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Offline Badly Bent

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little buckthorn bow
« on: April 07, 2013, 10:10:40 pm »
Heres a little light weight buckthorn bow I just finished up and shot in. 58" ntn and around 30# @ 24". This stave has a real nice
color and grain so I finished it with tru-oil only, no stain or dye finish. Bottom limb has a 10" section at the end where the back
is concave. That area is non bending because of the problem there but the bow shoots smooth and quiet with no handshock.
Heres some pics;
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2013, 10:12:27 pm »
Here is the concave area in the bottom limb;
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Offline ksnow

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2013, 10:16:53 pm »
That's a cool little bow.  I can't wait to get back to WI in June and cut some buckthorn.  Sounds like a good wood.

Kyle
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2013, 10:16:58 pm »
Sweet looking bow, Greg. Nice bend.
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Offline TacticalFate

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2013, 10:18:52 pm »
Just a question, why couldn't you make the belly convex in that stiff area to keep the thickness taper even across the limb? Nice little bow though :)
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Offline missilemaster

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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2013, 10:40:06 pm »
Nice looking bow Greg, it seems Buckthorn has a knack for giving you a concave somewhere in the limb.  I've never seen that coloration on the back of buckthorn before.....beautiful :)
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Offline half eye

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2013, 11:00:28 pm »
Love to see them bend like that, right down to the way yer ears open up at the end there. Dont see nothing wrong with her lines neither, really nice bow right there. Man you and Kenny got 'em bendin real fine!!!
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Offline Zion

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2013, 11:03:00 pm »
Wow really nice bow, that color is niiiice! Good bend too!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2013, 11:22:41 pm »
Thanks ksnow, give buckthorn a try its great stuff
Thanks Kenny
TactialFate, belly was scraped convex and thickness taper evened and checked with calipers. Still couldn't get any bend through that area though, limb cross section shape just made it to stiff there. Had the same problem with my first buckthorn bow and thinned
the similar area on that bow in attempt to get it bending and had a tension break. Decided not to push this one. ;)
Thanks Cody, I think the color may have come from letting it season for about 10 months with the bark on.
Thanks Rich
Thanks Zion
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Offline bubby

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2013, 11:24:18 pm »
sweety bow Greg, love lookin' at your bows, Bub
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Offline RyanY

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2013, 12:50:56 am »
Cool little bow. Gotta love buckthorn. Thanks for sharing!
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Offline Joec123able

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« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2013, 12:55:41 am »
Sweet lookin bow
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Offline Granite Mtn

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2013, 03:37:55 am »
That shape of limb will be stiff that's just the way it is! That tiller is perfect in my opinion for what you had to work with great job I think it is really nice!
Chris
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2013, 03:56:46 am »
Nice bow.  I like the natural colors of it. 
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Offline dwardo

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Re: little buckthorn bow
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2013, 06:52:35 am »
I like that one a lot very nice. Great finish and tiller.
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