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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: barebo on December 24, 2025, 05:11:04 pm

Title: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: barebo on December 24, 2025, 05:11:04 pm
I had one Adirondack knot free bow core left and wanted to try a long recurve. 68"ntn - whopping 36#@28". 19 ounces.
Steamed in the recurves on a simple form I made. Pretty snappy and easy smooth draw. Handle is red oak, Ipe, and bacote. Tip overlays are padouk.
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: Hamish on December 24, 2025, 05:49:12 pm
It's got some nice curves, and is well tillered.  Nice combo for the handle woods, too. Nothing wrong with a 36lber for some enjoyable shooting.
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: bentstick54 on December 24, 2025, 06:25:18 pm
Very nice. Tiller looks as good as it gets. Very impressive.
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: Pappy on December 24, 2025, 07:05:03 pm
 Beautiful bow in all aspects, very well done. Pappy
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: bjrogg on December 24, 2025, 10:45:39 pm
Gotta agree with everyone else. Nice bend.

Thanks for sharing

Bjrogg
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: Muskyman on December 24, 2025, 11:56:20 pm
Nice looking bow barebo. Reminds me I need to get back after it and make some shavings.
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: Robert Pougnier on December 25, 2025, 10:46:28 am
That looks like a sweet shooting bow, the Ipe makes for a really gorgeous riser. Nice job!
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: barebo on December 25, 2025, 12:41:49 pm
Many thanks to all. From November 2023 to January 2024 I made 3 longbows in 3 months with the hickory and 2 were hickory backed and 1 was bamboo backed. I was lucky to have a buddy whose son worked at a local sawmill and he picked out some nice clean random width boards for me. The recurve was the last of the stash. Few photos of the longbows.
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: Badger on December 25, 2025, 01:22:39 pm
Beautiful bow! Everything about it!
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: Selfbowman on December 26, 2025, 08:53:30 am
Nice looking bows Barebow! Us old farts tend to like those lower weight bows.well done.
Title: Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
Post by: sleek on December 27, 2025, 08:00:53 pm
Absolutely good looking bow! Id certainly shoot that at any event. It looks fast too.