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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: AndrewS on July 27, 2007, 08:38:03 am

Title: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: AndrewS on July 27, 2007, 08:38:03 am

 Hey guys, I will show you a new Hickory board bow I made a few weeks ago. First pics were shown in my prehistoric setup topic.
The bow is about 64" NTN long and draws 52lbs @27". It is made out of a Hickoryboard only  13/16 thick. The width is 1 1/4 inch direkt at the fade and 9/16 at the nock. The light curves are bend with dry head during belly-tempering.
The grip is build up with cork covered with a leather handle. Every limb has a decoration from fishleather.

Enjoy the pics:



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Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: AndrewS on July 27, 2007, 08:41:30 am

More pics:



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Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: AndrewS on July 27, 2007, 08:44:06 am

and now the pics of the drawn bow:


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Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: DanaM on July 27, 2007, 08:49:36 am

Sweet bow Andrew, I like the fish decorations and the tiller is on the money.

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on July 27, 2007, 08:51:54 am

Yep, really a good looking bow.

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: Pappy on July 27, 2007, 10:11:06 am

Fine looking bow Andrew,tiller looks good and the decorations are cool.Mighty fine job. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: 1/2primitive on July 27, 2007, 11:02:29 am

Purty! I like that one, nice job.
     Sean

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: Jbell on July 27, 2007, 11:16:31 am

Real nice Andrew, tiller looks as good as it gets, decorations look cool also.

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: snedeker on July 27, 2007, 11:46:42 am

Has a nice aboriginal feel to it.

Dave

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: Dane on July 27, 2007, 11:55:03 am

Andrew, a very handsome bow! Great job. The docorations are very appropriate, primitive and sophisticated at the same time.

Dane

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: OldBow on July 27, 2007, 12:41:56 pm

That is a fine bow. What is the string made of...hemp?
We'll look at it next week again for July Self Bow of the Month voting.

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: medicinewheel on July 27, 2007, 01:12:37 pm

hey andrew!  -  really nice bow; great tiller!
frank

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: Woodland Roamer on July 27, 2007, 02:21:48 pm

Andrew, that's a great looking bow. Love the tiller on that one.

Alan

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: Sabanim on July 27, 2007, 03:43:22 pm

Nice bow...love the tiller!!! :)

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: AndrewS on July 28, 2007, 08:08:19 am

Thanks for your compliments!


I have forgotten the colour comes from fresh green walnuts and then from charcoal.

@Don
The string on the nockpics is linen. It is a prewaxed shoemakers linen you can buy here in Germany.
Next I will try to make a linenstring out of  linen. A farmer here grows linen for making clothes. I will ask him to get a bundle of the plants and then I can try to make a string.

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: Minuteman on July 28, 2007, 11:08:48 pm

EEYUP, that theres a fine weapon, something about it says "I mean business."
 Good work.

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: FlintWalker on July 29, 2007, 11:17:06 pm

I really like the drawn profile on that one. Nice! ;D

Title: Re: A Hickorybow (new)!
Post by: Hillbilly on July 30, 2007, 11:37:29 am

Wow! fine, fine looking bow. Tiller looks great, and I love that stain/finish. Couldn't get much better than that.