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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: 4est Trekker on May 17, 2013, 12:09:57 am

Title: New Hickory Stick
Post by: 4est Trekker on May 17, 2013, 12:09:57 am

Here's a bow I made for the swap over on TradGang (thus the lack of particulars in case the recipient shows up here).  It's a simple, effective, old-school hunk 'o hickory.  It's based on an amalgamation of some eastern Woodland Indian influences, to include the general profile and scalloped edges.  I tempered the belly and induced just over 1" of reflex.  It holds about 3/4" at rest.  It has purpleheart overlays, a leather handle wrap, floppy rest, and a D97 string with beaver silencers.  A little stain that has been sanded on the edges and a frosted finish complete the package.  This is made from a nice piece of hickory I had milled into some boards a good while ago.  I sure hope my recipient likes it.  I thought about dolling it up a good bit more, but I like the simplicity of it as is.  It looks at home in the woods, and I hope it can make meat come this fall.  Enjoy!  (PS: I had a bear of a time getting a good, true full draw picture.  This one isn't great, as it makes the outer third of the upper limb appear excessively flat.)


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Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: wildman on May 17, 2013, 12:54:48 am

Im a sucker for an Woodland Indian style bow,NICE never seen one done with tip overlays.

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: BOWMAN53 on May 17, 2013, 12:57:04 am

Now thats my kind of bow. Love it.

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: Joec123able on May 17, 2013, 02:02:18 am

Nothin like an eastern woodland bow. i don't know why but I have a sweet spot for these bendy handle bows

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: steve b. on May 17, 2013, 02:31:09 am

Thats really cool.  How do you get the deer blood out of that nice shirt? :)

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: Pappy on May 17, 2013, 07:10:33 am

Very nice,simple and effective. They should love that. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: autologus on May 17, 2013, 09:32:23 am

I love eastern woodland bows, and that one is a beauty.

Grady

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on May 17, 2013, 11:12:26 am

Love the simplicity.

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: raghorns on May 17, 2013, 11:18:57 am

Simple / beautiful / deadly! Nice job. I have a soft spot for this style as well.

Lyle

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: burn em up chuck on May 17, 2013, 11:28:00 am

    very cool, nice tiller

                  chuck

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: k-hat on May 17, 2013, 06:01:02 pm

Nice piece of hickory.  Like the simple but detailed finish work, very clean looking :)

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: Knapper on May 18, 2013, 12:17:34 am

Very well done. Like the finish.
Knapper

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: 4est Trekker on May 18, 2013, 08:47:11 am

Thanks, all.  Although not true to any particular style of Eastern Woodland bow (i.e. a bit too long, non-traditional riser/grip area, tip overlays, floppy rest, etc.) it does have a flavor of those bows.  It looks as though it bends through the handle, too, which in fact it doesn't.  There is about a 3-4" non-bending section right where the grip is wrapped.  It's basically laid out so that the ends of the fade meet each other.  If a normal bow is laid out like this: ------<==>------ , this bow is laid out like this: ------<>------ .  Hope that made sense!

And my shirt...well,  ::)

Title: Re: New Hickory Stick
Post by: lesken2011 on May 18, 2013, 08:59:21 am

Another nice hickory from you, 4est. You really like heat treating the hickory bellies, don't you?