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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: huisme on January 30, 2014, 09:02:41 pm

Title: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: huisme on January 30, 2014, 09:02:41 pm

Sp I was chasing rings and got this really big shaving. It looked to me like if I really wanted I could make it into a bow.

I really wanted >:D

Tillering took about an hour, maybe and hour and fifteen minutes. Simple one-sided knocks, one natural flipped tip and one induced, very gentle heat treating (didn't want to stress everything with too much weight). So far, fifty arrows in, it's shooting arrows that are way too heavy with respectable velocity, no chrisaling, and about an inch and a half of set.

(http://i.imgur.com/OyI79rs.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/S8SF0zX.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/9qfsEmu.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/tQ1oK6O.jpg)

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: Danzn Bar on January 30, 2014, 09:16:06 pm

Wow  :o  My daughter would really like to shoot that one ....that's her specs.  sweet looking bow
DBar

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: Hrothgar on January 30, 2014, 09:24:44 pm

Great looking tiller! 26" on a short bow, you really have all the wood working, nice job.

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: IdahoMatt on January 30, 2014, 10:49:51 pm

Nice one man.

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: 4dog on January 30, 2014, 11:09:55 pm

doesnt look all that "puny" to me,,,well done!!

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: burn em up chuck on January 31, 2014, 12:16:32 am

    well done, very cool.

                    chuck

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: simson on January 31, 2014, 04:01:11 am

Nice bow, good work! lot of bend for that lil locust

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: half eye on January 31, 2014, 09:48:26 am

Now that's a bow right there, them string angles get my attention 8) Make yerself some 27" overall cane arrows and you in for a big surprise sir!!!!
rich

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: ohma2 on January 31, 2014, 10:15:44 am

Seen alot of nice bows made from shaved scraps.proof you dont need a prime stave to make a shootable bow.nicely done.

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: Carson (CMB) on January 31, 2014, 01:32:32 pm

That's impressive!

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: huisme on January 31, 2014, 03:40:21 pm

Thanks guys!
It amazes me what wood can do when you don't ask for a miracle, just its best.

Half eye, the problem is that I really stink at making arrows ;)

Ohma2, so far I've accidentally peeled two short bows off the backs of larger ones. I need to make this a habit!

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: huisme on January 31, 2014, 04:33:58 pm

I just measured it. Forty three inches tip to tip, forty two knock to knock.

I maintain my definition of puny ;)

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on February 01, 2014, 12:44:47 pm

dang. that is a LOT of bend.

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: Trapper Rob on February 01, 2014, 02:22:45 pm

Nice bow.

Title: Re: *Puny* black locust 35# @ 26"
Post by: DuBois on February 01, 2014, 07:39:49 pm

Very nice little bow there! Good eye for the unwasted sliver of wood ;)
Marco
So far I not only suck at arrow making, I have yet to do it and I gotta get with it soon.