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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Et_tu_brute on December 21, 2009, 02:28:33 pm

Title: Hickory/Ash/Greenheart ELB
Post by: Et_tu_brute on December 21, 2009, 02:28:33 pm

Hi all,

This is a bow I've been building over the past few weeks, I've really enjoyed building this bow, I've had a pretty much problem free time of it, and it's came out better than I expected. So the specs are as follows...

Hickory edgegrain backing, tapered Ash core, Greenheart belly. I glued them with Cascamite.
76"ntn.
47#@28" and 56#@32".
Buffalo horn nocks.
Finished with Rustins Plastic Coating, then polished up with burnishing cream and Autoglym polish.
Leather grip with braid trims.

Here are the pics...

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16542.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16543.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16523.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16525.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16537.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16533.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16527.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16528.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16529.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16531.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16547.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16549.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn122/et_tu_brute_2008/SDC16557.jpg)

Cheers,
Dave

Title: Re: Hickory/Ash/Greenheart ELB
Post by: makenzie71 on December 21, 2009, 02:58:08 pm

yup that's pretty long.  Nice bow.

Title: Re: Hickory/Ash/Greenheart ELB
Post by: Del the cat on December 21, 2009, 03:10:12 pm

Nice even tiller, I like the bulbous lower nock.
Del

Title: Re: Hickory/Ash/Greenheart ELB
Post by: tombo on December 21, 2009, 04:53:40 pm

et tu, I bet your feet were cold! Nice job, looks pretty and will fling an arrow for sure. thanks for sharing.
Tom

Title: Re: Hickory/Ash/Greenheart ELB
Post by: Bernhard Langbogen on December 21, 2009, 05:45:27 pm

Yeah, this is a right ELB.
Grennhart must be a fine wood for english longbows.
I hope i find a shop in Austrian where i can buy Grennhart.

Bernhard

Title: Re: Hickory/Ash/Greenheart ELB
Post by: medicinewheel on December 21, 2009, 06:49:11 pm

Good tiller man!

Title: Re: Hickory/Ash/Greenheart ELB
Post by: adb on December 22, 2009, 01:00:08 am

A very classic and well tillered ELB trilam. Nice work!

Title: Re: Hickory/Ash/Greenheart ELB
Post by: Pappy on December 22, 2009, 06:13:58 am

Good looking bow,tiller looks nice as dose the finish work. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Hickory/Ash/Greenheart ELB
Post by: mox1968 on December 22, 2009, 09:10:12 am

looks the dogs !! well done looks like a great finish too.