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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: druid on June 25, 2011, 01:37:05 pm

Title: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: druid on June 25, 2011, 01:37:05 pm

Black locust longbow, 72 ntn, 60# at 28", 2/3" set after shooting-in. It has good cast, 150 metres average with 11 gpp bad fletched arrow. Deep narrow profile, 30 x 25 mm at handle,22 x 19mm midlimb, no crysals. Tips are 6 mm and 10 mm wide. This was rest of some splitted thiny-sapwood bl. Tiler should be little better but I didn't have enough wood for that, because I aimed to at least 60#. This type of black locust seems to be more tolerant to compresion damages but it is easier to bend than ordinary bl. It was not heat treated. Tapering directly from handle to tips.
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Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: k-hat on June 25, 2011, 01:42:00 pm

Very nice work!!  A beauty and a shooter!  How bout them full draw pics?

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: Pat B on June 25, 2011, 01:52:13 pm

Excellent black locust bow!  8)  You are not supposed to be able to build a locust bow like that!  ::)  I guess another wives tale has been shattered.  :D  Very nice bow and beautiful full draw.

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: Bow Nut on June 25, 2011, 02:04:24 pm

another nice one.  You are really spitting them out.  Good Job.

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: Parnell on June 25, 2011, 03:16:33 pm

Nice bow!

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: Hrothgar on June 25, 2011, 03:43:47 pm

Very nice, perfect tiller.

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: bowbendr on June 25, 2011, 04:59:43 pm

I love seeing these, they're inspiring me to be un-lazy and get to work!

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: ErictheViking on June 25, 2011, 05:17:58 pm

Love it Druid, the patterns are cool and the full draw is killer.

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: Dag on June 25, 2011, 05:43:17 pm

Awesome bow Druid! The bow reminds me of that phrase "red on black you're ok jack, if red touches yellow you're a dead fellow!" haha.  I've wanted to work with BL for a while but havent had a chance.

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: druid on June 25, 2011, 06:05:29 pm

Thank you people very much.
Black locust bows could be very heavy in any profile. Soon I am prepairing warbow serial of bows where I will hit 120+#  draw weights with different woods (elm, hornbeam, cherry, ash...) in narrow and deep designs so we can compare its abilities.

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: Cameroo on June 25, 2011, 07:50:19 pm

Very nice work Druid, I'm glad you joined the forum! Very inspiring, I look forward to seeing the results of your war bow experiments.

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: DEllis on June 25, 2011, 10:25:36 pm

Very nice. I love this style of bow......so simple and timless.
Darcy :)

Title: Re: Black locust 60# 28"
Post by: johnston on June 25, 2011, 11:35:52 pm

The "narrow and deep" is in my humble opinion the most elegant of bow designs and you hit it right on the button. My compliments.

Lane