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Offline RyanY

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Hickory Longbow
« on: November 12, 2012, 05:59:59 pm »
Been busy but finally getting back to some bow making. This one's hickory, 68" long and 40#@28". 4" handle with 3" fades, 1.75" at the fades with a concave taper to 3/8" tips. The taper is almost pyramid like but is not a straight line to the tips and gives the limbs a full look that I really like. The cross section is trapped so the back is half the width of the belly. It is also heat treated and retains 1" of reflex. With the trapping and heat treating I think it's really a testament to hickory's strength in tension. Darkened with a walnut stain and white arrows just for looks. Hope you guys like it and thanks for looking. Sorry about the crappy pics.



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Offline Bowman

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2012, 06:03:56 pm »
Thats a nice bow. Perfect tiller. A little whip ended?  I like that.  Awesome. :-) Fantastic artwork . Reminds me of the Holmegaard bow. :-)
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Offline Zion

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2012, 06:09:53 pm »
Awesome! Nice tiller and cool cosmetics  :D
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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2012, 06:17:36 pm »
Love that front profile with narrowed handle,n the unbraced says it all...a nice job Ryan...good to see ya work on wood again ;)
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2012, 06:51:13 pm »
Nice bow. Ryan. I like the paint and stain..
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2012, 09:01:38 pm »
Awesome!  I bet that hickory stick has a long life.  Looks like a sweet shooter.
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Offline steve b.

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2012, 09:09:10 pm »
Doesn't get much better than that.
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2012, 11:03:33 pm »
This looks a lot like the profile you helped my son Wil cut out on his hickory stave at Mojam this year.  He was working on it again last weekend.  It's slow going as we don't get around to getting the tools out that often.  I'll be showing him this for inspiration!
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Offline Knapper

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2012, 11:13:44 pm »
Nice lines and sweet bend. Hickory has also been a favorite of mine  8) makes great bows!
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2012, 01:10:52 am »
That's a really nice looking design. 
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Offline gianluca100

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2012, 04:07:12 am »
Wow, that's bold: trapping the back by half and also heat treating the belly, I think that's the max you can get out of a selfbow and how tough hickory is...

Veeeeery nice bow!

How is the phisical weight of the bow? Did you get under the weihgts of Badgers bow weight table? Do you have more pics of the trapping?  :)

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Offline gianluca100

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2012, 04:08:27 am »
By the way, i forgot to mention: perfect tiller for the front view shape.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2012, 08:13:55 am »
Very nice bow,should spit an arrow. :)
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2012, 08:26:33 am »
Really like that bow, great shape and style. Looks like one I would carry into the woods any day. Very nice.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Hickory Longbow
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2012, 09:01:40 am »
Nice job on that hickory! I been stayin away from it since there is so much humidity down here, except for backings. I guess I'll have to try the heat treating thing on some after seein that good lookin thang. ;)
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