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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: danny f on January 17, 2013, 11:42:57 am

Title: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: danny f on January 17, 2013, 11:42:57 am

hi all got my ash board static recurve finished. its is 55# at 25" and 62" NTN . i had allot of messing to do with the recurves as they cracked whilst bending. i had to laminate extra wood on to strengthen them. i have finished with  walnut stain and plenty of coats  danish oil.  i have used walnut for the tip overlays .  it is backed with hessian string. i havent wrapped the handle yet and put the arrow pass on.  heres some pics

(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/dfee82/P1050030.jpg)
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/dfee82/P1050027.jpg)
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/dfee82/P1050026.jpg)
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/dfee82/P1050025.jpg)
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/dfee82/P1050024-1.jpg)
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/dfee82/P1050023-1.jpg)
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/dfee82/P1050022-1.jpg)
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/dfee82/P1050032.jpg)
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/dfee82/P1050031.jpg)

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on January 17, 2013, 11:44:08 am

Good to see you didnt give up on those tension cracks.

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: autologus on January 17, 2013, 11:58:44 am

That's a beauty, I like working Ash.  It is light and easy work with.  I have a Ash ambush bendy handle bow I need to get some pictures of and post.

Grady

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: half eye on January 17, 2013, 12:03:13 pm

Hey Danny,
      that dog ought ta hunt....ya got nice even bends goin on in both limbs. Bow will probably out live ya too!!!! 8)
rich

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: RyanY on January 17, 2013, 12:45:16 pm

Awesome tiller shape on this one. Glad you were able to complete it. Thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: ionicmuffin on January 17, 2013, 12:48:41 pm

I really like how the walnut made the rings look very awesome!

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: Will H on January 17, 2013, 12:51:38 pm

Nice  8)

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: Badly Bent on January 17, 2013, 12:52:36 pm

Nice bow Danny. Great curves, nice work on the tip underlays and fine tiller to boot. Hows she shoot? Looks like it would hit on target
with the deep cut in shelf.
Greg

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: Pappy on January 17, 2013, 12:53:36 pm

Love the grain on Ash,nice job. :)
  Pappy

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: danny f on January 17, 2013, 01:00:02 pm

cheers everyone. im pleased how it turned out after the recurves splitting.  i thought it was a goner at first, thanks to advice from this forum it was corrected. it shoots nice. i seem to hit more consistantly than with my other bow so its all  good so far.  the grain turned out better than expected with the stain, as  soon as i wiped it on i thought wow. half eye i wish bow hunting was legal over here as i would love to give it a go one day. i may have to emigrate to the USA.  :)

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: toomanyknots on January 17, 2013, 04:51:46 pm

Sah - weet.  ;D

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: lesken2011 on January 17, 2013, 05:18:14 pm

Nice job on that one, for sure. I need to get my courage up to flipping some tips. Those turned out great!! ;)

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: Cameroo on January 17, 2013, 06:54:21 pm

That's a real eye-catcher.  I love how that stain makes the grain pop out.  Good recovery! :)

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: danny f on January 18, 2013, 02:50:13 pm

thanks for the great comments everyone. :)

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: dragonman on January 18, 2013, 02:57:50 pm

cool bow and nice tiller...looks really comfortable with that bend...I like ash too..how does it shoot?

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: danny f on January 18, 2013, 03:25:39 pm

cheers dragonman  its shoots really good.

Title: Re: 55# ash board recurve
Post by: randman on January 18, 2013, 07:17:57 pm

Nice Job Danny!