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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: John K on March 24, 2010, 05:55:12 pm

Title: Black Walnut
Post by: John K on March 24, 2010, 05:55:12 pm

Here is one i just finshed up. I cut the tree last summer. This one is all sap wood. Very smooth to draw and shoot.
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/DSCF2024.jpg) (http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/?action=view&current=DSCF2024.jpg)
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/unbraced-5.jpg) (http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/?action=view&current=unbraced-5.jpg)
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/braced-3.jpg) (http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/?action=view&current=braced-3.jpg)
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/handle-1.jpg) (http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/?action=view&current=handle-1.jpg)
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/DSCF3057.jpg) (http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/?action=view&current=DSCF3057.jpg)

All in all, i'm happy with the way this one turned out !

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: Justin Snyder on March 24, 2010, 06:14:47 pm

You should be happy, that one is nice.

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: John K on March 24, 2010, 06:31:50 pm

Thanks Justin !

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: HatchA on March 24, 2010, 08:52:52 pm

Lovely lines and curves on that one!!

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: HoBow on March 24, 2010, 09:07:59 pm

Nice!  Are you going to try and make a all heartwood bow or a heart/sap wood bow?

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: El Destructo on March 24, 2010, 09:40:10 pm

                   Nice...but lets see a better Money Shot...to much going on in that one...and a little far off too.......... ;D

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: medicinewheel on March 24, 2010, 11:34:03 pm

Quote from: El Destructo on March 24, 2010, 09:40:10 pm

                   Nice...but lets see a better Money Shot...to much going on in that one...and a little far off too.......... ;D

Yes, please!

Looking good...

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: iskummulak on March 24, 2010, 11:42:43 pm

Nice looking bow.  Walnut is a very cool wood, did your hands turn purple working on it?  Greg

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: Pennhawk on March 25, 2010, 01:38:10 am

Nice bow John. Can you shoot from either side?

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: hillbilly61 on March 25, 2010, 07:42:37 am

Nice Nice Nice 8)

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: cowboy on March 25, 2010, 07:45:47 am

Good one! We've got some of that growing around here - may have to try it..

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: Pappy on March 25, 2010, 07:48:40 am

Very nice work,looks great in all aspects. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: DanaM on March 25, 2010, 07:50:00 am

Looks good John, but I'm with El D some close-ups would be nice eh :)

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: John K on March 25, 2010, 11:33:57 am

Thanks guys ! I know it's not the best "money" shot  ::) I'll try and take one from the front deck tonight.

Pennhawk, yes it can be shot from either side.

Greg, no my hands didn't purple from working it, i ruffed this one out to floor tiller while it was still green then clamped it to my form for about a month, that worked pretty good.  :)

Jeff, i'm going to try an all heart wood one, to much sap wod for a sap/heart wood combo, and i'm not going to try and chase a ring of this sap wood.  :o

John

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: OldBow on March 25, 2010, 01:21:30 pm

Got your bow booikmarked for March Self BOM. You might give me a heads up if you redo the full draw

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: John K on March 25, 2010, 01:29:49 pm

Sounds good Don, i'll try and get one up tomorrow.

Title: Re: Black Walnut new pics
Post by: John K on March 26, 2010, 12:00:01 pm

New photo's

(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/tip-4.jpg)
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/back.jpg)
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/handleback.jpg)
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/bracedfrontdeck-1.jpg)
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll62/johnkeehn/fulldrawfrontdeck.jpg)

Thanks for lookin  :)

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: Orkraider on March 26, 2010, 12:09:18 pm

I gotta say, man, that looks just plain awesome.

That's the kind of thing where you look at it, and you say, "Yep, that's what a bow should look like."

Nice.

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: John K on March 26, 2010, 12:37:17 pm

Thanks Orkraider, i've only been at this a couple of years,and every bow i keep learning something new.
It sure is fun to shoot a bow you have made !  ;D

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: ricktrojanowski on March 26, 2010, 09:48:29 pm

Very nice, I like the braced profile a whole bunch.  You did a fine job.

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: n2huntn on March 27, 2010, 10:32:52 am

Good job, especially like the versatility of it, right or left handed. Neat, nice lines too.
N2

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: John K on March 27, 2010, 12:14:54 pm

Thanks, Rick and N2 !

Title: Re: Black Walnut
Post by: venisonburger on March 27, 2010, 07:38:26 pm

Looks pretty nice to me. Never tried black walnut.
VB