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Title: Hickory static recurves (full draw pics added)
Post by: NeolithicMan on October 18, 2013, 10:10:06 am

This is another bow I have been working on. should be about 40# at 28" when I have shot it in a bit more. it was 72" before recurving and is now about 68". full draw pics over the weekend!

Title: Re: Hickory static recurves
Post by: MoNative on October 18, 2013, 10:29:33 am

looks good! one of my future project right there

Title: Re: Hickory static recurves
Post by: Parnell on October 18, 2013, 10:34:04 am

Looks real nice!

Title: Re: Hickory static recurves
Post by: NeolithicMan on October 18, 2013, 02:33:23 pm

I toasted the belly on this today as my first tempered belly. I clamped the ends to posts and had a board with small pices of scrap wood about 4 inches high in the middle. i put the handle on the stacked scrap wood and bent the ends to the posts to clamp in a reflexed position. First of all I will not recomend using a blow torch for tempering, second of all it worked. about 10 minutes on each limb and i let it cool for an hour and a half. took it down, strung it up backwards with a piece of wood to draw it out more and let it sit for a half hour... couldnt leave it much longer before i had to try it out and WOW! raised the draw weight significantly, evened out a bit of twist in a limb and some how seemed to even out the tiller a little more (I might just be excited on that last one to know if it really did) I shot it a dozen or so times and am very satisfied with the experiment so far. I will post more pics  tomorrow most likely.

Title: Re: Hickory static recurves (full draw pics added)
Post by: NeolithicMan on October 21, 2013, 10:02:59 am

tiller seems a bit off

Title: Re: Hickory static recurves (full draw pics added)
Post by: Pappy on October 21, 2013, 10:12:59 am

Looks pretty good to me,hard for me to tell with the picture side ways.Is the top limb longer ? Looks it. ;) :) I always give mine a few days to re hidrate after heat treating,I know some don't but I have had issues in the past so I always do. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Hickory static recurves (full draw pics added)
Post by: NeolithicMan on October 21, 2013, 10:18:27 am

I noticed it gain some moisture back over a few days as well. I've kept it strung backwards and near the forced air furnace to keep it dry until I seal it and make a case for all my bows to stay in. the top limb is longer. all i have for photos is my iphone and its been a hassle to get anything up with it. I find center of the bow profile, drop down 4" an thats my handle.

Title: Re: Hickory static recurves (full draw pics added)
Post by: IdahoMatt on October 21, 2013, 11:14:16 am

Good lookin bow. 

Title: Re: Hickory static recurves (full draw pics added)
Post by: blackhawk on October 21, 2013, 11:29:42 am

That's a looooong recurve...I wouldn't be scared to yank that thing back to 32"  ;)  :laugh: