Hickory Warbow

[Del the cat]

My first heavy Hickory bow from a board. I sawed the back to follow a growth ring which gave a hint of natural reflex. I was aiming for 120# @ 31" but it ended up at 100# as I cut it a tad too fine on second rough out.
Lower limb (left) is a tad stiff, but I'll let my test pilot shoot a couple of dozen through it before I do any final tweaking.
It's 75 1/2" ntn, heavily heat treated, it's a little flat bellied for an ELB, but whatevs
It'll be interesting to see how it performs as it has taken very little set.
Del

[Ruddy Darter]

Nice one Del,
Interested to see how it performs, I don't know how heavy that bit of Hickory is but maybe it might be better suited to the 100lbs mark?

 R.D.

[Del the cat]

I'll report back on how it goes
Del

[Pat B]

cool bow, Del. I'm curious how the hickory will hold up. I'm sure the heat treating will help.

[Del the cat]

Here's a vid showing it shooting:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZrILwkx3sg
Del

[WhistlingBadger]

Looks great, Del!  The video is fun, though it cries out for a scream sound effect a few seconds after each shot.

[Ruddy Darter]

That worked very well Del 
Chucking a 1/2" arrow 200+yards is good going for that draw, very cool.  ,if I ever come across some hickory board I'll probably give it a try now.  .
 R.D.

[Pat B]

Looking good, Del.    What are your thoughts on hickory for war bows? How much set is it taking. I'm sure the tempering helps.

[JW_Halverson]

I think those French knights have something new to worry about!