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Offline Josh

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Simple HHB with flipped tips
« on: July 11, 2010, 09:37:04 pm »
This is my first bow with Hophornbeam... I cut the tree down in February or March, the bow is 66" NtN, 58 lbs @ 28". The tips touch the floor when laid on its back directly after unstringing  and pulls back into around 1.5 inches of reflex within the hour. This was my first successful attempt at flipping the tips with dry heat  too.  No tip overlays or handle wood laminations.  I decided to make this one as simple as possible because I feel I was kinda getting away from the real reason I started this hobby.  And besides... The less stuff glued on, the less stuff can go wrong  when it counts, right?  I really like the way this one shoots.  As always, here's my bow's "photo shoot"  ::)   Hope you like it guys, thanks for looking.   :)









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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
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Offline John K

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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2010, 09:58:07 pm »
Nice bow there Josh, i bet it shoots fast !? I like HHB for a bow.
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2010, 10:01:40 pm »
Beautiful work!  Love the strung profile, and the tiller is perfect as usual.
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2010, 10:01:58 pm »
Talk about going to the heart of primitive archery!  Nice, man, nice.
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2010, 10:16:54 pm »
Thanks John!  It is pretty fast, I am weirdly accurate with it compared to shooting some of my other bows... Even though I am shooting around a wider handle... It's weird...


Thanks Zen!   ...it has a little wiggle in the bottom limb where a knot developed on the belly while tillering but I think it is still okay.

Thank you JW!  Means alot, man.
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2010, 10:20:44 pm »
really nice looking bow josh. I like it a lot.
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2010, 10:45:41 pm »
That's a beauty for sure. Very nice curves on that bow.
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2010, 10:50:18 pm »
Beautiful work.. I only see one thing wrong with it... It's shooting the arrow one wrong side of the bow >:D ;D
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2010, 11:32:36 pm »
Sure is Good to see good Bows 8) Josh, what is the diameter of your string grooves?
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2010, 11:45:54 pm »
Another nice bow Josh.  I love the classic lines and look of this one!
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2010, 11:53:43 pm »
Thank you Wade!

Thanks GMC!

Thank You Hillbilly!  I knew SOMETHING was wrong with it...  ::) ;)

Thanks Phillip, the string grooves were cut with the smallest chainsaw file I could find.  :)

Thanks Josh O. !   :)
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2010, 11:59:39 pm »
DANG IT MAN ! i told you before your holdin it wrong , arrow goes on the other side  . , lol nice bow simpler is better just in case we forgot. you keep that fuzz growin and you'll look like patb shooting. very nice tiller!!
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Re: Simple HHB with flipped tips
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2010, 12:05:20 am »
LOL thanks Ken.. I think...  ;D
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