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Title: Buko's Bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 02, 2017, 01:15:34 pm

Trying to get a few bows posted here. I finished this one up just after Christmas. It's for my youngest son who got the nickname Buko from one of the old timers we hang out with. It's just a plain bow nothing fancy. It was a pretty kinky snaky piece of winter harvested HHB. I left a bit of the cambium on. It was a bit tricky to tiller and might look a little odd but the side profile does to. I used zero heat on this one just tillered it out the way it was. It's a lefty so my form isn't great but I actually got pretty decent shooting left handed.
64" ntn 45@25" some stain and 4 coats of tru oil.
Thanks for looking
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 02, 2017, 01:17:13 pm

Some more

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 02, 2017, 01:18:58 pm

The rest

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: Morgan on March 02, 2017, 01:22:49 pm

I like it! What some of y'all do with those snakes staves is amazing to me. I wouldn't know where to start splitting them much less layout and tillering. Well done

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: willie on March 02, 2017, 01:42:29 pm

like what you have done with the HHB,  Brogg

I have always wondered if tillering with the roller-coasters left in, makes for a better bow in the long run?

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: Springbuck on March 02, 2017, 01:45:03 pm

Handsome.  I need to get on the stick.

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: selfbow joe on March 02, 2017, 02:07:08 pm

Very nice looking bow!

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: BowEd on March 02, 2017, 02:29:16 pm

Really nice natural looking type bow with character.Great job.If you don't look out Buko will be in a stand next to you with that one this fall.

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: upstatenybowyer on March 02, 2017, 02:31:17 pm

Very nice job with this one. I know how tricky it can be when there's irregular contour viewed from the side profile, but your full draw shows an awesome tiller. That takes skill, and you've got it my friend!

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 02, 2017, 02:51:47 pm

Thanks Morgan, splitting and laying out really wasn't problem. Tillering was tricky. I'm sure it looks like set out of the one limb but I had very little set on this bow, that was just its shape. Thanks Thanks Willie, I don't know if it makes a better bow or not but if I'd tried to straighten it probably would have pulled out anyway, so maybe.
Thanks Springbuck, Thanks Joe
Thanks Ed, nothing would make me happier than to have him sitting next to me and harvesting a deer with his bow. He can take the left hand shoots, but he's got a lot of practicing to do yet.
Thanks Jeff, but I'm still a long way from being that good. Just trying to figure this all out and learning what I can. By the way I got your package yesterday, thanks much for the cherry bark. I'll have to get a bows going for it.
Thanks everyone
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: rps3 on March 02, 2017, 04:23:45 pm

I love seeing hhb bows, especially since that wood has caused me more grief than any other. I have broken more of them than not.

Cool nick name and bow.

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: Hans H on March 02, 2017, 04:55:39 pm

nice, good Job on that stick
Hans

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: upstatenybowyer on March 02, 2017, 09:09:00 pm

Well I think you're certainly figuring it out. Don't know why but many HHB bows I've made have had something wonky going on near the handle. It's tripped me up every time except once. I think what's impressive about this one is that you were able to see the "big picture" of the tiller without nitpicking too much over that area. IMO the full draw pic illustrates that perfectly.

Glad you got the bark. Never seen it on HHB. Bet it will look sweet.  ;)

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 02, 2017, 09:56:33 pm

Thanks rps3, I guess almost all the bows I've made so far are HHB. I did make 2 from white ash. I like the HHB better. Started on a Elm today, see how that goes.
Thank You Hans I appreciate the kind words
Thank You Jeff, I really took my time tillering this one. I tried to get it all moving. It really does try to trick you when they are roller coasters like this one. I didn't try to get to much from this one but it ended up a nice shooter and flings a arrow pretty good.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: Stixnstones on March 03, 2017, 05:00:08 pm

Nice work, good lookin stik.... i'm sure your boy will love it

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: osage outlaw on March 03, 2017, 05:20:42 pm

Nice job on a challenging stave BJ

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: Danzn Bar on March 03, 2017, 06:17:42 pm

Another nice one ,,,boy your cranking them out BJ ....
DBar

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 03, 2017, 09:15:09 pm

Thanks Stix, he hasn't shot it yet. He wants to wait till it warms up. He's never shot a bow before and doesn't want to shoot inside. I think he's a little nervous yet, but he'll get the hang of it.
Thanks Osage, it's nothing fancy but it does have a bit of caricature.
Thanks Dbar, I'm so behind on posting bows. Guess that's what happens when I don't spend so much time talking about building them and actually build them. I just kinda got in a groove and have been enjoying it.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: simson on March 03, 2017, 11:41:06 pm

graceful bow, I like the look of the cambium on the back

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 04, 2017, 07:45:43 am

Thank You Simon, I've still got along way to go but I'm enjoying the trip. I do like the cambium look to but prefer a clean back for working with.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Buko's Bow
Post by: bentstick54 on March 04, 2017, 09:10:39 am

Nice bow, nice job tillering a tough stick.