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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Parnell on September 24, 2009, 09:31:10 pm

Title: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Parnell on September 24, 2009, 09:31:10 pm

Howdy yall,

Here is bow that I started probably 3 months ago, for my brother-in-law's birthday and gave it to him this evening.  I'm happy with how it turned out.  It follows the dimensions for the Osage flatbow in TBB1 but is made of hickory.  I heat treated it several times through also making sure to care for the wood in the humidity down here.  It worked.  This bow which I gave 2 inches of reflex to start tillering is holding just short of about 1" of follow now after being shot and strung frequently for the past month.  I'm pleased with that.  So 67" long and 65#@28".  Gave it 3 coats of Tung oil and we'll be trying to get ourselves some snakeskins.  Shoots like a rocket  and groups consistently at 20-25 yards.
Now it's time for us to fill the freezers...

I do like giving bows for gifts.

Thanks for lookin.

Parnell

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Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Parnell on September 24, 2009, 09:32:51 pm

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Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: woodstick on September 24, 2009, 10:22:41 pm

good looking heavy bow, i bet he luved it, show us pics next of some meat with it.

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Pappy on September 25, 2009, 05:27:18 am

Nice bow,he should like that. Just wondered if you cut the nocks all the way around the back,picture looks like you did.It will probably be OK but I never do that unless I put on tip
overlays. You don't want to violate the grain on the back. Tiller looks good. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: dwardo on September 25, 2009, 05:57:33 am

Very nice looking bow :)

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: lungbuster on September 25, 2009, 08:53:24 am

my birthday was the other day i turned 31,i would shure like to have one for my birthday ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Parnell on September 25, 2009, 09:25:26 am

I'd like to get a birthday bow myself!  Pappy, it does look like it went all the way through on the back.  There is a small area that it didn't.  The hickory bows I've been using seem to be fine doing this with but, still, I haven't followed a ring on a stave yet.  Don't have the wood!  Someday!

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: OldBow on September 25, 2009, 10:52:05 am

BOM is coming up and yours is a good candidate for Self Bows

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Kent D. on September 25, 2009, 12:16:53 pm

Nice looking bow.  Great gift.

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Jesse on September 25, 2009, 08:18:06 pm

Cool bow. I really like the first picture. Looks like it should be in a magazine. Hmmm now where to find a magazine that would want a picture of a selfbow.

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 25, 2009, 08:49:33 pm

Very nice bow. :) Jawge

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: PeteC on September 25, 2009, 10:12:12 pm

Yea I'll say he ought to like it. Good Job Parnell !  God Bless

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Hillbilly on September 26, 2009, 08:31:18 am

Looks like a good one, he should be happy with it. Hickory makes a great bow if you can keep it dry.

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: NTProf on September 26, 2009, 10:00:32 am

Can't think of a nicer b-day present! Is it from a stave or a board?

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Parnell on September 26, 2009, 11:56:23 am

It was a board.  Our dry weather is coming soon.  It'll be 6-7 months of no rain and he'll be able to use it like mad.  I'll have to make him a bamboo backed Ipe for the wet weather!

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: swiftsilentdeadly on September 28, 2009, 01:33:00 pm

Parnell,

    Great job on the bow Parnell. I love it and cannot wait to draw first blood with it on a hog this winter.

God Speed.

SEMPER FI

SWIFT SILENT DEADLY...

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: zeNBowyer on September 28, 2009, 02:22:04 pm

Nothing  like  the  straight-forward  simplicity, practacality  and beauty  of a hickory  longbow:)

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Parnell on September 28, 2009, 02:22:43 pm

I'm glad you like it, Bro.  We'll get'em.   :)

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: radius on September 28, 2009, 06:10:03 pm

just saw this one Parnell and I love it. 

That is exactly the perfect flatbow, good job.

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: kerryb on September 28, 2009, 10:42:04 pm

nice looking bow congrats

Title: Re: Selfbow Birthday Gift
Post by: Parnell on September 28, 2009, 10:46:45 pm

Appreciate the nice words, guys, thanks.