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Title: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: blackhawk on March 20, 2012, 07:26:36 pm

Hey all...next to try with this design was in BBO(bamboo backed osage) form. Its 58"ntn...50@28"....11.5 ounces....slight bend in the handle....wenge over padauk tip overlays. its got a few minor flaws,such as a lil twist in the lower limb,a few spotty spots of bad glue lines,tiller is a hair off,and i lost an inch more than i wanted of my setback(slightly underbuilt)....BUT its a successful pleasant,sweet,smooth shooter in the end result. Even though things couldve been better it stilled turned out fairly well. We all know its hard to get a new design right the first go around,and it was a good learning experience as i am not a big glue up bow builder. Anyways here she is...enjoy it for what it is..and isnt :P  ;)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: blackhawk on March 20, 2012, 07:30:03 pm

heres the rest..thanks for peeking.....chris 8)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Bernal on March 20, 2012, 07:36:19 pm

Looks great! I bet it shoots out fast arrows...

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Ifrit617 on March 20, 2012, 07:37:18 pm

Very nice bow blackhawk... The finish is very nice.

Jon

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Post by: coaster500 on March 20, 2012, 07:37:46 pm

Cool bow Hawkman :)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 20, 2012, 07:46:16 pm

Your nuts! I bet it does smoke a mean arrow. You may need to rent a UHAUL for Marshall just to haul all your bows up for me to shoot. And I cant flippin wait to shoot ALL of 'em!

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Cameroo on March 20, 2012, 09:43:19 pm

Man, those bows you've been hammering out sure look sleek!  Cool bow!

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Post by: paulsemp on March 20, 2012, 09:47:04 pm

How do you get all this garage time? Didn't you say you have like a half dozen kids? ;)  Just kidding, another beautiful bow!

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: soy on March 20, 2012, 11:15:28 pm

Wow :o you are really pushing how thin one can make tips ...i believe the arrow may have more mass at this point, cool 8) do you even know if the thing has gone off when you drop the string?

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: lesken2011 on March 20, 2012, 11:46:52 pm

I'm with Soy. Those tips are scary thin!! I love the drawn profile!!

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: MWirwicki on March 21, 2012, 12:04:35 am

Good attempt on the R/D, Hawkster.  They can be tricky.  What did you use for glue?

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: mullet on March 21, 2012, 12:08:06 am

Beautifull bow and you nailed that R/D Tiller.

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: blackhawk on March 21, 2012, 12:22:21 am

thanks bernal...its quick enough for me

thanks ifrit617

thanks coaster

thanks pearly..good call on the uhaul,cus i got wood n tools to haul too ;)

thanks cameroo

thanks paul...just a couple shy of a half dozen,ever hear of child labor? maybe thats why i crank em out 8)

thanks soy....its dead quiet with absolute zero handshock...so to answer your question...no ;)  :laugh:

thanks lesken

thanks matt...i used titebond111...and yeah gotta be careful not to bend the reflexed sections too much on these..im borderline on that with this one

thanks mullet :)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Keenan on March 21, 2012, 12:30:13 am

Wow, those are some nice streamlined limbs. Looks like it will smoke an arrow. I'm don't do very many glue ups as well, but looks like you have a winner.

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: criveraville on March 21, 2012, 02:25:24 am

Man you are putting them out. Nice  bow amigo ;)

Cipriano

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: PAHunter on March 21, 2012, 03:42:56 am

That this is as sweet as I thought it would be!  That bamboo is beautiful!  I definitely need to do one a BBO someday.  I love the black to red overlays on the 2 layer bow!  Great job all around man! 
So you make any of those arrows yet?  :)  Lemme know if your up for lettin some arrows fly on Friday.  I may be able to get away for a bit.  >>>------------>  8)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: mikekeswick on March 21, 2012, 05:25:33 am

Sweet. I may have to 'borrow' your/design and try one of these.....I like :D

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Pappy on March 21, 2012, 07:15:27 am

Sweet,that is sleek looking bow,that has got to be fast. Very nice job. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: blackhawk on March 21, 2012, 08:07:44 am

Thanks keenan....yup..i do like my selfbows

Thanks cipriano

Thanks rob(pahunter)...you might have to learn from someone else about glue ups,i aint that good at em ;)....i think im free fri,ill let you know

Thanks mike...id love to see your take on this...if ya do please post your results...let me know if you need any pointers on how there made...but your good enough to prob figure it out on your own :D  ;)

Thanks pappy...shes fast enough ;)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: straightarrow on March 21, 2012, 09:27:39 am

Sweet bow..... looks wicked fast. That design is wild.

