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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: AH on February 24, 2013, 05:28:47 pm

Title: Hickory board flatbow
Post by: AH on February 24, 2013, 05:28:47 pm

A bit of a beginner-bow-type, but we had this board of hickory lying around when we remodeled our house.  I picked it up, and said, what the heck, I'll make a bow.

68" nock to nock, 50 pounds at 28", and almost no hand shock, which I'm pleased with. Took a little bit more set than usual though, which I'm not that pleased with. I gave it a deertan leather stitch grip with a built up shelf of foam, leather strikeplate. Really simple.
The tip overlays are bamboo. I wanted to experiment, and I like the way the boo looks.
sorry for the bad pictures, I have to make do with a phone right now.

Title: Re: Hickory board flatbow
Post by: VicNova on February 24, 2013, 05:34:28 pm

Very nice

Title: Re: Hickory board flatbow
Post by: AH on February 24, 2013, 05:42:16 pm

oops, forgot the boo nocks:
I've never tried bamboo as tip ovelays before, and never seen it used as overlays either, so I didn't know what to expect. seems to work out nicely, looks good.

Title: Re: Hickory board flatbow
Post by: Hrothgar on February 24, 2013, 08:34:57 pm

Nice looking bow, good use for a left-over board.

Title: Re: Hickory board flatbow
Post by: ksnow on February 24, 2013, 09:52:37 pm

I love those simple bows.  And that is a great use of a leftover board.  They might be beginner bows, but they still shoot an arrow.

Kyle

Title: Re: Hickory board flatbow
Post by: Josh B on February 24, 2013, 10:22:45 pm

I don't consider board bows to be beginner bows by any stretch.  That is a fine bow and every bit as good as a stave bow.  Well done!  Josh