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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: rockrush69 on September 20, 2013, 08:14:27 pm

Title: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: rockrush69 on September 20, 2013, 08:14:27 pm

This bow is 48# @ 28" it is 72"tip to tip backed with real diamond back skin (one snakes worth) i cut this hickory limb off a big tree in my friends yard outside of orlando fl. The limb was only about 3" in diamitor ... i only let it season for one month in a hot garage befor building it . And it snaked out on me hence the snake skin lol . But shoots great ! I reflexed the tips and it has some deflex off the handle so it is deflex reflex ...... that and it being so long makes it a wonderful bow to shoot ... and the snakyness worked in my favor as it made the string run to the left of handle making the bow center shot :)

Title: Re: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: Pat B on September 20, 2013, 11:47:18 pm

She looks good. How much set did she take being only a short time off the tree?

Title: Re: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: rockrush69 on September 20, 2013, 11:51:46 pm

Actually not that much . An inch or two heres a pic of the top limb unstrung

Title: Re: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: rockrush69 on September 20, 2013, 11:54:36 pm

The handle is jjust out of frame to the right (had to crop pic for size restrictions)

Title: Re: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: adb on September 20, 2013, 11:59:33 pm

Your bow is... HUGE! I bet it shoots very smooth with that much length. It kinda reminds me a bit of a Meare Heath bow.

It's impossible to assess tiller with your pic.

Title: Re: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: rockrush69 on September 21, 2013, 01:03:06 am

I just kinda worked with :o what i had.  I cut the limb and then made the bow from the limb freestyle ... no lines no lay out ( except center for handle ) but yeah ... i just let that limb become what ever bow it wanted to be :) and yes it does shoot nice .. i gave it to my brother so ... he really liles it

Title: Re: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: burchett.donald on September 21, 2013, 08:33:40 am

  Nice looking skins and character, I really like the look of that bow. I love me some hickory it is tough stuff...Way to go Rock!  Was that a big Eastern you also got from Florida?

Title: Re: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: rockrush69 on September 26, 2013, 01:16:43 pm

It is a eastern . And yes it is one snake.  !!!!!!  But i found it in the trash.  :)

Title: Re: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: TimPotter on September 26, 2013, 04:32:35 pm

Well done. And fast work at that. You don't mess around do you.

Title: Re: hickory flat self bow backed with rattle snake skin
Post by: rockrush69 on September 26, 2013, 06:34:35 pm

Well im unemployed right now so ... in the last two months . I hve built like ten bows . Haha