Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Maxspin on February 08, 2013, 02:15:40 pm
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This is a Maple (Lowes) board bow made from a 1” x 2” x 8’ maple board. 1.5” parallel tapering to 3/8” over the last 15”.
It is 66” nock to nock pulling 40# at 28”. This was my second successful maple board bow. The first took significantly more set. This took some set but is much better.
This was my first floppy rest. I have made all others with a cut in arrow rest.
I would recommend looking for 1 x 3 or 1 x 4 maple boards in my opinion Maple requires wider than 1.5” to avoid set.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy71/maxspin_photos/Maple/IMG_2490_zpsaedecc7b.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy71/maxspin_photos/Maple/IMG_2491_zps023c2962.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy71/maxspin_photos/Maple/IMG_2493_zpscfa408ed.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy71/maxspin_photos/Maple/IMG_2492_zpsc688b2d9.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy71/maxspin_photos/Maple/IMG_2489_zps94560657.jpg)
I had been sick with the flew for 3 days. Looks like the full draw is a little short.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy71/maxspin_photos/Maple/IMG_2488_zps5e264870.jpg)
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Your eval is right, a tad wider never hurts with maple. Your tiller and braced pics look nice.
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For some reason I can see the last 2 pics? ???
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look's good, your right with maple ya want to start 2" wide and if it finishes out 1 3/4" or 7/8" you will have little to no set, Bub
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Looks good. Tiller look bang on too. I always like to see maple board bows because its how I got started into bowmaking.
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Looks Good.
Will it set any flight records?Probly not,but i bet she is a pure joy to shoot,with good manners.
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Very nice bow there :D :)