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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Woodland Roamer on March 12, 2009, 11:06:40 pm

Title: Locust D Bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on March 12, 2009, 11:06:40 pm

Hey guys, here is a short woodland D bow. Black Locust, 54 inches long, 1 1/8 wide at the handle to about midlimb and 5/8 at the tips. It pulls 47 @ 26 inches. Has some lard and deer fat rubbed in for the finish. It has about one inch of set, that happened mostly I when narrowed it from 1 1/4 down to 1 1/8. I'm going to try another one and leave it 1 1/4 wide.
Alan
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Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Pat B on March 12, 2009, 11:25:06 pm

Nice Alan. You're getting pretty good with those locust D bows.  8)

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Timo on March 12, 2009, 11:27:40 pm

Nice looking lil bow. It don't get much simpler than that !

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 13, 2009, 12:08:06 am

That is just awesome! Jawge

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: John K on March 13, 2009, 12:26:44 pm

Cool bow ! Do you build up the handle or just leave it as is ?

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Hillbilly on March 13, 2009, 12:35:21 pm

Good looking bow, Alan, looks like it came right off the pages of the Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers. Perfect tiller, too- just the right amount of bend in the handle. How's it shoot?

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: OldBow on March 13, 2009, 12:58:47 pm

This is the Poster Child ;D of what this site is all about. Great Tiller and Primitive. Bookmarked, too :P

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: brownhillboy on March 13, 2009, 01:30:44 pm

Very nice little bow...great job! :)

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on March 13, 2009, 01:41:50 pm

Thanks Pat, it took me a lot of tries to get one of these right. My first several looked something like
>bows instead of D bows!  :D

Thanks Timo.

Thanks George.

Thanks John, I'll just leave the handle like it is on this one.

Thanks Steve, that's what I was going for on this one. I'm going to put a groundhog hide string on the next one too. It's draws pretty smooth and shoots good for a short bow.

Thanks Oldbow.

Thanks Brownhillboy.

Alan

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: old foul dude on March 13, 2009, 02:22:34 pm

Nice bow, it's what I've been trying to build. Number one was hickory, but I got in a hurry and ruined it with a draw knife. Number two was out of oak, I thought I had it figured out but that one broke at full draw. I'm getting ready to start number three out of a black locust stave (man that stuff is hard to carve on!) Wondered how thick your bow ended up being? How far did you taper the nock ends?

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: JustAim on March 13, 2009, 04:41:03 pm

That looks really good! Great job.

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on March 13, 2009, 11:19:21 pm

Thanks old foul dude, this bow is about 1/2" thick at the handle and 3/8" at the tips. It's 1 1/8" wide from the handle to midlimb then tapers to 5/8" at the tips.

Thanks Justaim.

Alan

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: DanaM on March 14, 2009, 08:00:34 am

Looks really nice alan, I like them little D bows :)

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Scowler on March 14, 2009, 11:46:01 am

Very cool bow!  Really like the bend-in-the-handle type bows.

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Okie on March 14, 2009, 02:23:58 pm

Nice bow Alan. I've got one just like it in the works. Only difference is mine is 60" long. Do you like the feel without the handle built up? I can't decide on mine yet. I'll have to shoot it I guess before I'll know. Great job.

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Rich Saffold on March 14, 2009, 04:35:58 pm

Truly representative of what this site is all about, and looks great as well.

Rich

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on March 14, 2009, 08:17:12 pm

Thanks Dana.

Thanks Scowler.

Thanks Okie, it's ok without the handle built up once you get used to it. I was going for a replica with this bow, that's the main reason I left the handle plain.

Thanks Rich.

Alan

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: ricktrojanowski on March 15, 2009, 06:45:28 am

That is NICE.  Great looking bow.  The tiller looks great,  what a clean looking bow.

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Timo on March 15, 2009, 09:59:15 am

Alan, you and Gordon have inspired me to make a couple lil D bows. I only made a couple in my life.I always seemed to gravitate to stiffer handle bows. But I just love the way the tiller looks on these bows. Thanks.

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on March 15, 2009, 10:38:38 pm

Thanks ricktrojanowski.

Thanks Timo.

Alan

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Pappy on March 16, 2009, 07:14:43 am

Very nice job,bet ti will spit and arrow.Nice job. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on March 16, 2009, 09:26:31 am

Thanks Pappy.

Alan

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: clintw864 on March 16, 2009, 04:23:24 pm

This one is close to yours, so maybe will help you decide on grip. Hickory bow with osage, black walnut, red oak grip. Yours a good looking bow. Thanks for showing it. Clint

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Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: n2everythg on March 16, 2009, 06:11:29 pm

Nice looking little D bow allen.
Love how short it is.
wade

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Woodland Roamer on March 16, 2009, 08:58:01 pm

Thanks Clint, good looking bow you have there.

Thanks Wade.

Alan

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: Dingleberry on April 01, 2009, 11:09:00 am

Great Bow Allen.  You nailed the tiller.

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: african man on April 01, 2009, 11:56:42 am

Nice bow there , busy with a couple my self

Chris  ;)

Title: Re: Locust D Bow
Post by: PeteC on April 01, 2009, 01:43:38 pm

Nice D-bow!!!.I've been going through a similar phase myself.They're just so simple,but elegant. God Bless