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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Eric Krewson on June 11, 2018, 12:06:26 pm

Title: Playing with Hickory
Post by: Eric Krewson on June 11, 2018, 12:06:26 pm

I had a mis-cut hickory blank and decided to play with it, I like to experiment. When I bent the statics one cracked a good bit so I added osage overlays to reinforce the curves. I used smooth-on for my first static reinforcements but they popped loose, I used Unibond the next time and they stayed put.  I finished tillering it yesterday and was surprised how zippy it was for hickory, the limbs are heat treated

The tip reinforcement;

(https://i.imgur.com/XCVrA9Q.jpg)

The whole bow;

(https://i.imgur.com/sIjpU2y.jpg)

I had cut the blank out for my ham fisted nephew, I made the handle 4 1/2" which was much too long for what I had in mind. This bow has a long transition into the fades to make the 4" handle work.

(https://i.imgur.com/fHlrvCj.jpg)

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: TorstenT on June 11, 2018, 12:32:28 pm

Looks great! I really dig the color transition of the nock overlays - they almost seem to fade into the Osage backing. Cowardly me would probably have added a linen wrap over the free end of the partial backing...  :D
What’s the draw weight of this bow?

Torsten

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: Eric Krewson on June 11, 2018, 02:02:31 pm

45#@27", living alone can't easily take a full draw picture.

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 11, 2018, 08:51:24 pm

Very nice! I like it. Jawge

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: darinputman on June 12, 2018, 04:19:49 pm

Looks like the overlays done the trick, nice work as always Eric.

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: Hamish on June 12, 2018, 05:56:12 pm

Nice save Eric. Hard to beat good old urea formaldehyde glues.
 I see a long rifle stock in the background. What calibre are you making?

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: helmet on June 12, 2018, 06:46:00 pm

That looks like a nice bow, good work!

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: Eric Krewson on June 12, 2018, 09:58:55 pm

A .54 Issac Haines, I may have to trash the precarve stock as it too out of whack to mate the barrel and lock.

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: RatherBinTheWoods on June 13, 2018, 08:16:30 am

Looks great, love those tips and limb shape

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: PaulN/KS on June 13, 2018, 03:30:45 pm

Looks great Eric .  :OK

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: bushboy on June 13, 2018, 05:08:15 pm

Good looking bow!nice save!

Title: Re: Playing with Hickory
Post by: Eric Krewson on June 13, 2018, 06:02:02 pm

I stained the bow today with medium brown leather dye, lots of coats then rubbed it back to a sunburst, light at the handle fading dark to the tips. I am going to put an epoxy acetone finish on the bow to hopefully stop the hickory from absorbing moisture so quickly.