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Title: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Matthias Wiltschko on October 20, 2009, 05:42:27 pm

Hi!

Here are some pictures of my favourite targetbow.
It is made of hazelnut 72" long and draws 45# @ 27".
Shoots a 424 grain arrow with 168 fps.
The limbs are 1,1 inches wide at the fadeouts and the nocks are 4mm or 0,157 inches wide.
It shoots without handshock, and the arrows are pretty fast for it's drawweight.
The nockoverlays are made from buffalohorn.
The bow has no stringfollow.

(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/za.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/zb.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/zc.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/zd.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/ze.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/zf.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/zg.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/zh.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/zi.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/zj.JPG)


Here you can see me shooting the bow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77J6mSeGUwo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQN9oxUl4ik


Matthias

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: AllanM on October 20, 2009, 05:54:20 pm

Nice Bow- I like the finish and style of the limb tips - what kind of stain did you use to finish it?

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Matthias Wiltschko on October 20, 2009, 06:04:07 pm

Hi Allan!

I used common red, brown and black woodstain from a joiner near my home.
It is mixed with disolver not with water. Water-mixed stains let the woodfibres rise and you have to sand the bow everytime you stain it.

greetz
Matthias

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: JustAim on October 20, 2009, 06:26:52 pm

Sweet Bow and nice shooting! Great Job. :)

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: tyr on October 20, 2009, 06:30:06 pm

Also, den Bogen kenn' ich doch schon aus FC  ;)

Nice bow! Like it!
I'm fascinated by nocks that thin!

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Dano on October 20, 2009, 06:55:48 pm

Very nice!! I love the camerashots.

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Keenan on October 20, 2009, 09:30:45 pm

Very nice bow and I liked the cam shots as well. Looks like a great shooter. ;)

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: woodstick on October 20, 2009, 10:03:08 pm

COOL.

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: medicinewheel on October 21, 2009, 02:47:19 am

I'll for sure cut some Hazelnut this winter!
Really nice bow, great needle tips!
Full draw??

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Pappy on October 21, 2009, 05:24:17 am

Sweet looking bow,love the finish work. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Matthias Wiltschko on October 21, 2009, 07:08:55 am

Hi all!

I am glad, that you like my hazelbow.
Here some buildalong pix I made.

(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/a.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/b.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/c.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/d.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/e.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/f.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/g.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/h.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/i.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/j.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/k.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/l.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/m.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/n.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/o.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/p.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/q.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/r.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/s.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/t.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/u.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/v.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/w.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/x.JPG)
(http://www.bogenbau-wiltschko.at/pix/boegen/milan/y.JPG)

Matthias

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: DanaM on October 21, 2009, 09:06:32 am

Very nice bow thanks for sharing :)

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: TBod on October 21, 2009, 12:28:20 pm

Very nice!

I really like the tiller. Seems something like the bows described in TBB4 on page 122-3 to me.

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Josh on October 21, 2009, 02:43:21 pm

wow man nice bow!   :)  josh

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: radius on October 21, 2009, 03:01:56 pm

it looks like a holmegaard to me, no?

The handle don't bend, the limbs bend, but the outer limbs don't bend? 

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: mox1968 on October 21, 2009, 03:57:51 pm

great looking bow,I love the tips and the handle wrapping too.

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Matthias Wiltschko on October 22, 2009, 03:41:01 am

TBod, you are right, I took the design of my bow from the TBB4, and it really works.
I was really surprised about the comfort and arrowspeed.

Matthias

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: zeNBowyer on October 22, 2009, 04:44:14 am

Love  those  nocks:)

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: GregB on October 22, 2009, 07:54:48 am

Very nice bow! Great job on the finish work, and those tips are an example of how small tips can be made and still hold up. I like the handle wrap as well! ;)

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: rossfactor on October 22, 2009, 10:24:01 am

Great Bow! I love sapling bows.  Whats the diameter of the stave?  I've found with plum sapling bows that its hard to have enough wood for a 50lb once you get below the pith.  Looks like the pithc is very thin on that Hazel.  Thanks,

Gabe

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: OldBow on October 22, 2009, 11:57:12 am

Got your fine weapon bookmarked for October Self Bow of the Month fun.

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Tom Leemans on October 22, 2009, 01:31:05 pm

Did anyone else get that uneasy feeling for that split second, when you can see the arrow coming towards you? :o

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: dwardo on October 22, 2009, 02:00:21 pm

Quote from: Tom Leemans on October 22, 2009, 01:31:05 pm

Did anyone else get that uneasy feeling for that split second, when you can see the arrow coming towards you? :o

The noise of the arrows doesnt help! Duck!

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: hammertime on October 22, 2009, 05:01:13 pm

WoW Thanks for sharing .That is a beauty of a bow great tiller and profile.Well done.Hammertime

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: TBod on October 23, 2009, 08:34:22 am

Have you tried it on a chronograph?. Would be interesting.

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: VenomBOWslinger on October 23, 2009, 09:13:16 am

THANX FOR SHARING GREAT WORK... ALSO NICE SHOOTING THE SOUND OF THE ARROW WAS VERY COOL..NOT SURE IF U SAID WHAT WERE THE SPECS... NEVERMIND GOT IT 45LB... ALSO NICE PHOTOSIN THE VIDEO ID LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT HOW FAR LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 45 YARDS JUST TRYING TO ESTIMATE AS THOSE ARROWS GOT THERE AT A GOOD VELOCITY...TAKE CARE AND THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING!!!

CHEERS!!!

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: NTProf on October 23, 2009, 09:13:29 am

Makes me want to go out and cut a 1 1/2" sapling!

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Barrage on October 23, 2009, 11:27:29 am

Wow, that is a great looking bow.  Great work.

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: Matthias Wiltschko on October 27, 2009, 10:32:43 am

@rossfactor
The stave was about 1,2 inches in diameter.

@TBod
I shot some arrows through the chronograph. 424grain arrow with 168fps.

Matthias

Title: Re: Hazelnut Bow Milan
Post by: MaceG on October 27, 2009, 03:50:16 pm

 :o Sweet tips. Really sweet.