Jon

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Buckeye Guy on March 21, 2012, 02:15:05 pm

Yep thats a Blackhawk Bow
I could spot one a mile away if I could see it from there !! :) :) skinny little things!!
Good job as allways !!
I can't wait for Marshall so we can play !!
See ya soon !!
Guy

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: blackhawk on March 21, 2012, 08:56:52 pm

thanks jon...its a cool design for sure and yes its quick,but i love how smooth the draw is for the length they are,and how far you can pull em. :)

thanks guy...yeah..im sure anyone could pick out one of my bows in a hundred bow line up,and i like it that way...im sure ill be bringing a slew of bows n wood to play with at marshall..about two more months 8)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Josh on March 21, 2012, 09:08:04 pm

Nice bow! Nice skinny tips.   :)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: blackhawk on March 21, 2012, 10:14:26 pm

Quote from: Josh on March 21, 2012, 09:08:04 pm

Nice bow! Nice skinny tips.   :)

dang bro...where you been hiding,nice to see ya round here again ;)   ...and thanks man

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: rps3 on March 22, 2012, 11:18:46 am

 Seems like you like this style, another fine looking bow. Gonna have to put this design on my short list and see what it is all about. I will be biting my lip going that skinny on the tips though.

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Sidewinder on March 22, 2012, 01:30:30 pm

Nice job on that one. I have the materials for a BBO but have yet to tackle it. Headed to OJAM this weekend and I'm sure someone will be doing a tutorial on em so I will be watching.

the tips are sooo slim. Challenges me to make mine narrower as well. Seems like every bow I make they narrower and you have defintley raised the bar there.   Danny

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Buckeye Guy on March 22, 2012, 04:06:23 pm

Folks
Be carefull doing tips like Blackhawk's
He uses calipers to do them so precisely !
I just wanted to warn anyone following his lead !
Have fun!!!

Chris thanks for pushing us all!!!
See ya in a couple of months !
Guy

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: druid on March 22, 2012, 05:36:19 pm

Crazy bow man, I like it!!!  8)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: dragonman on March 22, 2012, 06:18:17 pm

cool bow.... 11 ounces thats extra light for a 50lb bow.. no dead weight in that bow , thats for sure.. how wide is it?  well made

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: blackhawk on March 22, 2012, 11:08:46 pm

thanks bob(rps3)...id sure like to see ya give this a try...it was a progression making my tips this thin...each bow got skinnier and skinnier till i made em to skinny on one and snapped it..lol. now i know exactly how far i can go and still have them be very durable in the hunting field....i can lean on these like a walking staff,chuck em down hill,thrown em across a ragin creek so i can cross it,etc...

thanks for the warning guy...yes i do have these tips down to an exact science...well almost anyways ;)

thanks druid 8)

thanks dragonman...yup..no dead weight in this one. its 1.3"wide working limbs

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Elktracker on March 22, 2012, 11:10:54 pm

I really like this design! I need to grow some kahonas and try it  ;D

Josh

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: blackhawk on March 22, 2012, 11:29:33 pm

Quote from: Elktracker on March 22, 2012, 11:10:54 pm

I really like this design! I need to grow some kahonas and try it  ;D

Josh

yes ....yes you do  ;)  ;D

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: Gaur on March 22, 2012, 11:51:06 pm

Nice looking bow Chris.  You should start attending flight shoots with these designs you have been building lately.  ;)

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: TurtleCreek on March 24, 2012, 04:14:34 am

  I like it.....  One of the nicer bamboo backed bows I have seen.  Good job!

Title: Re: Blackhawk Special BBO
Post by: blackhawk on March 24, 2012, 12:02:27 pm

thanks gaur..i wood like to,but not sure if there is any near me or not,ill have to look into it

thanks turtlecreek