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Offline budgolf

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Oak self bow
« on: March 29, 2014, 05:25:29 pm »
Self bows are the best. While I don't like how this one has turned out, it's pretty, and so much more fun to make than the glued up riser and backing stuff. I haven't made a string for it yet because I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with it. The bottom limb is bending a lot more than the top. A lot. Which I don't understand why. I used a gizmo and I think the tiller looks pretty good. But it draws at less than 30 @ 28 and looks bad at full draw. Oh well like I said, it's pretty.





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Offline dragonman

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Re: Oak self bow
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2014, 05:58:48 pm »
the bend doesnt look too bad to me and it hasnt taken much set so overall its looking good
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Re: Oak self bow
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2014, 06:26:25 pm »
grats on the finished bow!  Tiller isn't that bad and will be better on your next I'm sure.  I typically don't carve string groves on the back unless using overlays.  thanks for sharing!
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Offline budgolf

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Re: Oak self bow
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2014, 06:58:35 pm »
Thanks guys. Those string groves on the back were unintentional actually. The result of working, being in the zone I guess and just following the pencil like I had laid out. I may end up shortening the bow so they may go away.
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