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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: profsaffel on February 13, 2010, 02:07:24 pm

Title: Hickory Self Bow
Post by: profsaffel on February 13, 2010, 02:07:24 pm

Only my third finished bow, I'm nonetheless proud of the way this little smooth shooter turned out. It's a solid piece of hickory, 72" long and 67" ntn. It pulls 40# at 27", making it still a good weight for some light hunting yet a comfortable draw weight for hours of target practice. Some of the features on this bow include an hemp cord wrapped handle, my first attempt at an arrow shelf, and some unusual faux horn tips. I overlayed small blocks of hickory and glued those down before making the double nocks, and also added a little extension of cedar on the tips for decoration. The tips are finely carved to give the impression of hickory leaves. The bow is stained with ebony then coated with polyurethane. It has a brace height of 6 and half inches, and with a self-made endless loop hemp cord string, it really zips the arrows beautifully. We almost never get snow in this part of Texas, so these pictures my wife took are exceptional for that reason. I thought I'd share a few with you.

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Post by: profsaffel on February 13, 2010, 02:09:47 pm

A couple more shots...

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Post by: profsaffel on February 13, 2010, 02:11:29 pm

and finally...

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Post by: Pat B on February 13, 2010, 02:14:24 pm

Very nicely done and good tiller. Congratulations!!!

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Post by: profsaffel on February 13, 2010, 02:16:24 pm

Thanks, here's a couple more, just 'cause.  ;D



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Post by: zenmonkeyman on February 13, 2010, 02:42:32 pm

Nice work!  "Enjoy" the snow!  Who says Canada has little influence in the States?   ;D

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Post by: Josh on February 13, 2010, 02:52:09 pm

awesome bow and great tiller and finish work!   :)  -josh

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Post by: gmc on February 13, 2010, 04:40:01 pm

Again, very nice bow. Gotta love dat Hickory!

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Post by: medicinewheel on February 13, 2010, 05:20:43 pm

Very nice!

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Post by: Lombard on February 13, 2010, 07:03:36 pm

Looks like you have yourself a shooter there. Congratulations.

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Post by: adb on February 13, 2010, 07:52:15 pm

Very nicely done. Your tiller looks spot-on.

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Post by: barebo on February 13, 2010, 10:56:34 pm

Pretty evident that a lot of work went into it, and it really shows -- nice job !! For only your third, I'd say that you must have a pretty good eye judging by the tiller. On to the next one ???

Title: Re: Hickory Self Bow
Post by: Postman on February 14, 2010, 12:03:28 am

Nice hick bow, there, Prof!

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Post by: Grunt on February 14, 2010, 12:12:51 am

Nice lines, looks like a smooth shooter. I like dark long bows. Shooting the first arrows is way cool isn't it?

Title: Re: Hickory Self Bow
Post by: profsaffel on February 14, 2010, 11:51:30 am

Quote from: Grunt on February 14, 2010, 12:12:51 am

Nice lines, looks like a smooth shooter. I like dark long bows. Shooting the first arrows is way cool isn't it?

Sure is. And as far as dark bows, yeah, one of my next builds I plan to paint solid black and do some gold metallic work on it. That is a stunning look, especially for fantasy bows.

Title: Re: Hickory Self Bow
Post by: radius on February 14, 2010, 12:23:48 pm

was that a rift-sawn board?  the way the grain runs out near the tip makes it look that way...safe though, not to worry.  I've made long hickory bows like this and they last, they look good, and they shoot fast.  God job!

Title: Re: Hickory Self Bow
Post by: OldBow on February 14, 2010, 12:47:26 pm

You have a right to be proud of this one. Very nice hickory bow. Quite the razzoo tips :P Bookmarked for Feb Self Bows of the Month, too.

Title: Re: Hickory Self Bow
Post by: profsaffel on February 15, 2010, 09:00:33 pm

Yeah, radius. My dad built a sawmill and the stave was cut on his mill. He does what he calls "flat cut", which he says is similar to rift-sawn.

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 15, 2010, 11:47:56 pm

Very nice bow. Jawge

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Post by: Pappy on February 16, 2010, 06:12:31 am

Very well done.looks like a great bow.Love the tips. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: GregB on February 16, 2010, 08:58:49 am

Very nice, I'm sure you're going to enjoy that one!

Title: Re: Hickory Self Bow
Post by: radius on February 16, 2010, 10:47:03 am

Jawge is back!  You okay?  I heard you were under the weather?