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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Short and Simple HHB bow
« on: January 31, 2017, 09:18:14 pm »
Howdy everyone. Here's one I made from a short but really nice piece of HHB. It's sportin' close to an inch of string follow, but what did I expect going for close to 70# @ 25"?  O:)

50" ntn
67# @ 25"
birch bark on the back
seagrass on the handle

Let me know what you think if you get a chance. Thanks! :)
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2017, 09:18:55 pm »
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Offline ksnow

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2017, 09:31:49 pm »
Very nice. I've got my first hhb log drying, to be split soon. Can't wait to start. Hopefully it turns out as nice as yours.
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Offline Philipp A

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2017, 10:56:25 pm »
sweet looking bow! I like the design. Impressive draw weight for such a short bow! Must be blazing fast.

To ksnow: I don't like splitting HHB, I use a chain saw to half the log and then a band saw to quarter it. Have not had much luck splitting HHB
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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2017, 04:45:39 am »
Very nice bow. Tiller look great. :)
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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2017, 05:47:01 am »
Sweet...  :)
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2017, 06:00:15 am »
Verry nice and only 1 in. Of follow at double the draw !
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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2017, 06:34:42 am »
Very nice looking bow
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Offline MulchMaker

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2017, 06:45:15 am »
Sweet bow! I like choices you made on the finish really makes it look cool. Congrats on accomplishing so much with one small piece of wood.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2017, 07:01:06 am »
Thanks everyone for taking the time.  :)

ksnow, good luck with that wood you've got. Like Phillip said, I usually 1/2 a log with a chainsaw as well. Splitting HHB has been tricky for me too.
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2017, 07:23:53 am »
Love the birch bark and grass handle. Looks a lot like the last bow I made. I love it!

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Offline DuBois

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2017, 07:53:07 am »
I really like the straight forward design and I bet it launches arrows. Very nice!
Tell me about the tips and string?
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2017, 08:45:40 am »
Gracias DuBois. I shot it a bunch yesterday and the day before and it certainly packs a punch. The tips are cow horn and the string is a Dacron recurve string I had lying around. I tied knots in it to make it short enough to fit the bow. I plan on making one for it soon, but I procrastinate about making strings. It's just not as much fun as making the bows.
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Offline Philipp A

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2017, 10:04:44 am »
Just a few more questions:
Did you make the limbs equal length?
Did you taper the thickness or just the width?
Was the stave from a larger log since it doesn't appear to have much of a crown?
Were you worried about the string cutting into the wood that you didn't go for self nocks?

Again I think this is one of your best bows you have made so far. I will try to make one similar as well. I had trouble in the past in making short HHB bows without breaking them.

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Offline rps3

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Re: Short and Simple HHB bow
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2017, 10:20:22 am »
Looks good from here, the backing looks so natural.
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