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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Bloodhound on July 06, 2014, 05:24:16 pm

Title: short bendy handle hhb
Post by: Bloodhound on July 06, 2014, 05:24:16 pm

I just got back from my dads house in MN and brought with me a stave I cut July 2nd last year. It is a 52.5 in hophornbeam that is really a nice piece. No twist at all and only minor knots. I intend to make it a short bendy handle bow that I can hunt with either this fall (if I get rolling on it quickly) or the following. Looking for some advice on dimensions as this will be a shorter bow that I have worked on before.

Also there is an old thread written by a guy from Canada I believe that walks through a build of a very similar bow I have read it a few times over the year I have waited for this to dry and it was actually my inspiration to cut this piece but I cannot find it now, if anyone knows of it I would appreciate it, remember he went over how to do a finish of crisco, bees wax and pine tar if that helps jog anyone's memory.

Title: Re: short bendy handle hhb
Post by: PrimitiveTim on July 06, 2014, 05:45:53 pm

Are you talking about half eye's build along?  I been looking for that one too and havent' been able to find it recently. 

Title: Re: short bendy handle hhb
Post by: Bloodhound on July 06, 2014, 06:35:37 pm

Thats the one

Title: Re: short bendy handle hhb
Post by: half eye on July 06, 2014, 08:04:40 pm

Bloodhound, Glad to give you some dimensions, sir 8) Just back from camping will try to get them tomorrow........even though ya called me a Canadian, eh?  :o
rich

Title: Re: short bendy handle hhb
Post by: Bloodhound on July 06, 2014, 08:45:33 pm

Yea sorry about that, been awhile since I read that build along. I appreciate your help.

Title: Re: short bendy handle hhb
Post by: half eye on July 07, 2014, 03:08:33 pm

BH....here's the layout info. I have a photo of a drawing so you can get the general idea of how to lay them out. I use proportions because for me, they apply better to odd length sticks, as opposed to strict hard measurements.

There are 4 pieces in the photos marked from 1 to 4 with 1 and 3 being rough outs and 2 and 4 being shooting bows. I am going to list their actual measurements but please understand that they are NOT made to a set of measurements....they are given so you can see the differences n layout with nearly identical results.

NOTE: the 3 figures for @ bow stick are taken at mid bow, mid limb, and just below the tip. This applies to width and thickness.

Hope this helps you and if I have not explained clearly PLEASE let me know.
rich

Forgot to say the last photo, of me trying to bend a bow (floor tiller) so you can see how stiff that little bugger is.

Stick #            Length and weight         width          thickness

1.                 47-1/4"  wont bend          1.35"            .765"
                                                          1.25"            .615
                                                          1.01"            .450

2.                 40 1/2"  46# @ 21            .975"           .505
                                                           .970            .385
                                                           .955            .320

3.                  53"  ( about 50@ floor)    1.20"           .702"
                                                            .958           .601
                                                            .810           .470

4.                  53"  56# @ 30"               1.30"             .800"
                                                             .995           .468
                                                             .725          .350             

Title: Re: short bendy handle hhb
Post by: PrimitiveTim on July 07, 2014, 03:32:58 pm

But half eye where's the build along?  I scoured through the build along section and your posts and couldn't find it