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Flntknp17
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Maple and Hickory Bow Finished Today
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October 16, 2020, 07:31:46 pm »
I glued up this bow about two weeks ago and finished it today after work. I've been on a quest to make the best bow I can from things I find at the local home improvement store. This bow is hard maple from a 1x2x72 board and a 1/8" hickory slat cut from another 1x2x72 board. I cut the limbs of the maple core to rough thickness, and then glued up the bow with about 2" of reflex. The bow finished 66" long, 50#@27", and has a bit of reflex left after tillering and ~400 shots. The string is a 14 strand made from 452X and the nocks are thin enough that I only cut a groove on the front. The tip overlays and handle are a piece of tropical hardwood that I found in a bin of odds and ends for wood turning. I am pretty happy with this one and I think it is the best bow I have built to date in terms of shooting out of at least a hundred. Going to try the same formula again with the next one, but maybe 64" long.
Matt
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Kidder
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Re: Maple and Hickory Bow Finished Today
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October 16, 2020, 08:07:15 pm »
That’s an awesome bow Matt - I can only imagine how nice it shoots! Very cool color too!
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Allyn T
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October 16, 2020, 08:08:50 pm »
That's sharp looking I like it
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Morgan
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October 17, 2020, 12:08:03 am »
That’s a fine looking bow! Nice job on it!
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druid
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October 17, 2020, 12:40:13 am »
Looks good tiller is elegant.
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bassman
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October 17, 2020, 08:51:34 am »
I like the the deep cut arrow shelf,and long handle . Nice bow.
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Santanasaur
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October 17, 2020, 12:59:58 pm »
Very elegant design and super clean execution. Awesome bow Matt
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October 18, 2020, 04:00:34 pm »
Pretty bow, nice job on that one.
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bradsmith2010
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Re: Maple and Hickory Bow Finished Today
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October 18, 2020, 05:12:37 pm »
congrats,,
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Bad juju
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October 18, 2020, 06:27:58 pm »
Curious what are the dimensions of your riser?
Nice work
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silent sniper
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October 19, 2020, 04:21:44 am »
Nice looking Bow, good work Matt 👍🏻
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bjrogg
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October 19, 2020, 04:42:51 am »
Nice bow. Looks like you are drilling that 3-d buck. The coyote is hurting to.
Bjrogg
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Marc St Louis
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October 19, 2020, 07:44:17 am »
Very nice
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barebo
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Re: Maple and Hickory Bow Finished Today
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October 20, 2020, 02:01:11 pm »
I've been absent for a spell and am getting back into building a few bows and this exact combination is on my list. You did a fine job with this one - it's a beauty!
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