Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: half eye on April 02, 2015, 09:24:16 am
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Fellas,
Larry built a "stave splitter" last year using a hydrolic arm from a big dozer. The first piece we put in it was a small diameter ironwood. That poor piece of wood basically exploded, had the heart wood ripped right out, stress checks everywhere.....well it wasn't pretty. This is a small sliver from the remains.
7/8" wide, 1/2" tips, and 48-1/2" long. Thickness was an issue since the center of the bow had/has a large tear-out still remaining. The bow gave me 35# @ 26" of draw. As way to measure some sense of performance I flight shoot a 462.97 grain (30g) and got an average of 105 yards, the farthest arrow went 108yards.
Regular pics, plus close up's of the wood it self. I got to believe that ironwood is some GOOD wood for sure.
anything I didn't cover please let me know. Also none of the checks or knots are superglued no alterations at all.....just to see if it would hold together.
rich
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the rest
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Sweet bend for sure...gonna get my hands on some ironwood shortly.
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Nice bend it that little baby. ;)
Pappy
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Cool bow Rich. I want to see pics of that stave splitter :)
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Beautiful tiler! Jawge
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Very nice bend on that one.
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Great little bent stick n' string! :)
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Thank you guy's....this was an experiment to see how much of effect the checking would have as well as the tear-out. In the one picture you can see a bigger piece right above this one....so we'll see how that goes.
Badger, the bow "seemed" pretty good for it's size and weight, but dont know if the cast for arrow weight backs that up. Seems to be fairly snappy for what it is.
Pappy ;)
Idaho, Larry's in Fla. but I called him to find out where he parked it....will get the pics as soon as he gets back w/ me. His band-mill, splitter etc. can be at anyone of 3 different "yards".
Thanks Jawge
rich
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is this ironwood the same thing as sheoak/austrailian pine?
cause if it is i have 10gazillion of those things within walking distance of my house. not to mention 3 very nice straight saplings drying on my balcony...
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is this ironwood the same thing as sheoak/austrailian pine?
cause if it is i have 10gazillion of those things within walking distance of my house. not to mention 3 very nice straight saplings drying on my balcony...
Different. This is Hophornbeam.
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Ahhh... OK. .. darn
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Nice bend.
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Rich,
26" outa 48"? :o :o :o And from a sub-par piece of wood, that thing is checked from one end to the other...Looks like you worked some magic man that's bending right there... ;)
Don
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Cool shorty, I wonder how all the "ironwoods" compare against each other.
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Thanks for the compliments fellas, like was said though it was really a dry run to see about hunting weight from it's fatter brother....we'll see.
Don, ya know I aint scared to break 'em, this guy must have just give up
Wiz, I cant say for the others because we have mostly all hophornbeam in these parts, dont know about none of the others....got to believe they would be good as well.
rich
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Ya ocean spray is known as iron wood in these parts. I'd love to try HHB
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That one has your signature perfect bend. ;)
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Thanks Howard, but we both know it aint perfect, but good enough to get away with,eh? ::)
Wiz, when this crappy white stuff leaves the woods I'll be out getting some, glad to send ya some bud shoot me a pm?
rich
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Howard is right, classic Bend from Rich. You inspire me to quite wasting wood and just grab a sliver and kill something. Danny
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Master of the short bows....looks great
I was wondering if it was Musclewood or Am. Hophornbeam....
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Not much wood there, but a great bow. The bend is just beautiful.
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Thanks again fellas, much appreciated.
Ya make a mean bow yourself there Sidewinder
nclonghunter, this is hophornbeam, we dont have the musclewood this far north. I have seen muscle wood before but never worked any of it.
Thank you simon, appreciate your opinion
rich
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is this ironwood the same thing as sheoak/austrailian pine?
cause if it is i have 10gazillion of those things within walking distance of my house. not to mention 3 very nice straight saplings drying on my balcony...
not to highjack, but I know I read on here that sheoak WILL make a bow, might want to do a search.
Rich, as always, great bow. I love me some shortbows, I really do.
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No super glue in those checks? Your gonna get a knot on you head if she blows young man. ;D ;D ;D
Nice bend on that bow Rich. The ironwood must be tough stuff.
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Hey B2, I'm already nuts, and used to play college level hockey (goaltender) so no worries sir, no brains and the skull is full knots already, Mind those odd noises still get a sphincter response. 8)
rich
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sweet
chuck