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dreamcraft_archery
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My first recurve - elm selfbow
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June 19, 2019, 03:01:30 am »
Hi guys!
Few weeks ago I finished my first recurve bow. I used dry heating to bend tips. In spite of ugly tranvensal crack which appeared due to my mistake I managed to finish that bow. Tillered to about 35lbs at 26". About 155 cm ntn. Stave had some natural deflex. I finished bow with dark green stain and applied a piece of crazy leather.
Making it was wonderful adventure!
Have a great day guys!
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kbear
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Re: My first recurve - elm selfbow
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June 19, 2019, 03:42:28 am »
Congrats on your flip-tip mate! That looks like a tricky stave to have tillered too, with that woop in the top limb. Though, I do like a bow with some character!
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Ozi Sapling
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June 19, 2019, 04:54:41 am »
Man, she's a beauty. Full of personality.
(nice wood pile too).
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Del the cat
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June 19, 2019, 06:06:23 am »
Good looking bow
Del
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DC
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June 19, 2019, 07:20:53 am »
That's a nice one
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ohma2
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June 19, 2019, 08:16:38 am »
Tricky piece of wood ,curves are opening up nicely ,hope it has a long life
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dreamcraft_archery
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Re: My first recurve - elm selfbow
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June 19, 2019, 01:23:53 pm »
kbear - Thank you! Indeed, it wasnt easy stave but it was worth all the eforts.
Ozi Sapling- Thank you! I work only on such character bows, I much appreciate them
Del the cat - Thanks man!
DC - Thanks, glad you like it!
ohma2 - Thanks a lot!
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PaSteve
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June 19, 2019, 01:24:48 pm »
I'd say you did real good for your first recurve. Looks great.
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upstatenybowyer
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Re: My first recurve - elm selfbow
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June 19, 2019, 05:14:16 pm »
That's a nice one dreamcraft. Way to go!
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bjrogg
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Re: My first recurve - elm selfbow
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June 19, 2019, 05:32:30 pm »
That's a kinky one. Nice job on the recurves. Did you notice it was harder to brace? I remember my first thinking it was hard to brace and must be heavy, then coming in lighter than I was intending.
Bjrogg
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George Tsoukalas
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June 20, 2019, 06:11:29 am »
That's a beauty! Jawge
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SLIMBOB
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June 20, 2019, 06:24:51 am »
That was a tricky one to get right. Nice job.
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dreamcraft_archery
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June 20, 2019, 12:53:44 pm »
PaSteve, upstatenybowyer, bjrogg, dGeorge Tsoukalas, SLIMBOB - Thank you guys. I'm really thankful for your kind words. Bjorgg - I think I overlooked that.
I like such challenging staves because they can teach us a lot. Every bow is a lesson to be learnt!
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backtowood B2W
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June 23, 2019, 10:31:16 pm »
Cool! I love character bows too!
You did great on the tiller! Can see a lot of progress in your working skills!
Keep on!
Still curios about your flax backings. Would be great to get more Infos about your experiences.
Martin
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dreamcraft_archery
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June 24, 2019, 11:28:43 pm »
Thank you Martin for your words. I appreciate it.
I know what I promised and I will share my knowledge about my backings. They are very time consuming and I'm still not fully convinced about their work and performance. Anyway I will do such a bow soon!
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