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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Carl Galvin on April 17, 2018, 10:28:02 am

Title: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Carl Galvin on April 17, 2018, 10:28:02 am

Ok guys, so it seems like the piking was a grand success.  The bow looks even better drawn and is now weighing in at an amazing 57lbs at 28".  I did make sure to stretch her out about 50 times before I weighed her in or shot her.  The bow is now shooting amazing!.  Now she i really zipping them arrows faster and straighter, and of course with significantly better penetration on the target.

Here is the bow braced after piking it, and I will post photos of me drawing it post piking, once I get someone to take a photo.  She was at 70" originally, nock to nock, and I brought her down to 66", two inches off each limb.  THANKS A MILLION GUYS!!
(http://i.imgur.com/VrlTdyq.jpg) (https://imgur.com/VrlTdyq)

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: BowEd on April 17, 2018, 10:34:33 am

Congrats on the good decision.That's a heck of a nice first bow.

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Carl Galvin on April 17, 2018, 10:36:38 am

Thanks man! I'm excited to try and use it during deer season.

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: willie on April 17, 2018, 10:38:37 am

Quote from: BowEd on April 17, 2018, 10:34:33 am

Congrats on the good decision.That's a heck of a nice first bow.

:OK

cool, is the wheel bow on craigs list yet? >:D

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Bob Barnes on April 17, 2018, 10:41:06 am

 :OK

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: JWMALONE on April 17, 2018, 11:04:47 am

Excellent!! 

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Aksel on April 17, 2018, 01:27:16 pm

Well done!!!  (SH)  :-D

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Swampman on April 17, 2018, 01:40:22 pm

Congratulations. That looks like a great bow. Can't wait to see the new full draw.

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 17, 2018, 01:41:09 pm

Good to hear! Jawge

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Stick Bender on April 17, 2018, 01:47:56 pm

Your first looks  a lot better then my first congrats !

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Carl Galvin on April 17, 2018, 02:04:21 pm

Thanks Again guys!  I already ordered the stain and finish to call it a day.

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: hoosierf on April 17, 2018, 02:41:49 pm

Awesome. Looks great.

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Bayou Ben on April 17, 2018, 02:46:38 pm

Yeah it looks good Carl.  It came a long way.  Congrats

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Eric Krewson on April 17, 2018, 05:07:30 pm

From that tangle the brace height looks a little high, could be just the picture.  I have found that a 6" to 6 1/2" brace height works well on selfbows.

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: bjrogg on April 17, 2018, 05:28:07 pm

I think you made the right decision. Can't wait to see it all prettied up and see those bends. Happy  Hunting.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Carl Galvin on April 17, 2018, 09:23:59 pm

Eric Krewson, I think I did have the brace a tad high there. I did readjust it later. This is just a temporary string. It is a tillering string that busted on the one loop side that it came with, and I ended up having to work on the bow with a bowyer's knot on each side.

Bjrogg, thank you sir, and happy hunting to you.

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Bob W. on April 17, 2018, 09:40:01 pm

Sometimes we need to pike them for any number of reasons, nice selfbow  looks like she will be a good hunting bow!

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Badger on April 17, 2018, 09:41:29 pm

    Nice success, you did a good job working with the group, I am sure you will become a welcome member here.

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Knoll on April 17, 2018, 11:46:50 pm

Ain't it cool to "hear" a feller so excited about his first good one?!!
Congrats, Carl!

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Carl Galvin on April 18, 2018, 06:33:52 am

Thanks you all.

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: burchett.donald on April 18, 2018, 07:01:38 am

 Congrats Carl...
                          Don

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: GlisGlis on April 18, 2018, 08:56:20 am

it looks real good  (SH)
and it's just the first one of the series  :OK

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Carl Galvin on April 18, 2018, 08:57:24 am

Thanks Don and Glis!

Title: Re: The Birth of Pikey
Post by: Springbuck on April 18, 2018, 10:37:14 pm

  Very glad to see it come out so well!  Fine bow!