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Title: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: akila on July 02, 2008, 01:01:18 pm

Hi guys....this is my latest bow that i made,,,,,its a long bow, 50#@29"....the wood is ash......it has cow horn overlays, leather on the handle area, and heare are some pictures,,,,
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P7020232.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P7020233.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P7020234.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P7020235.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P7020236.jpg)\
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P7020237.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P7020239.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P7020238.jpg)
the bow is shoting verry nice,,,,and its realy precise....the arrows just go right to the center on the target,,,,its realy nice to shoot....it has no hand shock..i hope you will enjoy it.....the arrows from the pictures are made by my self....the feather are turkey and another animal that i dont know how to spell.. ;D.... bye all..

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Hillbilly on July 02, 2008, 01:04:36 pm

Another nice bow, Akila. How long/wide is it? Looks like it would be a very smooth shooter.

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Papa Matt on July 02, 2008, 01:07:05 pm

That's a sweet piece, brother. I assumed you stained it? Why is the handle and tip areas so dark?

-Matt

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: cowboy on July 02, 2008, 01:33:08 pm

That looks like a dandy one Akila! Bet she's snappy..

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: akila on July 02, 2008, 01:49:16 pm

Hy guys.....man you guys are quicq with replays ;D....this is good....well the bow is 70" nok to nok...and its 3cm wide at the center and, half an inchi at the nok....the bow is staned....the tips and the handle area are in black and the  rest of the bow is red....the bow is shooting verry well...

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: adb on July 02, 2008, 01:53:16 pm

Very nice bow. Excellent tiller.

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on July 02, 2008, 02:31:57 pm

wow that is nice! i like the stain job too...good on ya! im really starting to like longer bows. i made a fiew 65" and under, but the last one i did was 70.5" ntn and it is so smooth, and dead on accurate. and its really not that much more to handle in the woods either.
good job man!

Phil

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: akila on July 02, 2008, 02:48:46 pm

Yess you right....this is the first one that is a little longer...and i must say its verry accurate...thks all for your replays....

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Jesse on July 02, 2008, 04:50:11 pm

Nice work akila. I like it  :o  I just split an ash stave this morning but have not tried ash yet.
          Jesse

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: John K on July 02, 2008, 04:56:09 pm

Looks great akila !! I have an Ash board i need to do something with......Thanks for sharring !

John

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Justin Snyder on July 02, 2008, 05:48:07 pm

Great looking bow Akila. You did a good job on the stain. Justin

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Keenan on July 02, 2008, 07:16:57 pm

 Beautifull bow Akila. Very clean lines, gracefull arc and nice finish. looks like it would be a smooth shooter as well.  Keenan

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: salad days on July 02, 2008, 10:24:50 pm

I love that stain job. Nice bow as usual. :) How is ash to work compared to hickory? I have an ash stave with about 3 inches of natural deflex. I was planning to flip the tips and was hoping for something under 60 inches that I could shoot out of a tree stand. Any words of advice you could give would be geat. Your bows are all awsome works of art as well as tools.

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Phillip K on July 02, 2008, 11:45:32 pm

looks outstanding to me bud, did good spelling that Bow.PK

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: medicinewheel on July 03, 2008, 03:17:09 am

hey akila! that's a nice arc in that bow!
frank

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: akila on July 03, 2008, 04:31:29 am

Hi guys, and thks a lot....i can tell you that ash is pretty good wood for making bows.....for Elb like this you have to have a more rectangular cros section  , not a true D section,,,... the wood must be  cured, and dry, and its realy easey to work.....i had made this bow, using only my draw knife, and some sand paper, and also ash respond verry well to heat treating....i dont know nothing abute hickory, becose this type of wood its not available here.....thks again....

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Pappy on July 03, 2008, 07:07:51 am

Beautiful bow,love the finish work.Very nice. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: GregB on July 03, 2008, 09:08:20 am

Great job on your bow Akila! Good attention to detail... :)

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: DanaM on July 03, 2008, 09:30:17 am

Very well done akila :)

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: OldBow on August 02, 2008, 12:57:02 pm

Akila - I missed this bow earlier and now have it bookmarked under August Self Bows of the Month
Did you receive your Bow of the Month Hat and a copy of Primitive Archer magazine featuring your April Turkish Bow

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Sidewinder on August 02, 2008, 01:09:36 pm

Wow, that one inspires me to want to give ash a try. Great stain job and the whole thing looks like a joy to shoot.   Danny

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: BigWapiti on August 03, 2008, 02:34:30 am

Nice bow akila! 

I just cut some Oregon Ash along the Columbia River last weekend - its already starting to check and the splits are winding around the stave - I guess thats what happens when a tree grows in the windy Columbia Gorge.  Probably wouldn't have made a good bow like your's there.  I'll have to find some now in a less windy area.  Thats a gorgeous bow.

Mike

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Dane on August 03, 2008, 01:55:36 pm

Yet another beauty there. Nice, excellent job. I like the tips and the handle, as well, and the tiller is beautiful. Only thing wrong with it is I didn't make it :)

Dane

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Cromm on August 03, 2008, 03:35:20 pm

Very Nice Work!!!!!

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Rich Saffold on August 04, 2008, 01:20:17 am

Very nice work Akila!

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: Badbill on August 04, 2008, 01:26:30 am

I like the 2 toned look. Nice bow. :)

Title: Re: My new 50 lbs, long bow
Post by: ThimoS on August 04, 2008, 01:27:57 am

Wow! Very nice work there.