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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jmilbrandt on September 09, 2009, 09:39:07 pm

Title: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Jmilbrandt on September 09, 2009, 09:39:07 pm

This is one of my latest bows. I made it for one of my friends who wanted just a cool looking bow that was fun to shoot. So I made this one out of a Mountain Maple sapling a little less then a inch and a half in diameter. It is 64" long and pulls 35# at 28". It's 1 1/4 at the fades to almost 7/8 up the limb then it tapers to 3/8. I left alot of cambium on the back to give it a camo effect and hopefully the cool look he wanted. The stave was one of the most crooked I have ever worked with and most of the time spent on this bow was steaming and straightening it. I have never had so much trouble getting good string alignment. Being so narrow it has taken some string follow, around an inch, I could have lengthened the bow to reduce it but he wanted it short. I gave it to him a while ago and he loved it, so i'm happy with it.

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Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Jmilbrandt on September 09, 2009, 09:40:48 pm

Another pic

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Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: sailordad on September 09, 2009, 09:47:42 pm

very nice 8)

nly 1" follow,more than acceptible

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: youngbowyer33 on September 09, 2009, 09:48:42 pm

i like it, very simple but very nice :)

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: PeteC on September 09, 2009, 09:57:03 pm

I like it,good job.I'd say you live in the desert huh? God Bless

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Jmilbrandt on September 09, 2009, 10:06:33 pm

Ha Ha, yeah I live in the desert. It's a lot of fun trying to get wood here, that mountain maple came from my last trip to Montana. ;D

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: radius on September 09, 2009, 10:07:58 pm

apparently yew grows in montana too

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Pat B on September 09, 2009, 10:27:37 pm

Cool bow. Simple but effective.

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: El Destructo on September 09, 2009, 11:16:17 pm

looks nice ...but I would like to see it pulled to 28 inches.....can't really see the tiller at the Draw the Picture was taken at

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Jmilbrandt on September 09, 2009, 11:46:50 pm

Yes Radius yew does grow in Montana but I never was able to find it. I haven't stopped looking though. I noticed that I didn't get it to full draw in the picture but it's too late to take more sorry guys.

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: JustAim on September 10, 2009, 05:32:14 am

l like it. Great job.

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Pappy on September 10, 2009, 06:37:02 am

Love it,great looking bow,should be fun to shoot ,great job on a challenging stave. Well done. ;) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: GregB on September 10, 2009, 08:19:19 am

Very fine job on a challenging piece of wood!

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: OldBow on September 10, 2009, 12:24:01 pm

You are doing really good work with mountain maple. This wood is common around here and I have had some luck with it. I can't imagine it is growing where you are. Where are youi getting mountain maple?
ps:
bookmarked for Sept Self BOM

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Jmilbrandt on September 10, 2009, 04:51:02 pm

Thanks guys! Old Bow, Mountain maple doesn't grow around here I used to live in Kalispell and my dad still does so when I visit him I make sure to load up my car. I love Mountain Maple it's one of my favorite bow woods.

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Josh on September 10, 2009, 04:57:44 pm

Nice bow!!  Nice job on a stave with such character and crown!  I haven't had much luck with high crown lately...  :(  :'(  -josh

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Jmilbrandt on September 10, 2009, 07:10:38 pm

I have never had a problem with crown on a Mountain Maple stave it seems to be very strong in tension. Probably somewhat like vine maple, I've never used vm but I've heard it's similar.

Title: Re: Mountain Maple Recurve, with a little character
Post by: Colt45 on September 12, 2009, 10:15:39 pm

Sweet bow bro! Like the wrappings! Get some proffesional to do those for you? Oh wait it was me ha ;D