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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DavidV on July 19, 2014, 09:15:08 pm

Title: White Oak Lever Bow
Post by: DavidV on July 19, 2014, 09:15:08 pm

This is the white oak board I ended up backing. 66" ntn, 2" wide, 43# @28"
Bone tip overlays and maple handle.

(http://i.imgur.com/ysg1UTo.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/yEEARhZ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/fpfB7u2.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/76hPlgM.jpg)
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Title: Re: White Oak Lever Bow
Post by: BOWMAN53 on July 19, 2014, 09:52:16 pm

what did you back it with? and thats red oak unless you stained it.

Title: Re: White Oak Lever Bow
Post by: DavidV on July 19, 2014, 09:58:05 pm

Brown paper bag backing but glued on with smooth-on because I was out of glue. It's incredibly ugly. I'm 99% sure it's white oak, being sold as such. The tung oil definately changed the color though.

Title: Re: White Oak Lever Bow
Post by: burchett.donald on July 20, 2014, 01:23:20 am

   David that bows not ugly, just rustic looking...Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ;) Nice bend on that one buddy, keep them coming...You plan on hunting with it?
                                                                                                              Don

Title: Re: White Oak Lever Bow
Post by: Crogacht on July 20, 2014, 02:49:20 am

Nice bow and nice shirt :)

Title: Re: White Oak Lever Bow
Post by: Del the cat on July 20, 2014, 03:15:45 am

Nice bend, levers a bit wide?
Del

Title: Re: White Oak Lever Bow
Post by: DavidV on July 20, 2014, 11:30:05 am

Yeah! I may hunt with it if I can tune some arrows for it. Del, the levers are a bit wide at a little less than half an inch. Shoots fine but I may thin them some more.

Thanks Crogacht, they said the same thing over on Reddit :)

Title: Re: White Oak Lever Bow
Post by: arachnid on July 20, 2014, 03:31:12 pm

Nice bow David!
I really like white oak. Most of my bow are white oak.
Tell me, did it take a lot of set?

Title: Re: White Oak Lever Bow
Post by: DavidV on July 20, 2014, 04:43:54 pm

Not as much as I thought it would for not heat treating it, maybe 2 inches right after shooting, settling pretty straight though. This was slower growth stuff though and not as dense.