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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Paka on July 13, 2010, 07:43:47 am

Title: not anymore , cracks , my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: Paka on July 13, 2010, 07:43:47 am
    First , a big mahalo (thanks) to everyone on this site for all the knowledge , inspiration and encouragement. I havent posted much but have bein reading in like crazy.
   2nd , this traditional bug got me good. I'm 33 , married with 4 kids and had t sell my 5th baby (compound bow) 3 months ago to pay some bills.  Couldnt be happier. Love making bows. Made a red oak board bow that I shot a pig with last week but Vinny's gauva bows opened up a whole new world for me, wish i could get a hold of him.
  Anyways heres the lowdown . She's 67.5 "ntn. , 55 pounds at 28 inches. Her lower limb bends in about an inch naturally inwards and she is a funky tillering bow. BUT , she shoots great. Need to save some $ for string material , for now its nylon with dental floss as serving. Anyways heres some pics

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Title: Re: my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: Paka on July 13, 2010, 07:44:37 am
another

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Title: Re: my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: Paka on July 13, 2010, 07:46:59 am
one more , I'll have my son take full draw pics, again thanks all, thought my hunting was gonna come to a hult , but instead found a great new world of bowyery

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Title: Re: my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: Paka on July 13, 2010, 07:48:09 am
Unfortunetly wrote the specs on the wrong limb , :D

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on July 13, 2010, 09:46:39 am
Looks like a shooter! Very nice. Jawge
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Post by: ohma on July 13, 2010, 09:49:26 am
way to go Paka, you are on your way to finding out how much fun real bows and arrows are.
Title: Re: my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: Josh on July 13, 2010, 12:23:54 pm
your bow looks great!   Guava is definitely on my to-do list... any chance on a full draw Picture for Bow of the Month contest?   :)   
Title: Re: my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: mudballer1 on July 13, 2010, 05:58:25 pm
Nice looking weapon.  Very primitive, cool.
Title: Re: my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: El Destructo on July 13, 2010, 06:11:40 pm
Nice Job....and yes.....Manny has put Guava in the Spotlight here on the P.A. Board....thats for sure....
Title: Re: my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: Postman on July 13, 2010, 09:21:10 pm
Congrats Paka on a  neat looking bow -  Good luck skewerin' pigs with it!
Title: Re: my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: Paka on July 13, 2010, 09:36:13 pm
bad news, did full draw pics and noticed 3 cracks on the belly  of uper limbs,  errrr :o Could it be from the nylon string, or the wood not drying out more than 3months, my craftmanship or what?? It still shoots good but what a bummer. I have 2 more staves that have bein drying , better go get somemore ;)

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Post by: Paka on July 13, 2010, 09:37:15 pm
another

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Post by: Paka on July 13, 2010, 09:38:39 pm
full draw

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Post by: Paka on July 13, 2010, 09:39:43 pm
other side

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Title: Re: not anymore , cracks , my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: George Tsoukalas on July 13, 2010, 10:46:28 pm
That's too bad. That's a fret. The upper limb is bending too much in that area. That looks deep and will probably eventually fold up like a book. Been there too. Plenty of times. Jawge
Title: Re: not anymore , cracks , my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: medicinewheel on July 14, 2010, 03:52:03 am
The braced pic already made me think the upper limb bends to much...



PS: And I'm sure someone on here will happily help out an ex-compounder with a decent string on your next!
Title: Re: not anymore , cracks , my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: Paka on July 14, 2010, 08:11:55 am
dont know what to say guys ,but i put some super glue and Dacron string on cracks and it still shoots as good as boardbow ;) its funky but it keeps on shooting. Am working on next stave and think I'll use more of a D shape style on it and see how it goes . :D
Title: Re: not anymore , cracks , my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: Josh on July 14, 2010, 10:43:13 am
Good luck to you Paka.  :)  Can't wait to see what you do with your next one!   :)
Title: Re: not anymore , cracks , my first working gauva selfbow , watch out pigs
Post by: bambule on July 14, 2010, 01:58:03 pm
Quote from: George Tsoukalas on July 13, 2010, 10:46:28 pm
Been there too. Plenty of times.

me too, me too...
give a another stave a try and hold on  8)

Greetz
Cord