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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: okie64 on February 20, 2012, 04:55:37 pm

Title: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: okie64 on February 20, 2012, 04:55:37 pm

Heres a few pics of a hickory bow I finished up a couple of weeks ago for a friend of mine. He wanted a shorter bow to hunt with for next year. Its 59" long and pulls 50# at 28". I heat-treated the belly and reflexed the outer limbs a little bit to try to keep stringfollow to a minimum. After shooting it in it still holds about 3/4" of reflex. 1.5" wide at fades to 1.25" midlimb and then straight taper to 1/2" nocks. Thanks for lookin.

(http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee503/Jamey_Burkhart/007-8.jpg)

(http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee503/Jamey_Burkhart/002-31.jpg)

(http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee503/Jamey_Burkhart/003-29.jpg)

(http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee503/Jamey_Burkhart/004-23.jpg)

I shellaced the back of this stave when I cut it last spring and I only sanded it off the high spots on the back and it turned out with kind of a camo look to it.

(http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee503/Jamey_Burkhart/001-33.jpg)

Full Draw
(http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee503/Jamey_Burkhart/001-34.jpg)

Title: Re: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: GaryR on February 20, 2012, 05:02:04 pm

Love that handle. Is that a brushed on stain on the back?

Title: Re: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 20, 2012, 05:13:22 pm

Nice tiller okie, very nice.

Title: Re: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: Keenan on February 20, 2012, 05:31:51 pm

Very nice, Love the natural back.

Title: Re: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: osage outlaw on February 20, 2012, 05:52:50 pm

I wish I could turn hickory into something like that.  Dang humidity  >:( 

That is a very cool bow.  I'm sure your friend will enjoy it.

Title: Re: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: ErictheViking on February 20, 2012, 06:01:10 pm

good job, really like the back as well.

Title: Re: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: Dazv on February 20, 2012, 06:21:02 pm

You have done one great job

Title: Re: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: bubby on February 20, 2012, 06:32:29 pm

nice ;D, Bub

Title: Re: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: ken75 on February 20, 2012, 10:33:07 pm

sweet bow dude

Title: Re: Little Hickory Bow
Post by: okie64 on February 21, 2012, 10:02:15 am

Thanks for all the compliments guys.

Gary, Its not stain its just clear shellac that I put on the back a long time ago to seal it.

Osage Outlaw, the humidity can get pretty high around here too, and when it does I dont shoot any of my hickory bows. When I wasnt working on it, I kept this bow in a room where the rh was around 35-40% to keep the mc down around 7-8%.