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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Prarie Bowyer on May 27, 2012, 09:15:39 pm

Title: What I've been up to.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on May 27, 2012, 09:15:39 pm

I'm just about bowed out for a while.  I get like that with stuff.  Super intense then I take a break from it.  Several Bows finished in the last few weeks.  Most recently is another bendy handle recurve with a Gheto Strunk Handle (Cheaper materials and a few short cuts).

(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3696.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3699.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3705.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3697.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3705.jpg)

I haven't weighed her yet.  It's light thanks to a wavy bandsaw cut on the original rip.  She is 62" t to t flat so I'm not certain what the new measurement is.  Still puts bunny blunts through a box at 15 yds.  "Happy Endings" inspired by the bows in the disney movie "Mulan" and "Beauty and the Beast". 

A much heavier 60" bendy handle flat bow.  Bare bones... but tricked up a bit with bloodwood knocks.  Boo, maple, Ipe . . . I'm guessing 65#.  I'll weigh it and name it tonight.  I'm thinking "Abo Stick", "Sticks and Stones" or "Bare Bones". 
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3692.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3686.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3693-1.jpg)

Better photos of a previous recurve. 60" Long and 55+# @ 28"
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3716.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3708.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3714.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3716.jpg)

The last ELB:
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3741.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3740.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee59/scottnlena/IMG_3735.jpg)

Title: Re: What I've been up to.
Post by: gstoneberg on May 27, 2012, 09:25:51 pm

Nice looking bows there. :)

George

Title: Re: What I've been up to.
Post by: Ifrit617 on May 27, 2012, 10:10:20 pm

Looking good!

Jon

Title: Re: What I've been up to.
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 27, 2012, 10:54:52 pm

Very nice bows! Jawge

Title: Re: What I've been up to.
Post by: mikekeswick on May 28, 2012, 04:23:00 am

On the last bow the nock angle needs to be steeper, the string will wear fast at that point.
Nice bows.

Title: Re: What I've been up to.
Post by: Del the cat on May 28, 2012, 04:36:36 am

Nice work.
(I could send you some snails to eat up those Hostas if you need some. We have plenty to spare here ;D. )
Del

Title: Re: What I've been up to.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on May 28, 2012, 10:46:23 am

Del send me about 2# please.  I have garlic overflowing a fom the garden and a nice bottle of white wine beggeing to be uncorked. :laugh:

Title: Re: What I've been up to.
Post by: ErictheViking on May 28, 2012, 01:36:52 pm

great looking bows.

Title: Re: What I've been up to.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on May 28, 2012, 02:07:05 pm

This was a fun little bow to make.  The light recurve was almost 45#.  The shorter one is 55+# and the short flat Abo Stick bow is 50#