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Title: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: BryanB on March 09, 2008, 07:08:39 pm

After seeing Gordon's fantastic Hazelnut build-along I was inspired to print off his directions and see what I cold do.
It is also convenient to have him live close so he could give me a few pointers and double-check the tiller (asymetrical limbs really mess with my eyes).  The bow was built from a nice hazelnut stave I cut last summer.  It was heat treated twice, silk backed with diamond back skins, and sealed with 10 coats of true-oil.  It is 60# at 28" and is my second fully completed bow.  It was invaluable to have Gordons step-by-step instructions from the build-along.  I tried many new thing on this bow and I'm pleased with how it turned out.  I will post full draw pics when I have someone to take them.
Thanks for looking,
Bryan
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/BryanB/Hazelnut02-08009.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/BryanB/Hazelnut02-08006.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/BryanB/Hazelnut02-08012.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/BryanB/Hazelnut02-08015.jpg)

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: BryanB on March 09, 2008, 07:11:33 pm

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/BryanB/Hazelnut02-08002.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/BryanB/Hazelnut02-08010.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/BryanB/Hazelnut02-08018.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/BryanB/Hazelnut02-08021.jpg)

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Pat B on March 09, 2008, 07:33:17 pm

She's a beauty, Bryan. Both the bow and little one! 8)   Talk about inspiration! Is the stave you sent from the same time frame and batch of Hazelnut? Now I have 2 examples to work towards. After a long period of not working on bows I have just about finished a HHB  bow and hopefully will start on your stave soon.   Pat

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Justin Snyder on March 09, 2008, 07:37:47 pm

Beautiful, I think you have done an amazing job on it.  Justin

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Keenan on March 09, 2008, 07:50:37 pm

 Beautiull Brian, you did really good there. Great job on the detail and finish work. The little one looks mighty proud of her Dad on that one.  Keenan

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Gordon on March 09, 2008, 08:04:21 pm

Oh wow Bryan, that bow sure turned out nice. You taking it turkey hunting this year? I may have to tag along just to record the auspicious event! ;D

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: DanaM on March 09, 2008, 08:49:38 pm

Really ice bow brian, your daughter looks impressed with dad :)

One question why asymetrical limbs?

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 09, 2008, 08:52:32 pm

Wow! Awesome bow with a great tiller. Jawge

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: BryanB on March 09, 2008, 09:40:13 pm

Thank you all for the nice comments.

PatB- yes all of my hazelnut was from the same orchard/trip.  Same batch as Gordon's also. I was fortunate to get a nice haul from a generous land owner.
Gordon- Of course you can chase turkeys with me this spring.  I swear, there are plenty of them on the property!!!

Bryan

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: brian melton on March 09, 2008, 11:00:07 pm

     VERY NICE BOW!!

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Jesse on March 09, 2008, 11:18:30 pm

Wow! That is a beauty.

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Badger on March 09, 2008, 11:39:50 pm

You have good reason to be proud of that bow, she is a beauty. Steve

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Dano on March 10, 2008, 12:09:30 am

That's a dandy for sure.

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: 330bull on March 10, 2008, 03:03:25 am

Gorgeous bow!!!

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Dustybaer on March 10, 2008, 03:32:28 am

yep, came out very nice.  question on the tips: did you cut the stringnock into the back or are there overlays (i couldn't detect any)

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Slivershooter on March 10, 2008, 05:10:53 am

Excellent looking bow.

Walt Francis

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: medicinewheel on March 10, 2008, 05:34:35 am

your second bow, huh?? ,,,scares me a bit of your thirdone to tell the truth!  :o :o :o
frank

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Pappy on March 10, 2008, 09:02:03 am

Beautiful bow,very well done.I love the character in it and a mighty fine job on the finish work.
Congrats.  :)
    Pappy

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: jamie on March 10, 2008, 09:11:41 am

thats incredible.

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Sparrow on March 10, 2008, 01:19:02 pm

Looks like the work of a "Craftsman" NICE !  Frank

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: OldBow on March 10, 2008, 02:19:44 pm

Pretty impressive. I'll bet the cutie in Image1 is pretty proud of her Daddy. Great candidate for March Self Bow of the Month.

