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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: dbb on July 27, 2013, 07:47:51 am

Title: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: dbb on July 27, 2013, 07:47:51 am
My latest Creation.
Hickory from a board 55#@28 just under 62" ntn
Mooseantler overlays arrowpass and shelf and some rubberjunk from work as handle.
Just under 2"wide at fades narrowing to 3/8" tips.
I think im learning along the way its getting easier  :laugh:
(http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/dbb1963/Bows/DSC_0008_zps31c2b759.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/dbb1963/media/Bows/DSC_0008_zps31c2b759.jpg.html)
(http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/dbb1963/Bows/DSC_0005_zps656250b3.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/dbb1963/media/Bows/DSC_0005_zps656250b3.jpg.html)
(http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/dbb1963/Bows/DSC_0004_zpsf04199d2.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/dbb1963/media/Bows/DSC_0004_zpsf04199d2.jpg.html)
(http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/dbb1963/Bows/DSC_0010_zpsd7e9acb9.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/dbb1963/media/Bows/DSC_0010_zpsd7e9acb9.jpg.html)
(http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/dbb1963/Bows/DSC_0011_zps1eac9d2f.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/dbb1963/media/Bows/DSC_0011_zps1eac9d2f.jpg.html)
(http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/dbb1963/Bows/DSC_0013_zps2478a078.jpg) (http://s465.photobucket.com/user/dbb1963/media/Bows/DSC_0013_zps2478a078.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: ravenbows on July 27, 2013, 08:57:00 am
I really like this bow. Very Nice......
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Post by: bushboy on July 27, 2013, 09:02:06 am
Nice job on that one!looks good.
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Post by: mwosborn on July 27, 2013, 09:06:16 am
Very nice!
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Post by: Ozzy on July 27, 2013, 09:09:11 am
SWEET
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Post by: lesken2011 on July 27, 2013, 09:24:45 am
Nice job on that hickory stick!!
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Post by: TRACY on July 27, 2013, 09:49:32 am
Hickory fan here, nice work!

Tracy
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Post by: Buckeye Guy on July 27, 2013, 10:07:02 am
Good job !!
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Post by: half eye on July 27, 2013, 10:12:34 am
Very nice bend ya got there, bet it shoots very well.
rich
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Post by: autologus on July 27, 2013, 10:22:29 am
I like that alot. Ill bet it will hammer an arrow home.

Grady
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Post by: Badly Bent on July 27, 2013, 11:26:18 am
Way to make a bow bend, sweet tiller and a good looking bow to boot.
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Post by: JonW on July 27, 2013, 11:55:08 am
Nice job. By the looks of that bow I'd say it's getting easier for you.
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Post by: adb on July 27, 2013, 12:20:04 pm
Nicely done!
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Post by: koan on July 27, 2013, 01:05:06 pm
Sweet bow! Tips, grip, and finish are awesome!
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Post by: tallpine on July 27, 2013, 01:48:44 pm
Nice work, I like the grip
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Post by: mullet on July 27, 2013, 02:52:26 pm
I hate hickory, but that's a pretty bow. Well done.
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: dbb on July 27, 2013, 03:13:20 pm
Thanks guys, and not just for the kind words.
Everyone say read the Bowyers bible and learn to make a bow..and yes it contains a lot of good info BUT!
The skill to make a bow is more in those little tricks and handgrips and other small things to watch out for.
That is what i have learnt over the time i have been hanging around here...So in short, Thanks for teaching  me to make a bow.
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: Josh B on July 27, 2013, 07:45:47 pm
That's a beauty!  Very nicely done Sir!  Unlike Eddie, I loves hickory!  Of course that might have something to do with location and climate.  Josh
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: Weylin on July 27, 2013, 08:04:16 pm
Great looking bow. Nice Work! You tillered that well.
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Post by: JW_Halverson on July 27, 2013, 08:04:58 pm
Here's a tip:  That was not a "board" bow, just a mechanically decrowned stave!   >:D

Ain't nothing wrong with that bow, I love it.  Your tip overlays are simple and elegant.  The grip is an interesting looking material, it would have to be a very solid grip with that texture.  Nice, indeed.
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: dbb on July 27, 2013, 09:05:07 pm
Here's a tip:  That was not a "board" bow, just a mechanically decrowned stave!   >:D

Ain't nothing wrong with that bow, I love it.  Your tip overlays are simple and elegant.  The grip is an interesting looking material, it would have to be a very solid grip with that texture.  Nice, indeed.
"mechanically decrowned stave" Haha,i have to remember that one,fact is i payed extra to get good boards with almost no runoffs so its almost true.
The grip is very solid indeed,and it really hammer home my 540gn arrows .
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 27, 2013, 09:11:32 pm
Unlike "mechanically separated chicken", I will make use of a mechanically decrowned stave. 

I should be copywriting some of these terms.
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: Arrowind on July 27, 2013, 10:25:34 pm
NICE BOW!   I love hickory.  And to Gun Doc's point I live in AZ where it's very dry most of the time.  Hickory is great here.  Anyway NICE BOW!
Love the narrow tips.  the tiller looks great.
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: buddyb on July 27, 2013, 10:40:34 pm
Nice Bow, good work. I'm just starting a hickory bow myself.
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Post by: H Rhodes on July 27, 2013, 10:49:07 pm
Man, I just keep going back to that full draw pic.  That is a sweet bend on that hickory stick.  Good work.  I am a hickory fan too, in spite of being from the humid deep south.  My bows live indoors in the air conditioning so I don't have a complaint with hickory at all.
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Post by: Dvshunter on July 28, 2013, 10:46:50 am
Cool looking bow there. I like the looks of that grip material. Well done.
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: simson on July 28, 2013, 01:23:38 pm
You have made a very nice bow, I love the contrast handle/tips.
The rubber of the handle looks cool btw.
Title: Re: Hickory boardbow (pic heavy)
Post by: blackhawk on July 28, 2013, 05:16:26 pm
Nice bender :)