Robinia

[LJB]

Hi there!

So I have been reading and learning a lot here at PA. First off all, thanks guys, for posting your bow's, your techniques and experiences. This board is a great help for beginning (and experienced, witch i am not) bowyers.

Here are some pics of the first piece of wood that survived my attempts to make a bow out of it (I broke 2 pieces of Elderberry before...).
It is Black Locust, messures 68" nock to nock:



@ brace hight:



It pulls 55# @ 28":



Some character, lil snaky:



String position:



Some leather for nice gripp:



the Sappwood was left at the nocks, i like the different colors also some Austriche sinew with hidegleu to protect this crack:



And i also made some arrows for this bow:



It was polished with a glass bottle then finished with boiled linnseedoil.
I had some great online help from the german board FC. Thanks guys

Best regards,

Leo

[Matt A]

beauty

[Pat B]

Congratulations on your first successful bow and for doing so well with locust(a wood I have problems with  ). It is obvious that you took your time and the results show.

[bcbull]

looks good however u best get the super glue out i see a good ol crack right there at the tip in ur pic with the sap wood n noks  brock

[LJB]

Thanks guys!

Dont you think the sinew wraps keeping the crack in place? I don really worry about the crack anymore, it stays right where it is since i started working on this Stave. The bow threw several 100 arrows by now. It hast little less than 1" of sett, almost no Stringfollow and no crysals (yet ).

See you, Leo

[ErictheViking]

Very cool bow. the sapwood nocks are nice.

[lesken2011]

Nice job. LJB. Well done for an early bow, for sure!

[JW_Halverson]

If properly applied that sinew will lock down those cracks nice and tight!  A little superglue would just be added insurance, easy enough to do and not very expensive. 

I am really loving the sapwood nocks.  I almost called them "overlays", but that would not be correct since they are not added to the bow, but simply left in place.  I have a chunk of mulberry with sapwood still in place, I will remember your nocks when I build that bow!!!

There is wonderful character in those limbs.  Not an easy tillering job, but you have done a wonderful job, LJB.  You have a bow you can be proud of!

[RyanY]

Awesome. I love how well balanced the limbs look at full draw even though the tip has a little reflex on the lower limb. Those tips are sweet with the sapwood left there. Can't wait to see more bows from you. Keep it up!

[LJB]

Thanks a lot for all that positive feedback guys!

Ok, I will spent some super glue on the crack, just to be sure. Ötzi probably would use it as well if he got it

Tillering it was not easy, the string was not centered when i first braced it, the handle was twisting in my hand when i pulled it 
But he, with some patience, lots of thinking and a change of mind it turned out realy good 
I am so happy with this bow, it is a nice shooter as well.

Thanks again!

 

[okie64]

Very nice bow. Nice character and beautiful tiller.

[Buckeye Guy]

That sir is a fine job on a not so easy stick !!
Cool tips too !!
Have fun!
 Guy

[hammertime]

Nice work and awesome looking bow you got there!I like those tips and character!Hammertime

[Badly Bent]

Looks real nice, all around good job you did there. Black locust is sometimes difficult to tiller properly but you did a fine job on that one. You'll be shooting that for a long time LJB, enjoy it and congrats.
  Greg

[SLIMBOB]

Very nice!!