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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Badger on January 07, 2026, 10:07:05 pm

Title: White oak
Post by: Badger on January 07, 2026, 10:07:05 pm
   272" nock to nock, 2,000 @ 36" White oak. Laminated.96" deflex.
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: bjrogg on January 07, 2026, 10:13:15 pm
That would be a bugger to get braced.

Love to see the braced and full draw

Bjrogg
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: Badger on January 07, 2026, 10:16:21 pm
It is powers a Da Vinci catapult. I will see if I can find pics on line someplace. The TV show was available for several years
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: Bob Barnes on January 07, 2026, 10:48:17 pm
dang Steve...I thought that you had finally built that giant bow that you always talked about.   :OK
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: Selfbowman on January 07, 2026, 10:51:44 pm
That’s a big boy bow!!!!🤠🤠🤠
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: WhistlingBadger on January 08, 2026, 12:09:58 am
The perfect bow for my upcoming Godzilla hunt.  Yeah, I finally drew a tag.
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: Pappy on January 08, 2026, 10:18:47 am
WOW, I might have a little trouble getting that one to full draw. Love to see it strung.  ;) :)
 Pappy
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: RyanY on January 08, 2026, 11:23:08 am
Tips seem a bit chunky. Could use some sinew.  ;D (-P
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: JW_Halverson on January 08, 2026, 11:52:37 am
Can you post a video of stringing it? I cannot see the usual push-pull technique working well with this design.
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: Pat B on January 08, 2026, 12:37:58 pm
I saw a show on PBS where they were bending a Hugh piece of oak for the tongue of a Roman Chariot somewhere in Turkey. Steamed it for hours and used hydraulics to bend to shape.
I want to see that catapult in action. Cool stuff.
Title: Re: White oak
Post by: Badger on January 08, 2026, 01:34:30 pm
If you have HBO you can watch it on the discovery channel, it is a series called " Doing Da Vinci" The name of this show was giant catapult, I don't know which episode it was I think #7.