows like this. 😌💪🏾
DC, yes, I had to use irregular limb cross section to stop twisting but it was not very complicated. Some kind a straight longbows sometimes made bigger twisting problem than this bow. Slightly change of limb thickness lead to good balance. Limbs are not equal length so it made it more interesting. :D

Did you make the limb thicker on the inside or the outside of the curve? This may help me understand twisting.

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Post by: PaSteve on May 28, 2019, 07:46:44 am

Neat looking. Great job getting a bow out of that piece of wood.

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Post by: simson on May 28, 2019, 08:28:44 am

Thanks for the vid, bro! Looks like it's hitting hard for that drawweight  :OK

Another question: are you sure about cornus mas or maybe cornus sanguinea?

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Post by: bjrogg on May 28, 2019, 08:43:42 am

You did well Druid. You made that stave happy and proud.
Bjrogg

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Post by: simk on May 28, 2019, 11:02:14 am

for sure a unique bow - perfectly executed (f)

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Post by: Hawkdancer on May 28, 2019, 09:50:42 pm

Very unique!  And nicely done! 
Hawkdancer

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Post by: bowster on May 28, 2019, 10:19:32 pm

congratulation for seeing this extraordinary bow in the wood!

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Post by: Chief RID on May 29, 2019, 02:40:29 am

I would have loved to see the stave. Bravo!! It is just astounding that you pulled that off.

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Post by: Bayou Ben on May 29, 2019, 07:33:35 am

A++ for creativity and execution  :OK :OK

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Post by: Sticks on May 29, 2019, 08:58:19 am

That is a WILD looking bow.

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Post by: Hans H on May 29, 2019, 11:07:33 am

great!
Hans

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Post by: druid on May 29, 2019, 11:25:58 pm

DC when you work staves like this you have to balance them to do not twist. In this case they are prone to twist on string side. You stop that by leaving string side of the limb thicker and opposite little bit thiner. And thats the rule. 😌 Please feel free to ask anything more, my explanations are not always good, english is not my language. On my seminars a lot of students are most interested in these kind a bows.
Simson, yes, I am sure this is mass. ;) I never mix them. :) Mass has more mass (maybe its name is for that 😬) than sanguinea and less tension strength. But, it seems mass has better compression abilities.P.S. It is 10 gpp arrow on video.

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Post by: druid on May 29, 2019, 11:32:12 pm

For DC:

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Post by: simson on May 30, 2019, 03:19:24 am

I remember the "Salamander".
Thanks for bringing it back - I always wanted to do a  finish like this ....

Title: Re: Snakey dogwood character bow 45# 28”
Post by: DC on May 30, 2019, 07:09:24 am

You explained that perfectly, thanks :D