Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: AKmud on February 08, 2010, 04:19:50 am
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Well, it actually worked! This is a 58" NTN unbacked red oak pyramid board bow. I boiled and bent the tips for a static recurve and it is considerably faster than a similar poundage straight longbow I have! Specs are 30# @ 24". I built this for my buddy's 12yo son in Washington. Hopefully he will like it and maybe bag a few raccoons with it!!
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j96/AKmud/archery/2-7-10040.jpg)
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(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j96/AKmud/archery/2-7-10047.jpg)
And freshly unstrung -
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j96/AKmud/archery/2-7-10048.jpg)
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Excellent, Very nice curves and nice tiller,. He should love it, Congratulations
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it looks great! did you heat the back??
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Nice job,he should love that.Well done. :)
Pappy
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Very cool, the extra deep tip overlays add to the look, V stylish.
That's one lucky kid getting that bow...
Del
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Very nice. That should make for one happy kid!!! ;D
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Very nice and the string grooves are unique :) Lucky kid
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Good to see a bow for a youngster posted. They are our future. Fine recurve.
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Great looking bow.
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Nice job, looks great! He should be thrilled with it! :)
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THat is one lucky kid. Nice bow and excellent tiller. I like the nocks too.
Tell
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That's an excellent bow.Great job . God Bless
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That's a thing of Beauty - the braced profile is just something to behold - Great Work !!!
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It's gorgeous :)!
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nice bow and a lucky kid.Ron
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Very nice! He'll like it, and there isn't anything better than a good raccoon barbecue!
Frode
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it looks great! did you heat the back??
Yes I did right near the handle. I clamped it in about 3" of reflex then toasted 5" either side of the handle area for about 10 minutes then got a little hotter to where it started turning dark. The board held almost all 3" right away, but lost it and came out even during tillering. I have never heard/read anything about heating the back, but it seems to work and is holding up through about 200 arrows so far. :-\
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lately, some guys have been blowing our standards out of the water, regarding how we treat the back of the bow. First of all, denny and half-eye go carving the back end to end, completely violating the rules, and here you go heating it. Okay, re-think time.
But, why did you cook the back and not the belly?
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Lots of nice bows poppin' up here right now;
this is another nice one!
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But, why did you cook the back and not the belly?
To tell the truth....I'm not sure.... :-\ I guess simply because of the way I clamped it to the bench. I had the handle clamped down directly to the bench with the limb tips blocked up 3". I knew I wanted to apply heat near the handle and didn't really think about it being the back or the belly. I measured off 5" either side of the handle and kept my heat inside that mark. I think it accents the black leather pretty well to boot! :)
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... I measured off 5" either side of the handle and kept my heat inside that mark. I think it accents the black leather pretty well to boot! :)
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That was my thoughts exactly when i saw it. Its real purrty.
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Yeah, I can see the 'coons standing in line to lay down beside that beauty for a pic! ;D
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Very nice work! This one even makes me think about revisiting my own red oak board bow...
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That is a fine bow. Bookmarked, too, for Feb Self BOM fun :)
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you said red oak.. is that a board bow????
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beautiful bow, congrats
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Tiller looks great on that bow, nice job.
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you said red oak.. is that a board bow????
Yep, straight from the lumber yard ;)
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very nice job!! like the tips very unique.