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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ohma on January 23, 2011, 04:41:23 pm

Title: red elm project with new quiver
Post by: ohma on January 23, 2011, 04:41:23 pm: bow is from red elm i cut a couple months ago the quiver is yuca i got at mo-jam last year. 62" ntn 55#@28 1 1/4 widest to 3/8 tips.i wanted to do something different with tips so i overlayed and butted elk antler tines . i think it shoots very well for design and red elm, its pretty quick and shoots very quiet with no hand shock.
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Post by: youngbowyer on January 23, 2011, 04:42:26 pm: awesome bow! I love the nocks
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Post by: koan on January 23, 2011, 04:44:10 pm: Sweet! did you peg the tips, or just glue them with a butt joint?
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Post by: ohma on January 23, 2011, 04:52:01 pm: the tips are just butted and overlapped glued with epoxy.the string grove is above the limb for strength.thanks for replies and could someone change the weather back to where it was when i started this project? ;D
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Post by: beetlebailey1977 on January 23, 2011, 10:36:07 pm: The tiller looks good. Nice bow...red elm makes a good bow.
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Post by: Keenan on January 24, 2011, 12:22:25 am: Very nice bow and great tiller, Well done
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Post by: ken75 on January 24, 2011, 12:25:19 am: excellent bow and tiller . great job
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Post by: Sidewinder on January 24, 2011, 02:13:20 am: I have yet to work with Red elm but that sure looks nice. I have heard elm transforms when you heat treat it from good to great. Did you heat treat your belly? Danny
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Post by: tattoo dave on January 24, 2011, 09:42:24 am: Great work Ohma!!! I have not yet worked with elm either...gonna have to get some asap.
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Post by: Pappy on January 24, 2011, 09:55:45 am: Beautiful bow and quiver,love the tips ,thay look great. :)
Pappy
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Post by: boerneaggie on January 24, 2011, 11:18:44 am: Sweet!
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Post by: ohma on January 24, 2011, 02:46:06 pm: thanks for the nice words everyone , sidewinder it was heat treated but what reflex it has was natural. it is very quick for elm.
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Post by: Badger on January 24, 2011, 06:37:54 pm: Bow came out great. Doesn't look like red elm to me. Is the wood very light? Most red Elm I have seen is light and semi soft but red elm is a very fast bow wood. Steve
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Post by: swamp yeti on January 24, 2011, 06:43:20 pm: beautiful bow.
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Post by: Dean Marlow on January 24, 2011, 06:53:43 pm: Beautiful tiller on that bow. Did you heat the red elm? I have tried 2 red Elm bows and they both flopped on me. I didn't heat them and was wondering. Dean
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Post by: ohma on January 26, 2011, 11:01:58 am: yes steve it is red elm mostly sap has a little of the heart wood on the belly. i wouldnt say it was light not as dense as osage but not light.Dean yes it was heat treated quite a bit one limb had nice natural reflex, the other a little,tried to match them but the one without wouldnt stay completly.oh yeah Steve i got the yuca from Sal,i think you probably know him.thanks to every one for looking and comenting.
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Post by: Josh on January 28, 2011, 12:27:02 pm: Very nice bow and quiver! You put alot of work into this set and it definitely shows~! :) Bookmarked for January Self BOM contest.