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Title: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: hammertime on February 02, 2011, 10:23:20 am

Hello all heres a sinew backed black maple 55" long,50#@20".2 1/4 @ fades to 1/2 nocks.Homemade deer rawhide handle wrap first time working with sinew so don't laugh to hard.Really fought the twist and week spot when tillering.Need to tweek yet for full draw thanks for the advice Keenan-Thanks for looking-Hammertime.  Not for BOM

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: sadiejane on February 02, 2011, 10:28:17 am

nice! really like to see some cloe-ups of that sinew backing.
have a yew stave that when i get it going, will be sinew backed.
haven't done sinew before but looking forward to getting to that point with the yew.
thanks

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: hammertime on February 02, 2011, 10:37:27 am

a few more

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: hammertime on February 02, 2011, 10:40:29 am

last ones

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: hammertime on February 02, 2011, 10:46:24 am

here's first "full draw"-working on this yet ;D

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: hammertime on February 02, 2011, 10:50:00 am

Thanks sadiejane -tips are sinew wraps thanks again for the sinew Tell-and thanks to all for the inspiration

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: Parnell on February 02, 2011, 10:51:31 am

Looks good to me.  I'm sorting through my first sinew project also.  Great job!

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: hammertime on February 02, 2011, 11:35:09 am

Thanks Parnell yeah the sinew project was interesting seemed to get hide glue over everything-Hammertime

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: sadiejane on February 02, 2011, 11:41:12 am

amazing! really digging this bow. thanks for all the close-ups
did you use actually hide glue? some you made yrself? the crystals or powder? or knox?

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: half eye on February 02, 2011, 12:54:01 pm

Very nice, seen the transverse wrapping on some native bows, yours looks way nice, seems like there is no way for any of the wood to get away....in any direction.
rich

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: rileyconcrete on February 02, 2011, 02:18:05 pm

Nice bow.  Glad you put that sinew to good use. 

Tell

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: SiongSA on February 02, 2011, 02:19:49 pm

very nice! whats black maple, like to work with?

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: adb on February 02, 2011, 05:55:55 pm

What is black maple? I've never heard of it. Also, if that was my bow, I'd get a little more work out of the first third of the top limb, just above the fade.

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: hammertime on February 02, 2011, 08:27:32 pm

Thanks all for the comments and looking I got the black maple on a trade a know little about it-it was fairly easy to work i.e with scrapers etc had a twist that took several rounds with the heat gun to try eliminate,has taken little set and flings an arrow well but I only pull it to 20" so far not real trusting of it yet and need to touch up the tiller Hammertime

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: hammertime on February 06, 2011, 01:03:38 pm

Got some better full draw pics after touch up the tiller-still not perfect but I"m happy this bow was a challenge for me and I think it turned out ok.55#@24" thanks for looking -Hammertime

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: hammertime on February 06, 2011, 01:09:20 pm

last ones

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple
Post by: PatM on February 06, 2011, 01:44:36 pm

Nice bow. Black Maple is a species of Sugar or Rock Maple. Virtually identical in all ways. The bark tends to be blackish as if coated in soot. Hence the name.
 

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: adb on February 06, 2011, 01:50:26 pm

Thanks, PatM. I'm unfamiliar with black maple.
Your full draw profile looks better hammertime. The top limb looks to me like it's bending more evenly. Good job. Hey, be careful shooting it outside when it's cold... the wood and sinew become more brittle. I'm always a bit uneasy shooting my wooden bows outside in winter.  ;)

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: hammertime on February 06, 2011, 01:55:41 pm

Thanks Pat and adb I'll heed the warning about the cold tuff to find shooting time outside these days Hammertime

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: Marc St Louis on February 06, 2011, 02:10:19 pm

Nice bow.  You could probably get a couple more inches of draw out of it by getting the inner limbs working a bit more

Black Maple is a species that grows further south, as Pat says a subspecies of Sugar Maple

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: hammertime on February 06, 2011, 05:12:22 pm

Thanks Marc ,yeah they could be working more ,I just tried to compare to other short flat bows I've seen,didn't want a work through the handle or taking set in the wrong place so I'm playing it safe(just me I guess)-it does shoot nice-Hammertime

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: gstoneberg on February 07, 2011, 03:19:03 pm

Quote from: adb on February 06, 2011, 01:50:26 pm

Hey, be careful shooting it outside when it's cold... the wood and sinew become more brittle. I'm always a bit uneasy shooting my wooden bows outside in winter.  ;)

I don't have any experience with sinew backed maple in cold weather, but I killed a deer with a sinew backed osage at -10 degrees.  The only thing I noticed was the draw weight came up a little as it got colder (and dryer).  I do worry about me becoming more brittle in the cold though.  ;D

George

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: hammertime on February 07, 2011, 08:21:54 pm

Hey George I get more brittle in the cold as I get older to ;D Thanks for looking at my bow -Hammertime

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: swamp yeti on February 07, 2011, 08:34:57 pm

Nice looking bow,good job.

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: hammertime on February 07, 2011, 08:49:35 pm

Thanks Swamp-good to here from you-Hammertime-forgot a few things tung oil finish,black rabbit "wraps"

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: gstoneberg on February 07, 2011, 09:43:35 pm

Quote from: hammertime on February 07, 2011, 08:21:54 pm

Hey George I get more brittle in the cold as I get older to ;D Thanks for looking at my bow -Hammertime

Since moving to Texas I've become a terrible cold wimp. ::)  I do like that bow, it has nice lines and looks great against the snow.  I would have avoided the tip wraps trying to keep tip weight down, but now that I've seen it, I like it.  It should be bullet proof.  Nice work.

George

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: hammertime on February 07, 2011, 11:38:55 pm

Thanks again George I know its a little whip ended but I do like how it shoots pretty sweet with no shock, fairly accurate at least out to 15 yds-Hammertime,

Title: Re: Sinew and Black Maple NEW FULL DRAW PICS
Post by: Josh on February 21, 2011, 12:52:09 pm

Very nice Sinew backed bow.  I really want to start one soon but I really really hate to process sinew.  Got a whole pile of it still in the tendon sheath in my workshop so kudos to you for getting it done.  Bookmarked for February BOM contest too.  :)