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: BryanB on March 10, 2008, 05:44:44 pm

Dustybaer- There are tip overlays on this bow.  They just happen to be the same color as the dye job.   It is some sort of South American hardwood.

My daughter is now asking for her very own "snake" bow.  Good thing I cut some smaller cane shafts last summer.  She wold love to follow me around with a  mini-bow and turkey fletched cane arrows.

Thanks again for all the nice compliments.

Bryan

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: snedeker on March 10, 2008, 07:05:00 pm

Do you have a lot of experience with other kinds of woodworking?  Beautiful. 

Dave

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on March 11, 2008, 06:39:48 am

Excellent Bryan, great bow !!!

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Woodland Roamer on March 11, 2008, 11:00:05 am

That's a real beauty Bryan, very nice job.

Alan

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: medicinewheel on March 11, 2008, 12:21:22 pm

keep coming back looking at that tip, it looks so much as if gordon has made it! 
well, being a composer i learned: if you steal, steal from the best!!! ;D ;D ;D
man that bow is really gorgeous!
frank

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: adb on March 11, 2008, 12:35:10 pm

Very, very nice!! Love the skins.

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Gordon on March 11, 2008, 01:47:34 pm

Frank,

I helped Bryan with the tips, but I made him do all the work  ;D

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: medicinewheel on March 11, 2008, 02:29:09 pm

gordon!  -  ain't that the coolest part of teaching: tell the pupil do such and such...  >:D

you did good teaching, though, the bow looks fantastic!

frank

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: BryanB on March 11, 2008, 03:22:41 pm

Medicinewheel-
I figured learning as much as possible from the many extremely talented bowyers form this site would give me a good foundation.  Once the fundamentals are in place, then I can create my owns style and innovations.  I already have a few new ides (for me) stored away for my next bow.  Last night I scraped and straightened a dozen hazelnut shoot arrows to go with the bow.  I also have permission to hunt deer in the orchard that I harvested the stave and shoot arrows from.  That would really be special to take a deer with the natural materials the orchard provided.  Now if I could only find some knappable rock lying around the same place.
Bryan

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: medicinewheel on March 11, 2008, 03:42:38 pm

yes it's a really good place for gathering information here. that's why i started posting here, too! good for you to have gordon nearby, also.
i'm sure you are looking foreward for that hunt.
well, if you find no stones, maybe you'll find an old bottle (that's what i'll try soon to knap some glas)
frank

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: cowboy on March 11, 2008, 04:40:31 pm

Don't know why I'm just now seeing this. That is a fantastic bow! the finish, tips, skins, tiller - everything. Congrats!!

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: GregB on March 11, 2008, 07:43:05 pm

Great job on that one...hard to believe its only your second. No telling what we'll have in store when number three is displayed. ;)

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: BryanB on March 14, 2008, 12:02:42 am

Looking at my daughter in the first pictures reminded me of the first time we went scouting with my first bow.
It looks like she has grown up a little. ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v695/BryanB/Hailey-Mountain.jpg)

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: 1/2primitive on March 14, 2008, 12:15:23 am

Great bow. It does look a lot like Gordon's, and that's a big compliment.  :)
Learning from him, you'll probably be winning all the bows of the month for the next couple of years, lol.  ;D
    Sean

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: BigWapiti on March 14, 2008, 02:39:50 am

WOW.  Thats one purdy bow!  Excellent work!!

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: Gordon on March 17, 2008, 12:50:29 pm

Bryan came over and let me handle the finished bow. The pictures don't do his bow justice - the snakeskin and finish job are just outstanding. When I pulled the bow back I thought this feels heavy for 60#. Sure enough when I weighed it on my tree it came out to 67#. I'm not sure how that happened, but he shouldn't have any touble pushing an arrow through an elk at that weight. Nice bow Bryan!

Title: Re: First Hazelnut Bow Finished
Post by: AndrewS on March 17, 2008, 02:43:08 pm

oh, that's a beauty! Congrats!