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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ifrit617 on March 01, 2011, 07:36:28 pm

Title: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: Ifrit617 on March 01, 2011, 07:36:28 pm

Hey everybody... Just finished up my third bow. I'm planning to use it for hunting this fall. The bow is made of hard maple and has a glued on red oak riser. It's 1.5 inches at the fades and tapers to 5/8 inch pin nocks. It hits hard and shoots fast. The bow is 55" nock to nock and pulls 54# at 24" but I have pulled it to 26" just to make sure its safe. The bow took about an 3/4 inch of set which I don't think is bad at all. Hope ya'll like it.

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: Ifrit617 on March 01, 2011, 07:42:13 pm

The full draw...

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: denny on March 01, 2011, 08:38:35 pm

Looks good , I like maple. On your next one try to get to bend a little more at the fade area to mid limb. This one seems a little stiff. But it might be , because of the short draw. But I really like the work you have done. Denny

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: Dauntless on March 01, 2011, 08:53:36 pm

I think tillering it that way reduced set and it fits the front view profile.  That's a solid design Ifrit, gives off some hefty meare heath vibes.

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: Ifrit617 on March 01, 2011, 09:02:59 pm

Thanks guys..

Denny- originally I thought that it would need more bend near the handle to but when I used a tillering gizmo and a block of wood to check the evenness of the bend, there was more bend near the handle then it looks like an is bending quite a bit there... An illusion at full draw maybe? :)

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: bubby on March 01, 2011, 09:21:11 pm

nice bow man, now go make some meat with it, Bub

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: Josh on March 01, 2011, 09:48:19 pm

probably just the quartering away camera angle and the gutter drain making an optical illusion.  It looks great to me and should be a great contestant in the March Self BOM contest too!   :)

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: profsaffel on March 02, 2011, 10:08:15 am

That looks like a fine hunting bow sir. Nice job.

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: ken75 on March 02, 2011, 10:20:18 am

great bow ,draw matches the profile ! good job

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: HatchA on March 02, 2011, 10:55:40 am

Nice simple little bow.  Hope it puts meat in your freezer ;)

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 02, 2011, 11:34:11 am

I like it. Looks like a nice bow for the brush or ground blind. Jawge

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: woodsrunner on March 02, 2011, 11:36:26 am

Great looking bow, should do you proud this fall.  :) :) :)

Title: Re: Short Maple Hunting bow...
Post by: Ifrit617 on March 03, 2011, 01:28:50 am

Thanks guys.


Jawge- that's what I built it for... :)