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Offline RyanY

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Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« on: December 25, 2013, 01:45:09 am »
Long time no see!  ;D Been super busy lately but was able to fit making a bow into my time on break from school. This bow is an attempt to recreate an old bow that was left in my fathers house when we moved in. It had a large degree of side bending from twist and because of its age I never strung it up. I figured the only way I'd get to shoot it is if I made one just like it!  :P My guess was that the wood is hickory with a maple handle. I attempted to follow the dimensions of width and the handle and fades as closely as possible. While building my bow started to develop a lot of twist due to the way the wood wanted to bend. My guess is the old bow had the same problem causing its twist. Luckily I was able to keep it from being too severe. My bow came in at 50#@28" although it hasn't been shot in so that could change. It's 66" ntn and has a shorter lower limb. I wont babble on about other dimensions unless someone asks. Took very little set but will probably settle in a little after some shooting. It came in at 18oz were the old bow was 19.5oz. Maybe you guys can help me guess where the discrepancies lie that causes the differences in mass. I had to go with a different style handle wrap because I didn't have a long enough strip of leather. Osage was used for the dot in the handle. Anyways, it was a pleasure to make and a great experience. I felt as though I was seeing the bow being made by the maker. Would definitely recommend trying to replicate any old bows you guys may have. Thanks for looking!  :)









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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2013, 02:02:57 am »
Cool  8)  ;)
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Offline Dan K

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2013, 03:24:45 am »
Looks like an old Ben Pearson. Is there a name on it somewhere?
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Offline Badger

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2013, 03:28:48 am »
  Very nice job on that, was your dad impressed? The mass? the other bow may simply habe been denser or had a thicker cross section.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2013, 04:35:31 am »
 Now that is to cool 8) Nice work! One thing though, I bet your tiller is better than the original bow when it was new...Dude you dialed that one in...
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2013, 08:13:05 am »
Nice work!
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2013, 08:43:34 am »
Pretty cool.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2013, 08:47:23 am »
Nice looking bow.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2013, 08:51:49 am »
Nice to see you around agin Ryan. Cool bow, hickory huh?...:)
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Offline VicNova

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2013, 09:01:04 am »
Aw Man I love that bow! I use to have an old bow just like that. What are the dimensions of that handle? It looks way to thin for a glue-on handle, but obviously it works and looks sweet!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2013, 09:14:06 am »
Nice accurate looking replication. Great attention to detail, even looks like you got the back and belly edges rounded to the same radius. Just has to age now to get the patina of the older one.
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Offline Will H

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2013, 10:06:28 am »
You pulled that off perfectly Ryan! Very cool, tiller is spot on!
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2013, 10:08:43 am »
Nice
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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2013, 10:19:35 am »
Enjoyed the story and find this pretty interesting stuff Ryan.
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Replica attempt of an old bow (pic heavy)
« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2013, 10:51:00 am »
Thanks guys! No names or markings on the bow that I could see. I don't know enough about old bows to say if it was sold or home made.

Badger, He thought it was pretty neat but doesn't take a whole lot of interest in my works.

Victor, It is very narrow at just around 5/8" at the narrowest point. I had a previous experience where a wider handle broke on a lighter bow so I've been nervous drawing this one back. But I wasn't going to cut any corners on this one.  ;)

Pearlie, You know I love my white wood!  >:D Really lucked out though. Besides the twist this was an excellent piece of wood.
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