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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: toomanyknots on May 18, 2011, 11:01:43 pm

Title: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
Post by: toomanyknots on May 18, 2011, 11:01:43 pm

Specs: 78" or so nock to nock. 70# @ 28". (hense the "longbow" instead of "warbow"). Haven't measured the wideth or thickness but it is a traditional d section. Have got probably around 100 arrows out of her and so far have about 2 1/4" to 2 1/2" resting set, maybe a bit more just after shooting a bit. I made it from a pretty small sappling, maybe and inch and a half in diameter if that, probably less. The horn nocks are from rudder bows. Btw, if anyone knows, if a bow of this weight and specs is drawn to 32", can anyone estimate the weight? I have heard that a warbow/longbows force draw curve is close to a straight line,...

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd470/toomanyknots/sm1.jpg)

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd470/toomanyknots/sm2.jpg)

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd470/toomanyknots/sm3.jpg)

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd470/toomanyknots/sm4.jpg)

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd470/toomanyknots/sm5.jpg)

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd470/toomanyknots/sm6.jpg)

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd470/toomanyknots/sm7.jpg)

(http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd470/toomanyknots/sm8.jpg)

Heres a youtube vid of me shooting er out in my backyard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pw1nUXPhyM

Title: Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
Post by: El Destructo on May 18, 2011, 11:40:08 pm

Nice looking Bow....never tried Silver Maple before...but I love all the others for Bow Wood....Got one Question though...whats up with the right hand draw...and right hand Arrow Placement? Never seen this without a Thumb Ring before...

Title: Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
Post by: toomanyknots on May 18, 2011, 11:42:52 pm

Oh, thats just the way I started shooting when I was little and never gave it up. Can't hit squat with the arrow on the other side,  ;D.

Title: Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
Post by: toomanyknots on May 19, 2011, 12:00:46 am

Quote from: Scott D on May 18, 2011, 11:58:57 pm

Looks great. Really nice job on the nocks

lol, can't take credit for those, bought em from rudderbows. But rudderbows does do a real fine job on thier nocks!   ;D

Title: Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
Post by: Dag on May 19, 2011, 12:08:40 am

Great bow man!

Title: Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 21, 2011, 11:03:07 pm

Nice looking bow, very interesting shooting style.