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Offline Kegan

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New hickory take down
« on: April 15, 2011, 09:02:56 pm »
It's been a long time since I've posted a bow!

I needed a bow to sell for gas money (driving to work has me going broke), but also wanted some more practice with the fiberglass mesh and epoxy take down system. This is what I came up with.

It's hickory, 66" ntn, 47# at 28" (drawn almost to 29" in the picture). Red mahogony stain, jute wrap. It's not the fastest, but that might be because I've been putting 11.5 gpp arrows through it and have been shooting a super speedy hybrid I built. Either way, it really stacks the arrows though and is a joy to shoot. It has no set, and I tempered the belly as an added assurance. I think the way I'm tempering is just over building the designs, but that shouldn't be a bad thing in a hunting bow?

Sorry about the pics, I was rushing to get some taken after I got home from work. I forgot a width profile picture. It's 1 3/4" to mid limb, with a concave taper in the outer limbs to 5/16" nocks.

Let me know what you think. And yes... I'm very sunburned ::)
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Offline woodstick

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2011, 09:23:58 pm »
thats a fine looking bow there.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2011, 10:19:24 pm »
Kegan, very good looking bow. Did you have any trouble lining up the tips so the string is centered? It seems whenever I do a takedown I end up spending 50 % of my time trying to align the tips.
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Offline Timo

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2011, 12:17:02 am »
I think you have them take downs ...down Kegan. Nice looking tiller.
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Offline Jesse

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2011, 02:29:05 am »
Very nice kegan
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Offline Jesse

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2011, 02:31:44 am »
Lol you are a true redhead not just red hair ;D
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2011, 10:02:31 am »
  NICE
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Offline johnston

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2011, 10:11:51 am »
Kegan that sure is nice. I gotta learn the take down somehow...make buy one of yours and copy?

Lane
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HatchA

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2011, 10:57:36 am »
Very nice looking bow, Kegan.  Beautiful colour wood (yes...  there's a "u" in there - it's the correct way to spell it;) )

I'm interested in the method you use for the butt-ends of the limbs - the taper etc.  Have you done a build-along on PA that I could look at to see how it's done?


Also - don't you know the golden rule about covering up?  I know some redheads in Ireland that get sunburnt on a rainy day!!  hehehe
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Offline RyanY

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2011, 01:26:25 pm »
Very nice. Bet its fast.  ;D
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Offline Gr8fulride

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2011, 02:12:07 pm »
Nice job!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2011, 02:15:22 pm »
Nice bow, Kegan. Good to see you building simple bows again.
  Did you do a build along for the FG take down handle? I'd like to try it.
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Offline DEllis

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2011, 04:52:40 pm »
very nice, takedowns are handy things :)
Darcy
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Offline John K

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2011, 05:19:21 pm »
Looks great Kegan !
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Offline Kegan

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Re: New hickory take down
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2011, 08:39:34 pm »
Thanks everyone :)!

Hrothgar- This was a one piece that I cut diagonally across the handle. It's the same style of handle that MadCrow did a build along for and was in a back issue of PA. I didn't have any issues with tip alignment.

Jesse- you can say that again, my head's all the same color now... I look kinda like a kitchen match ;)

Lane- It's not hard. Madcrow's build along is really thorough. It's just... messy >:D.

HatchA- I had twelve layers of clothing on because it was cold in the morning... I didn't expect it to get so hot!

Pat- Yeah, I've got several D bows in the work. This one just stoked the fire for good, honest, simple stick bows :)
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