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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: HickoryBill on March 13, 2011, 05:43:20 pm

Title: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: HickoryBill on March 13, 2011, 05:43:20 pm

Here's the hickory longbow I've been working on lately. It's made from a belly split from a stave I got from PatB in trade. The bow is 68" tip to tip, 66 nock to nock,it's 1.75 inches wide fading to 3/8 tips.and pulls 57# at my 26/27 inch draw.( I'm, beginning to like wide thin bows)The only problem I had with this stave( and it was small) was a small pin knot in the top limb.That's where the bow got it's name from." Top Knot". The backing is python skin. I tried to do a fancy dye job on the tips and riser that turned out halfway decent. I also tried something different with the grip.I glued on the floppy rest then put the handle wrap on, so the floppy rest stuck out of the grip wrap.The bow handles and shoots very well.The bow took about 1/4 inch of  set after tillering and breaking in, and has not taken anymore since.
The finish is  6 coats of spray helmsman spar urethane and a good coating of bees wax. Enjoy

unbraced
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture_23.jpg)
Braced
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture2.jpg)
Full draw
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture_22.jpg)

(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture5.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture_34-1.jpg)

(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture6.jpg)

(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture4.jpg)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/HickoryBill/mms_picture3.jpg)

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 13, 2011, 05:55:43 pm

Very nice work! Looks like Pat gave you a good chunk to work with. It sure has a nice unstrung profile, very little follow.

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: Pat B on March 13, 2011, 06:14:56 pm

Very nice bow, Bill. You done well! That thing almost kicked your butt  :D  but I knew you could whoop it!  ;)

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: HickoryBill on March 13, 2011, 06:20:20 pm

Thanks guys.

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: DEllis on March 13, 2011, 06:22:06 pm

Nice bow, looks like a good shooter.
Darcy :)

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: crooketarrow on March 13, 2011, 06:43:39 pm

   Got to love that hickory.

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: NTProf on March 13, 2011, 06:49:08 pm

For some reason I shoot wide, flat and thin-limbed bows the best, too.

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: half eye on March 13, 2011, 07:31:26 pm

HB,
     Very classy, nicely done. Hickory is a very fine bow-wood.
rich

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: criveraville on March 14, 2011, 02:16:27 am

Very nice amigo!! I like that bow mucho

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: ErictheViking on March 14, 2011, 02:29:12 am

good job always a good feeling to shoot a bow you made yourself. congrats

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: Parnell on March 14, 2011, 09:45:09 am

Nice job Bill! ;D

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: Pappy on March 14, 2011, 09:46:31 am

Beautiful bow,very nice job. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: New Hickory longbow.
Post by: JustinNC on March 14, 2011, 11:06:30 am

Very nice!

.....Going to another one of "those" days again. I stared and stared at that first picture trying to figure out why you are taking a picture of firewood. ::)