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Offline toomanyknots

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Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
« on: May 18, 2011, 11:01:43 pm »
Specs: 78" or so nock to nock. 70# @ 28". (hense the "longbow" instead of "warbow"). Haven't measured the wideth or thickness but it is a traditional d section. Have got probably around 100 arrows out of her and so far have about 2 1/4" to 2 1/2" resting set, maybe a bit more just after shooting a bit. I made it from a pretty small sappling, maybe and inch and a half in diameter if that, probably less. The horn nocks are from rudder bows. Btw, if anyone knows, if a bow of this weight and specs is drawn to 32", can anyone estimate the weight? I have heard that a warbow/longbows force draw curve is close to a straight line,...

















Heres a youtube vid of me shooting er out in my backyard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pw1nUXPhyM
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Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2011, 11:40:08 pm »
Nice looking Bow....never tried Silver Maple before...but I love all the others for Bow Wood....Got one Question though...whats up with the right hand draw...and right hand Arrow Placement? Never seen this without a Thumb Ring before...
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2011, 11:42:52 pm »
Oh, thats just the way I started shooting when I was little and never gave it up. Can't hit squat with the arrow on the other side,  ;D.
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2011, 12:00:46 am »
Quote from: Scott D on May 18, 2011, 11:58:57 pm
Looks great. Really nice job on the nocks

lol, can't take credit for those, bought em from rudderbows. But rudderbows does do a real fine job on thier nocks!   ;D
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Dag

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Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2011, 12:08:40 am »
Great bow man!
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Silver maple longbow, some finished/fulldraw pics and a shooting video.
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2011, 11:03:07 pm »
Nice looking bow, very interesting shooting style. 
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