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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: half eye on June 27, 2014, 06:41:59 pm

Title: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: half eye on June 27, 2014, 06:41:59 pm

Hey fellas, ya know I like my bendies but thought I'd have me some fun with a rigid handle shorty. This was a hickory board that we quartersawed about a year ago. Has a bunch of defects in one limb but anyway it's a bow and shoots OK for a rigid handle >:D

Started as a 62-1/2" molly, and the levers got shortened to the current 55" overall ntn. Bow draws 45# @ 27"....didn't want to lock it into full draw so that picture is at 25". I measured the set before the levers were flipped at just under 1" so that's what I'm calling it and then the tips were flipped to what ya see in the pics. Hope this don't get everybody all riled up....just wanted to show what I been up to here lately.
rich

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: mwosborn on June 27, 2014, 06:57:21 pm

Hey - that bend looks almost as good as your bendy handled bows!!  Nice work.

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: JonW on June 27, 2014, 08:40:33 pm

Nice bend on that Rich. Looks like a shooter to me.

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: burchett.donald on June 27, 2014, 09:49:01 pm

Rich, your throwing me a curve ball...I'm not used to seeing this from you...popcorn in the microwave :o
                                                                                                                         Don

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: Badger on June 27, 2014, 09:58:54 pm

  Thats a nice tiller on that bow.

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 27, 2014, 10:12:48 pm

Now that is a beautiful bow for sure! Jawge

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: burchett.donald on June 27, 2014, 10:21:24 pm

Rich, looking again, is that bow asymmetrical?
                                                                    Don

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: half eye on June 27, 2014, 10:32:02 pm

Thanks fellas, I know the tiller isn't as even as it should be. Just had some trouble trying to match the "stained limb to the clear wood limb. But it did give me some ideas for a similar bow from first class condition wood.

Thanks again for the comments.
rich

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: mullet on June 28, 2014, 12:05:23 am

That's a good piece of hickory and good looking bow.

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: half eye on June 28, 2014, 09:20:11 am

Thanks Mr. Mullet, gonna try and get a better photo of the lower limb. The wood is plenty strong but it just does bend the same as the upper (clear wood). Don't know why but everything is shooting good so I'm not going to worry about it.
rich

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: lesken2011 on June 28, 2014, 09:30:47 am

Sweet bow, Rich. I got me a couple of them Rich-tiller stiff handled short bows! Mighty fine shootin, for sure!!

Title: Re: About those rigid handles/ 55" bow 45#@27" / 1" set....get the popcorn
Post by: half eye on June 28, 2014, 09:44:06 am

Hope they serve you long and well Ken.
rich