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Offline makenzie71

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First bow in three or four years...
« on: November 14, 2009, 01:06:14 am »
...or first successful one, anyway.  Oak belly, bamboo backing, the handle is Brazilian cedar.  I'm disappointed with the handle...I expected a smoother transition and a cleaner seam, but it didn't work in my favor...I'll likely be wrapping it in leather.  Best shooting bow I've made...or, best shooting for me, anyway.  I can actually hold a 10" pattern at about 60ft.  66" nock to nock....pulls 58lbs at 28".  I've flown about 75 arrows in the last two days with it...also the first arrows I've shot in three or four years...my fingers are killing me.







It was fun.  I can't wait to start the...it'll be real similar but I'll be make a bigger effort to keep set lower.
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Offline woodstick

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2009, 08:54:43 am »
looks pretty good to me. welldone.
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Offline NTProf

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2009, 09:37:58 am »
Another bamboo-backed oak!! What kind of oak is it?
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Offline Dano

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2009, 10:28:39 am »
Nice job, I would narrow the tips down in the last 12", it would help them bend better and shoot a whole lot smoother. But that's just me, enjoy your shooter.
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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2009, 10:33:05 am »
Quote from: Dano on November 14, 2009, 10:28:39 am
Nice job, I would narrow the tips down in the last 12", it would help them bend better and shoot a whole lot smoother. But that's just me, enjoy your shooter.

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Offline makenzie71

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2009, 11:13:50 am »
That was an experiment.  My main shooter has a nice "D" shape when drawn....the bend goes through the whole stave.  I wanted to try to put more mid limb and it shoots a whole lot cleaner.  The next one will have a slightly different profile.

It's red oak.
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Offline Hoot

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2009, 08:09:03 pm »
great job, especially after such a long time off.....
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Offline Hoot

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2009, 08:09:50 pm »
great job, especially after such a long time off.....
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Offline makenzie71

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2009, 09:01:01 pm »
Thanks hoot.
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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2009, 08:43:48 pm »
And I have your fine laminate bookmarked for that category for Nov BOM. Thanks!
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Offline LEGIONNAIRE

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2009, 09:42:36 pm »
nice looking bow! I like te bamboo on oak. Goodluck with the next one.
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Offline makenzie71

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2009, 09:44:38 pm »
Thanks guys.  I just picked up my lumber for the next bow.  Stoked.  I'd really like to make a slightly recurve bamboo backed bow but I don't quite know how to pull that off yet.
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Offline juniper junkie

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2009, 10:52:15 pm »
nice job, tiller looks good. you could maybe narrow the limb tips a bit and get even better performance. overall and nice bow.  8)
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Offline makenzie71

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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2009, 11:30:10 pm »
Well I have this one pulling right where I want...and I've got it balanced and tuned to where I can actually hold a 4~6" pattern at 30ft (I seldom shoot further).  I got her stained, oiled, and tomorrow I'll be wrapping the handle with sinew.  I'm reluctant to carve anything off and starting over.

I'm about to start the next one.  The limbs will be quite a bit narrower and I'll be trying to get about 1/2" of reflex and a slight recurve.  Goal will be 45lbs at 28"...hoping for something a bit easier to target shoot with. My fingers are killing me after 200 arrows on a 6-pounder.
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Re: First bow in three or four years...
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2009, 06:05:04 am »
Nice looking bow.well done. :)
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