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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jonas on February 13, 2018, 10:52:37 am

Title: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Jonas on February 13, 2018, 10:52:37 am

Hello,
I finished this bow last october and since then it s one of my favourite bows, smooth to draw and very fast. I treated it with a selfmade sandalwood stain,which combines very well with black locust in my opinion

Some facts about the bow:
Lenght: 63"
Weight: 15oz
Drawweight: 40lbs@28"
Finish: Sandalwood-stain, shellac, boiled linseed oil

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Jonas on February 13, 2018, 10:53:39 am

More

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Jonas on February 13, 2018, 10:54:43 am

More

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Jonas on February 13, 2018, 10:55:34 am

And the most important pictures

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: JWMALONE on February 13, 2018, 11:00:56 am

Very nice, looks like you could hunt right off the back porch with it to.

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Aaron H on February 13, 2018, 11:27:31 am

Cool  8)  Great work

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Hans H on February 13, 2018, 11:29:05 am

nice pics shows a nice bow, well done
Hans

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Trapper Rob on February 13, 2018, 11:32:21 am

Very nice looking bow.

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: upstatenybowyer on February 13, 2018, 11:44:03 am

Love the simplicity, beautiful bow.  :OK

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Pat B on February 13, 2018, 12:01:30 pm

Very nice clean bow, Jonas.   :OK
Locust has always been my nemesis but maybe I should try it again. 

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: ohma2 on February 13, 2018, 12:10:26 pm

Very well done

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Post by: simson on February 13, 2018, 12:18:41 pm

Nice bow, fine finish and really good photographed!
Congrats

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Danzn Bar on February 13, 2018, 12:56:52 pm

Very nice looking bow
DBar

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Badger on February 13, 2018, 01:10:22 pm

 Beautiful job!

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: NorthHeart on February 13, 2018, 01:19:40 pm

Lovely, like the horn on the curves!  Why does that look yellow like Osage is that dyed or a normal color of BL?

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Morgan on February 13, 2018, 02:28:48 pm

Oh wow! Very nice!

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Post by: selfbow joe on February 13, 2018, 04:59:22 pm

Sweet looking bow

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Post by: Hamish on February 13, 2018, 05:27:44 pm

Classy details. I really like it.

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Post by: Yard Dog on February 13, 2018, 05:59:50 pm

Nice looking bow !!!! I need to work with some more black locust.... It's great..

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: redhillwoods on February 13, 2018, 07:59:25 pm

I love that bow!

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Jonas on February 13, 2018, 09:33:33 pm

Thank you for the kind comments!
@ Pat B: I think it s definitly worth a shot. Since I dont have (cheap) access to osage, it is my best alternative. In my experience, (very) good black locust can at least compete with average osage. It is a little bit problematic regarding compressing, but I have never had any problems with a flat or oval belly.
@240m3srt: I treated it with stain (sandalwood), which turned it a little bit into red. Without the stain, black locust looks even more yellow. In generell it looks very similair to osage.

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: barebo on February 14, 2018, 05:01:17 am

I wouldn't mind having that beauty hanging on my bow rack - excellent craftsmanship !

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: M2A on February 14, 2018, 08:02:28 am

Very nice bow. Really like the color from your home brew stain.

Mike 

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Will B on February 14, 2018, 09:19:49 am

Very nice bow!  I love the horn on the curves.  Great job!

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: S.C. hunter on February 14, 2018, 06:57:58 pm

  Very nice, pretty bow. Thanks for posting that. I cut some locust about a month ago. Your pictures will inspire me to do as well.
   Steve

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: BowEd on February 15, 2018, 07:52:44 am

That is a very nice bow Jonas.Congrats.

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: DuBois on February 15, 2018, 12:13:00 pm

Really nice tiller!
Great bow!

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Springbuck on February 15, 2018, 09:29:11 pm

Quote from: Pat B on February 13, 2018, 12:01:30 pm

Locust has always been my nemesis but maybe I should try it again.

That's wild.  BL is my highest success rate wood.  The one where, given even a decent stave I don't kill somehow between log and floor tiller, I know I'm making a bow. 

Very nice bow, Jonah.  Fantastic tiller, and she positively gleams.

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Jonas on February 16, 2018, 02:54:46 am

Thank you  :)

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: kbear on February 16, 2018, 03:51:17 pm

Well nah....... where's that saw gone. I'm goin to get some BL!

P.S The horn on the curves....... just beautiful

Title: Re: Black Locust Recurve
Post by: Tracker0721 on February 17, 2018, 11:44:38 pm

Great photography! Really shows off that bows beauty!