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Offline 0209

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HHB
« on: December 08, 2009, 10:48:50 pm »
Hey everyone,

I just bought a nice piece of HHB off of ebay and it measures about 4" X 4" X 60" (for only 20 bucks! ;D) and was curious as to what kind of bow to make from it.  The piece itself is nice in size as you can tell and well, I planned on cutting multiple staves out of it by the use of a table saw.  While this seems the right route to take in my perspective, how would you guys do it?
I was going to try and make like a mini-elb since it's only 60 inches, but if you guys have any other recommendations I'm all ears.
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Offline RyanY

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Re: HHB
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2009, 10:54:16 pm »
Marc St Louis makes a lot of bows from HHB and elm. If I had the tools I would attempt to make a deflex recurve like him. Good luck.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: HHB
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2009, 11:51:59 pm »
What's your draw? I'd make a flatbow about 1.5 in wide and let it bend in the handle. It's an actual 4x4? It's been cut into block form? Should be good for a couple of bows. Jawge
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Re: HHB
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2009, 12:43:42 am »
Quote from: 0209 on December 08, 2009, 10:48:50 pm
Hey everyone,

I just bought a nice piece of HHB off of ebay and it measures about 4" X 4" X 60" (for only 20 bucks! ;D) and was curious as to what kind of bow to make from it.  The piece itself is nice in size as you can tell and well, I planned on cutting multiple staves out of it by the use of a table saw.  While this seems the right route to take in my perspective, how would you guys do it?
I was going to try and make like a mini-elb since it's only 60 inches, but if you guys have any other recommendations I'm all ears.
SO THAT WAS YOU??????????????? >:( >:( >:(   ;)
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Re: HHB
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2009, 01:21:28 am »
new guy here.... could someone translate HHB for me?
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: HHB
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2009, 01:36:33 am »
hop hornbeam
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Offline sailordad

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Re: HHB
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2009, 01:38:02 am »
Hop Horn Beam
a.k.a. ironwood

nice stuff,i just so happen to have a stave in the shop just waiting for me to get inspired by it.
but my deminishing rock pile keeps calling to me
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Offline 0209

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Re: HHB
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2009, 03:01:40 am »
Banoch, was that you that I bought the HHB from? O:) ;) ;)
Looked like a great piece of wood to work with and I decided to bid on her and what do ya know...I got lucky.
Well if it was you I bought the HHB from, I suppose it's a small world.  I try and do the wood justice...:)
Have a good one.
-Ian
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Re: HHB
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2009, 03:04:45 am »
Ah, and to answer your questions, my draw is about 27" or so.  But I like to tiller my bows to 28" just in case I wanna give'em away to friends.  So for the purpose of this thread, we'll say it's 28.
I'm looking for a heavy bow, somewhere in the range of like 80-100#.  I know 60" is a little short to work with, but is it possible?
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Re: HHB
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2009, 04:18:58 am »
sounds like you have enough wood to saw 4 1x2's (1.5" x 1.5")...why not try to make four bows of different styles and poundages?
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Offline Pappy

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Re: HHB
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2009, 08:36:19 am »
Sure it is possible,IW is pretty tough but I wouldn't try and get 80lbs at 28 on a piece that short.
Is it a stave with the back already to go or sawed like a board ? You might want to back it if you want to draw it that far with that much weight. :)
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Offline DanaM

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Re: HHB
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2009, 08:53:18 am »
No way I would turn a stave into boards :o

Like Pappy said that asking to much for a 60" stave, especially if your just beginning. I would rather get a usuable 50# bow than $20 of firewood :)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: HHB
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2009, 10:18:08 am »
Be sure you let the handle bend. Forget about 28 in. Tiller to 26 in. You may ease into 27" depending on tiller. No narrowed handle. No recurving or reflexing. 80# is asking a lot at 28 " for a 60" stave. Like I said, yo have 2 staves there if you rip it. Back it with silk, linen, burlap or rawhide. Above all have fun. L
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: HHB
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2009, 02:11:32 pm »
Ironwood is a great bow wood. Keep the saw away from it. Make a nice selfbow out of it.
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Offline sulphur

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Re: HHB
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2009, 08:49:21 pm »
man, i've dying to get my hands on some HHB ever since i saw marc's deflex recurve.  I do have elm and osage though.  will probably try it with those pretty soon.  I have seen a few bamboo backed HHB's that were cut from boards.  there is a feller in central texas that gets it shipped to him from Minnesota and has is cut at the mill.  been trying to swap him something for some.
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