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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: driftingrz on September 13, 2012, 10:41:12 pm

Title: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: driftingrz on September 13, 2012, 10:41:12 pm

Figured now after hundreds of arrows through it i might aswell post it up.

This is just my 2nd bow so its not perfect but it shoots great.. any criticism welcomed

Red oak
68" ntn
Limbs are 3/8" thick
Fades 2-3/4 to lil under 1/2 at tips
pulls 45lbs at 28"
Leather grip
Flemish string i made. And also the first string i served
2" of set, which is sadly better than i expected

Bow is unbacked and i plan to keep it that way.. would be really boring looking unless i did artwork or something over the backing since theres so much "area" to cover.. this bow will be shelved soon to ensure a long life as my first successful bow.. first one shot great but was a poor choice of wood.. small pinhole in limb killed it

 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/DriftingRz/2012-09-05_17-55-42_243.jpg)

 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/DriftingRz/2012-09-05_17-15-45_568.jpg)

 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/DriftingRz/2012-09-10_21-07-26_89.jpg)

 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/DriftingRz/2012-09-05_17-56-47_151.jpg)

Edit: heres the best "wide" pics i can do with a phone. Im still messing with the brace height any recommendations? Its 6.5" from back of handle t the moment

 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/DriftingRz/2012-09-13_21-41-07_489.jpg)

 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/DriftingRz/2012-09-13_21-43-06_309.jpg)

 (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/DriftingRz/2012-09-13_21-43-41_7.jpg)

 

 Edit:heres heres a video. Sorry bout the quality. Photobucket reduced resolution


 http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/DriftingRz/091412140712.mp4

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: Weylin on September 13, 2012, 10:50:27 pm

We'd love to see a side profile of it unbraced, braced and at full draw! Looks great so far.

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: Matt Heppe on September 13, 2012, 11:00:20 pm

Well done! I need to put pyramid design on my list of things to do!

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: driftingrz on September 13, 2012, 11:05:02 pm

Didnt even think about side prifile pics. Ill get a braced one tomorrow. And a full draw if i can have soneone take a pic. Thanks for lookin.

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: driftingrz on September 13, 2012, 11:35:34 pm

I updated first post with a few more pics.. excuse the messy work bench. I have no shop or garage so most of my tinkering is here in the bedroom.. no im not married hahaha so ive stilk got a little freedom in the room, im only 21. Just recently moved my 2nd workbench to the back porch for bow work. Full draw pics to come soon

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: autologus on September 13, 2012, 11:51:38 pm

It looks great, I really like the arrows too.

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 13, 2012, 11:57:32 pm

Very nice looking bow. Jawge

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: JW_Halverson on September 14, 2012, 12:13:46 am

Looks good to me!

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: k-hat on September 14, 2012, 12:22:46 am

Looks great!  Work area's too clean though ;)

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: driftingrz on September 14, 2012, 02:23:37 am

Thanks for the compliments guys.

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: dwardo on September 14, 2012, 06:15:10 am

Looks like a fine first bow  8) the braced profile looks perfic.
Let's see the money shot then  ;)

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: bubby on September 14, 2012, 06:27:41 am

look's real nice, i'm quessing that you used a build a long by 4est trecker?, Bub

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: Pappy on September 14, 2012, 06:45:09 am

Good looking bow,very nice. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: lesken2011 on September 14, 2012, 09:29:28 am

Very nice 2nd bow! Great lines. :)

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: driftingrz on September 14, 2012, 02:58:43 pm

Quote from: bubby on September 14, 2012, 06:27:41 am

look's real nice, i'm quessing that you used a build a long by 4est trecker?, Bub

the one on tradgang? I used the overall dimensions. But skipped the glued on recurve tips. And thinned the limbs cause my board did not want to bend right. Only thing i wpuld change is the handle size. It works but feels cramped.

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: ionicmuffin on September 14, 2012, 03:03:03 pm

do the tips bend? how much of the tips are static if they are. did you tiller the sides rather than the belly once you got it down to dimensions?

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: bubby on September 14, 2012, 03:45:05 pm

yeah, i knew it looked familliar, Bub

Title: Re: Pyramid oak bow
Post by: driftingrz on September 14, 2012, 04:16:17 pm

I linked a video in the OP. Cant figure out how to embed videos from photobucket.