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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bambule on February 12, 2009, 11:11:10 am

Title: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: bambule on February 12, 2009, 11:11:10 am

This is a Hickory Flatbow from a stave. It's 65" ntn 1 3/4 wide limbs tapering down to 0,5 mm.
Draws 57#@27" - my 3D-Bow:
(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/hickfin1-1.jpg)
(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/hickfin2-1.jpg)(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/hickfin4-1.jpg)
(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/hickfin5-1.jpg)
(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/hickory1.jpg)
(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/hickoryfd2.jpg)
(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/hickorytip1.jpg)(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/hickorytip2.jpg)

Greetz
Cord

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: OldBow on February 12, 2009, 11:31:25 am

Very nice bow. Really like the simplicity of the tips. Bookmarked for February Self BOM, too.

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: AndrewS on February 12, 2009, 11:38:49 am

Hi Cord, the bow looks very good!
Hope to see the bow in march?

Andreas

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: bambule on February 12, 2009, 11:40:21 am

Yeah Andreas, we will meet in March - the same procedure as every year  ;)

Greetz
Cord

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: Jesse on February 12, 2009, 11:50:58 am

That bow looks great. I like the dye job also. Your a braver man than me the way you cut the knock into the back of the bow :o

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: bambule on February 12, 2009, 11:54:27 am

Cutting the nocks into Hickory is not a brave job - Hickory is able to handle such a penetration. I won't do that on another wood.

Greetz
Cord

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: Pappy on February 12, 2009, 12:22:19 pm

Very nice,love the die job,I'm with Jesse on the tips,look great but I wouldn't trust it unless I overlaid it first.O well seems to work for you and I guess that is all that matters. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: robbsbass on February 12, 2009, 12:43:45 pm

Beautiful bow, I love the simplicity and the dye job. I agree with Jesse I wouldn't have the nerve to cut the knocks into it like that.

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: brownhillboy on February 12, 2009, 01:56:47 pm

Another nice looking bow.  Good job. :)

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: Hillbilly on February 12, 2009, 04:05:19 pm

Great looking bow. I wouldn't trust the back-cut nocks at that draw weight either, but looks like they're holding up. Bet it's a sweet shooter, good job.

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: GregB on February 13, 2009, 08:35:03 am

Beautiful bow, but I'm with the rest on the nock's...and we've made a lot of hickory bows ourselves! You can still easily inlay those tips if you'd like. I really like all other aspects of the bow other then violating the back on the tip grooves.  :)

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 13, 2009, 11:02:50 am

Great bow! It's attractive and the tiller is excellent. The nocks, well, I never do that.  Yes, hickoy is string. But, a friend did that  with osage and the result was bad in that the tip snapped at the nock. He ended up putting on an overlay. Jawge

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: medicinewheel on February 15, 2009, 04:53:54 am

just as nice as the BL you posted; great looking bows!
f.

ps: you are german, right?? where are you??

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: PeteC on February 15, 2009, 08:38:46 am

The bow looks great bambule.Great dye work and design.I'm with the other fella's on the tips though.I hope they'll last for you. God Bless

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: bambule on February 15, 2009, 12:00:13 pm

Thank you all for your nice compliments

@medicinewheel: I'm from between Hannover and Hameln (Ratcatcher of Hameln, you know?)


Greetz
Cord

Title: Re: Hickory Flatbow
Post by: nickf on February 15, 2009, 03:04:54 pm

it's just gorgeous!
german effeciency..in both making bows and impressing little Nick :)

Nick