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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Don on May 20, 2013, 08:02:01 pm

Title: 58" Hickory
Post by: Don on May 20, 2013, 08:02:01 pm

Had this stave laying around and just couldn't get myself to work on it.
Well yesterday I thought I might as well.
58" ntn
#50@26"
1 3/8"@ handle to 3/4"@ tips
Trapped the back and tempered the belly.
It has some deflex just above the handle top limb. I just worked with it.
It shoots really well, I'm happy with it.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img35/16/hickory003.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img189/5183/hickory005.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img96/6157/hickory009.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img23/4577/hickory008.jpg)

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: arklowrebel on May 20, 2013, 08:09:35 pm

Nice!  :)

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: rossfactor on May 20, 2013, 08:25:37 pm

Love them bendy handle jobs.  This one looks very well balanced with a great tiller. Simple and effective.

Gabe

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: TRACY on May 20, 2013, 08:27:40 pm

Love hickory. Looks like a snappy little keeper to me!

Tracy

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: half eye on May 20, 2013, 08:58:18 pm

Damned Don, ya got them bendies down right nice...hope ya make some meat....if yer so inclined that is.
rich

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: lesken2011 on May 20, 2013, 09:03:06 pm

What Rich said....SWEET!! 8)

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: CORIUS on May 20, 2013, 09:12:03 pm

Awesome bow!! What does it mean to trap the back?

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: Don on May 20, 2013, 09:13:24 pm

Thanks guys.

Rich. I'll be making meat this fall but with a different bow first. ;)

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: killir duck on May 20, 2013, 09:35:18 pm

that's one heck of a nice lookin little bow!

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: Badly Bent on May 20, 2013, 10:06:12 pm

Good looking bow Don. Love that style and you not only made her look good but you got a first rate tiller going to boot. :)

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: osage outlaw on May 20, 2013, 10:33:08 pm

Beautiful, even tiller on that bow.  Great job on it.

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: ksnow on May 20, 2013, 10:36:07 pm

That's a pretty little bow, great job.

Kyle

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: wildman on May 20, 2013, 10:41:50 pm

Nice,thats my kinda bow

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: JonW on May 21, 2013, 08:28:03 am

Nice Don, real nice.

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: MWirwicki on May 21, 2013, 08:35:27 am

I sure like them bendy shorties!  You did that one well, Don!

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: Pappy on May 21, 2013, 09:03:32 am

Sweet looking little Hickory.Very nice job. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: Squirrelslayer on May 21, 2013, 09:21:22 am

Nice bend in the handle.  SS

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: Don on May 21, 2013, 09:30:52 am

Thanks for  looking everyone.

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: Blackcoyote on May 21, 2013, 09:40:59 am

sharp looking bow congrats!

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: Christian Soldier on May 21, 2013, 10:06:29 am

Quote from: CORIUS on May 20, 2013, 09:12:03 pm

Awesome bow!! What does it mean to trap the back?

Nice bow!

It means to give the cross section of the bow a trapezoidal profile. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Isosceles_trapezoid.jpg

This takes off unnecessary mass off the bow and is best done with tension strong woods. I think it can also serve to balance out the tension/compression battle that bows face, kind of like rounding the belly on a tension weak wood. 

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: Parnell on May 21, 2013, 10:16:30 am

I'm thinking that's pretty much the ideal hickory design you've got there!  That is what I'm thinking is the ideal length for 'bout 27 draw length in the bend through the handle bow.  That was the "standard" for Eastern woodlands.  Great bow.

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: burchett.donald on May 21, 2013, 10:44:02 am

  Don, that tiller is money. Nice job and liked the idea of trapping that hickory, that's going the extra mile.

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: bowsandroses on May 21, 2013, 11:18:45 am

Nice bow I built my first three shorty D bows this winter getting kind of attached to shooting them. I may just build myself one someday.

Title: Re: 58" Hickory
Post by: burn em up chuck on May 21, 2013, 09:16:14 pm

  nicely done, love the tiller

                      chuck