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Hickory Warbow
Del the cat:
My first heavy Hickory bow from a board. I sawed the back to follow a growth ring which gave a hint of natural reflex. I was aiming for 120# @ 31" but it ended up at 100# as I cut it a tad too fine on second rough out.
Lower limb (left) is a tad stiff, but I'll let my test pilot shoot a couple of dozen through it before I do any final tweaking.
It's 75 1/2" ntn, heavily heat treated, it's a little flat bellied for an ELB, but whatevs ;)
It'll be interesting to see how it performs as it has taken very little set.
Del
Ruddy Darter:
Nice one Del,
Interested to see how it performs, I don't know how heavy that bit of Hickory is but maybe it might be better suited to the 100lbs mark?
R.D.
Del the cat:
I'll report back on how it goes :)
Del
Pat B:
cool bow, Del. I'm curious how the hickory will hold up. I'm sure the heat treating will help.
Del the cat:
Here's a vid showing it shooting:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZrILwkx3sg
Del
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