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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bambule on May 22, 2008, 05:29:54 am

Title: Hickory Bow with pics
Post by: bambule on May 22, 2008, 05:29:54 am: This is my new Hickory Board Bow. It's 1,3" wide from the fadeouts to 5/16" at the nocks. The nocks are with walnut overlays and the whole stick is 63" long.
47#@28". Takes 1" of reflex after ca. 50 shots, most oif it in the reflexed tips because I gave it a little too much till tillering. I think I will give the bow away to a newbie in shooting wooden bows. Tips are reflexed with dry heat and the belly is tempered:

(http://www.photohoster.org/images/bambule/hickhtlongbraced1.jpg)

(http://www.photohoster.org/images/bambule/hickhtlong1.jpg)

(http://www.photohoster.org/images/bambule/desertarcherfd1.jpg)
Title: Re: Hickory Bow with pics
Post by: medicinewheel on May 22, 2008, 06:04:02 am: nice bow!
detailed picture of the limb ends would be interesting!
frank

ps: oh yes, ....and wellcome here on PA!
Title: Re: Hickory Bow with pics
Post by: Apex Predator on May 22, 2008, 07:57:36 am: Looks great!
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Post by: Dustybaer on May 22, 2008, 07:59:56 am: yep, nice bow. is it holmegaard style? like frank said, more pictures please ;D

und wilkommen auch von mir ;D
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Post by: GregB on May 22, 2008, 09:39:28 am: Welcome, and a very nice bow you made there!
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Post by: OldBow on May 22, 2008, 01:51:24 pm: ditto everybody and got youir bow all set up for May Self Bow of the Month consideration.
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Post by: DanaM on May 22, 2008, 01:56:00 pm: Looks like you did a fine job on her and welcome to PA
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Post by: Hillbilly on May 22, 2008, 02:27:03 pm: Great looking bow.
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Post by: Justin Snyder on May 22, 2008, 03:17:59 pm: Great looking bow. I like to see a bow drawn all the way like that.

Welcome to the message boards. Justin
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Post by: david w. on May 22, 2008, 03:35:41 pm: Nice bow! :)
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Post by: jcougar on May 22, 2008, 03:51:23 pm: Looks nice. I really like the braced profile.
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Post by: Pat B on May 22, 2008, 04:34:40 pm: Welcome to PA. This is a nice bow. Can we see the shape from the back? Pat
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Post by: AndrewS on May 22, 2008, 07:55:37 pm: It is a nice bow. You are on the hickory-way ;D

Welcome Cord!

P.S.
Grüße aus Gießen, Andreas
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Post by: radius on May 22, 2008, 09:12:05 pm: holmegaard?
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Post by: Dano on May 22, 2008, 09:49:35 pm: Mighty fine Hickory bow, nice work.
Title: Re: Hickory Bow with pics
Post by: uwe on May 23, 2008, 09:32:03 am: Good! This design seems to prevent stringfollow. My first and only hickbow was an ELB who got some stringfollow, around 2- 3 "). Its performance is slow. But it was a tillering candidate.
Regards Uwe
Title: Re: Hickory Bow with pics
Post by: bambule on May 23, 2008, 02:34:13 pm: here are some details of the limbs and tips:

(http://www.photohoster.org/images/bambule/desertarchertip1.jpg)

(http://www.photohoster.org/images/bambule/desertarcherlimb1.jpg)

(http://www.photohoster.org/images/bambule/desertarcherlimb2.jpg)

and the handle:

(http://www.photohoster.org/images/bambule/desertarcherhandle1.jpg)

(http://www.photohoster.org/images/bambule/desertarcherhandle2.jpg)

Greetz

Cord
Title: Re: Hickory Bow with pics
Post by: DirtyDan on May 23, 2008, 03:09:31 pm: Great job on the hickory. I love the unbraced profile. Good tiller, too.

Dan
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Post by: recurve shooter on May 24, 2008, 12:21:08 am: nice job. hickory has always been my favorite wood for bows.
Title: Re: Hickory Bow with pics
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on May 24, 2008, 11:58:31 am: Quote from: recurve shooter on May 24, 2008, 12:21:08 am
nice job. hickory has always been my favorite wood for bows.

I agree 100%

Phil