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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: danlaw on December 14, 2013, 11:08:52 pm

Title: simple hickory bow
Post by: danlaw on December 14, 2013, 11:08:52 pm

Here's a really straightforward hickory bow (ignore the ocean spray bow). If done right this bow takes about two to three hours to complete (depending on reflexing techniques). I'm practicing putting up pics - these are a bit fuzzy.

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: nclonghunter on December 14, 2013, 11:14:59 pm

I like both of them...would like to see a pic of the hickory bow from the back profile....darn nice table also.....I love wood!

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: danlaw on December 14, 2013, 11:15:18 pm

I should say two to three hours not including waiting for the epoxy to cure on the handle laminate

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: Badly Bent on December 14, 2013, 11:31:08 pm

Shelves are for books!  >:D   Kidding aside, thats a great looking bow with real nice tiller and if you can do that in just a few hours your way ahead of me in bow building skills. Nice work Danlaw.

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 14, 2013, 11:33:36 pm

That is gorgeous! Nicely done. Jawge

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Post by: burchett.donald on December 14, 2013, 11:42:32 pm

Did you temper this bow? Nice side profile...

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: danlaw on December 14, 2013, 11:53:17 pm

Thanks guys! I'm not ahead of you Badly Bent, I just built myself a jig for the table saw! I make quite a few of these so though I can hammer this out super quick, Ive put in my dues with hours of failure. The tips are bent and tempered. I forget if I toasted the whole belly on this one or not; I think I didn't.

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: danlaw on December 15, 2013, 02:50:14 am

Here's the ocean spray drawn. It has a bit of a flat spot on the bottom limb as I had to leave wood around a particularily knotty spot. 57# @ 28"

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: mikekeswick on December 15, 2013, 04:49:59 am

A tapered lam jig? Of is it just a pyramid?

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Post by: Hrothgar on December 15, 2013, 10:16:00 am

Interesting looking nocks, nice bow.

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: danlaw on December 15, 2013, 12:24:10 pm

I made a simple tapering jig (side profile) - no laminations, just one piece of clear hickory.
I like these nocks as they are fast to make (I use a small rectangular rasp from lee valley that is just the right width so I never have to measure). I put two nocks in so I never need a fancy stringer, just a larger bow string. Sometimes I put three nocks in to vary the poundage for people who are just starting out. There are fancier bows for sure, but I am going for ultra efficient design on this one.

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: toomanyknots on December 15, 2013, 08:29:23 pm

The stringer nocks are sweeeet.

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: DuBois on December 15, 2013, 10:26:49 pm

Quote from: danlaw on December 14, 2013, 11:08:52 pm

Here's a really straightforward hickory bow (ignore the ocean spray bow). If done right this bow takes about two to three hours to complete (depending on reflexing techniques). I'm practicing putting up pics - these are a bit fuzzy.

And if done my way it would only take a few weeks longer.  ;D and be half as nice.

Very nice!

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: Pappy on December 16, 2013, 07:16:24 am

Very nice bow,well done. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: simple hickory bow
Post by: Danzn Bar on December 16, 2013, 07:57:30 pm

Nice hickory stick.....makes me want to start a hickory
DBar