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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Mo_coon-catcher on May 10, 2015, 03:56:18 pm

Title: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on May 10, 2015, 03:56:18 pm

Finally got around to finishing a recurve a couple weeks back. It's a little on the long side for the draw length it was intended for. I will say that the 90 degree hooks were a bit of a pain to get aligned but now that it's shooting I feel it was worth it. It's 60" in a straight line between the nocks. The string bridges and and tip overlays are black cherry. I never measured the initial reflex before tillering but I think it took 1/4" or less of set and takes about 1/8" of string follow after 2 hours of shooting. Which the unbraced picture is it immediately after unstringing. It draws 45#@27". The handle is built up with cork and wrapped in raccoon leather. It seems pretty quick pushing a 450gr arrow a little under 200 yards. But lookng at the full draw I feel that it could be pulled back a few more inches comfortably.

Thanks for looking,
Kyle

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: Danzn Bar on May 10, 2015, 04:44:12 pm

Kyle,
Nice job on the hooks, but the pic's are a little small to see any detail.

My experience with big hooks is that if the string is not lifting off of the limb at full draw you have some extra weight on the tips that is not working for you. 

Did you use dry heat or steam?......
DBar

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on May 10, 2015, 04:49:01 pm

Here's the pics a little bigger. I steamed them in. I mostly wanted to play with how far I could get them to go. I think I need to draw it back about 30" to get full use out of the hooks and the bows length.

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: Danzn Bar on May 10, 2015, 04:52:59 pm

Yep....good work though..
Next time you just need to refine your design some for the draw your looking for.
DBar

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: half eye on May 10, 2015, 05:13:43 pm

Very nicely done,

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: Badly Bent on May 10, 2015, 06:24:29 pm

Those are some mean looking hooks, the bend looks good too, nice bow.

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: PAHunter on May 10, 2015, 09:35:45 pm

Looks good!  IMO a littler under 200 yards for a 45 pound selfbow is VERY fast.

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: blackhawk on May 11, 2015, 08:49:41 am

Yank that thing back a few more inches..it has the room to do so,n will prob fling a serious arrow.

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: Onebowonder on May 11, 2015, 01:18:13 pm

Love this bow!

OneBow

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on May 11, 2015, 03:15:38 pm

Thanks for the comments everyone. When I get some time I ll grab that arrow and pull it back to about 30" and see what it can do. the guy I made the bow for backed out since he was moving to Iowa for a job. So I'm going to play with it and see why it can do. There are just two thing I'm worried about with drawing this bow back much further. A hole and a big knot. Both at the edge of a limb. I soaked yen in super glue several times to help them hold.

Kyle

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: Arrowind on May 11, 2015, 05:03:14 pm

Looks good.  Well done.

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on May 11, 2015, 10:15:54 pm

Beautiful work man

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: IdahoMatt on May 12, 2015, 09:11:15 am

I like those hooks.  Good looking tiller too

Title: Re: Osage bendy handle recurve
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 12, 2015, 09:36:17 am

It's a beauty! Nicely done. Jawge