hillbilly Xbow made from exploded oak bow

[Thesquirrelslinger]

I blew up a linen-backed red oak bow... massive grain violations and a hinge combined to make a ka-boom.
So I made a crossbow from the shorter leftover.Had to re-tiller, as the origional taper would probably result in a problem... e.g one limb totally not bending   Its not exactly fancy. Its a hillbilly crossbow- it kicks like a mule... It has a notch with a hole drilled in it for a string holder(retention?)and you push a piece of broken arrow up for a trigger. I am going to mount a proper trigger to push the thing up, and maybe spray paint it black. Redwood stock.
here it is drawn, for some unusual reason it won't let me upload the braced pic.

-Squirrel

[RyanY]

What's the poundage? I once made a red oak cross bow using the working limb of a molly that didn't come out as planned. If I remember correctly I got it tillered out to 120#@16" but it ended up slowly failing right across the limb while in the cocked position. Was able to get in a few shots though.

[autologus]

Is it just me or is one limb longer than the other?

Grady

[Joec123able]

Hillbilly ? What makes it hillbilly ?

[mikekeswick]

The right limb is too strong and it's bending a bit too much in the 'handle'.

[blackhawk]

The right limb is too strong and it's bending a bit too much in the 'handle'.

+1

[osage outlaw]

I see a lot of those in your future

[Thesquirrelslinger]

Hillbilly ? What makes it hillbilly ?

The person who gave me the idea(I modeled this off of his) called his a hillbilly crossbow...
Its also a tad off center... I will adjust the tiller accordingly.
Thanks.