Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: H Rhodes on October 05, 2014, 10:52:39 am
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This bow is my first attempt at buckthorn. I was given this fine stave by Mr. Badly Bent at the Classic last May. Buckthorn is a delightful bow wood. I had been admiring the buckthorn bows posted by Cody and Greg for some time now. I was anxious to try one of my own, but had some things come up this past summer that kept me out of the shop for a while. I really enjoyed building this one. This bow hits hard with good manners. Bow has limbs 1 1/2" wide tapering to 1/2" tips. It is 65" nock to nock and draws 58lbs. at 28". The bow weighs 18.25 ounces including the 12 strand B-50 string. Thanks for the good stave Greg.
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Very Nice!
Is the back chased or just under the bark?
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Very nice work.
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Real nice work Howard. I love a good piece of buckthorn as well, great wood to work with.
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Thanks guys. The back is what's just under the bark and sanded smooth. I started to flip the tips on it a bit, but it has a scary looking knot right where I would have attempted the bend, so I just left well enough alone.
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Howard,
You done that Buckthorn stave justice...I like the pin nocks and your tiller looks excellent...
Don
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Very nice looking bow Howard
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Thanks Don and Clint. I hated to finish it since we don't have buckthorn around here. It is really pleasant wood to work. I was amazed at how much belly wood you can remove and how stiff that stave remained. Seems to have good compression strength.
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Man Howard you did an outstanding job on that stave, looks like a real fine bow brother.
Actually if I'm remembering right I'm pretty sure that stave had most if not quite all the sapwood removed and chased to a heartwood ring or very close to it. I did a day or two after cutting it and sealed it good with shellac. I cut about 4 trees that day and got around 9 staves, 5 of which checked beyond being any good.
3 I left the sapwood on and they survived, your was the only one I chased down. Think I'll try that on the next one I cut.
Again nice work Howard, glad you got a bow out of that sometimes finicky wood species. :)
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Thank you Greg. I didn't do much to the back other than give it a good sanding. Buckthorn is good stuff. I have one more piece that you gave me that has a lot more character to it. It may have to wait until after hunting season though. I have been making up for lost time in the shop these days, but that will come to halt on the 15th! I can't wait for the season to start. :)
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And another fine classy bow, you're a busy guy
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Thank you Simon. Yeah, I was suffering from withdrawal symptoms since I had to take four months off for a surgery on my shoulder. I didn't get into the shop all summer, so I have been making up for lost time. :)
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nice , I love me some BB buckthorn although I had to chase the ring on mine and with my eyes that was a chore :laugh: great looking bow greg's a great guy aint he ;)
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I hear you Bubby. The rings on this stuff play tricks on my eyes. Greg left me a nice ring of sapwood on this one and it was such a good stave, even a gorilla like me couldn't have hurt it much. In fact, I was confused by it. Having never worked it before, I didn't know he had done that till he told me so! ;D He is a very generous guy. I got two staves from him. This one was the clean beginner model. We will see how I come out on the next one.
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Me likes Howard, me likes bunches!
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Nice one,very well done. :)
Pappy
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Like this a bunch! Very nice.
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Sweet bow, Howard! ;)
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Very nice bow Howard. Great job, buckthorn is on the list for things to try for sure. You did a great job.
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That looks sharp, Howard! Glad to see you stayin busy and workin out the kinks in that shoulder.
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Great job on that one!
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Thanks a lot guys. I sure had fun working on it. Buckthorn makes a heckuva of a bow.
Cody, if you like it I love it! It was your buckthorn bows that started me to hankering to build one in the first place.
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Awesome bow!
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Thank you Arrowind.
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Looks real nice. I got got a couple pieces from Cody 2 years back, gotta give one a run for it's money!
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Looks real nice. I got got a couple pieces from Cody 2 years back, gotta give one a run for it's money!
Heck yeah, give it a go. That would be a great way to break in that new shop. :D