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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: budgolf on March 29, 2014, 05:25:29 pm

Title: Oak self bow
Post by: budgolf on March 29, 2014, 05:25:29 pm

Self bows are the best. While I don't like how this one has turned out, it's pretty, and so much more fun to make than the glued up riser and backing stuff. I haven't made a string for it yet because I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with it. The bottom limb is bending a lot more than the top. A lot. Which I don't understand why. I used a gizmo and I think the tiller looks pretty good. But it draws at less than 30 @ 28 and looks bad at full draw. Oh well like I said, it's pretty.

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3/budgolf/10003249_634613446612930_657437303_n_zpsf1faef4e.jpg) (http://s52.photobucket.com/user/budgolf/media/10003249_634613446612930_657437303_n_zpsf1faef4e.jpg.html)
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3/budgolf/1979478_634613536612921_1406371780_n_zpsc4925ed3.jpg) (http://s52.photobucket.com/user/budgolf/media/1979478_634613536612921_1406371780_n_zpsc4925ed3.jpg.html)
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3/budgolf/1509030_634613469946261_907755970_n_zps80354683.jpg) (http://s52.photobucket.com/user/budgolf/media/1509030_634613469946261_907755970_n_zps80354683.jpg.html)
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3/budgolf/1173685_634613496612925_920510460_n_zps451f4d09.jpg) (http://s52.photobucket.com/user/budgolf/media/1173685_634613496612925_920510460_n_zps451f4d09.jpg.html)
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3/budgolf/selfbow_zps1741e789.jpg) (http://s52.photobucket.com/user/budgolf/media/selfbow_zps1741e789.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Oak self bow
Post by: dragonman on March 29, 2014, 05:58:48 pm

the bend doesnt look too bad to me and it hasnt taken much set so overall its looking good

Title: Re: Oak self bow
Post by: PAHunter on March 29, 2014, 06:26:25 pm

grats on the finished bow!  Tiller isn't that bad and will be better on your next I'm sure.  I typically don't carve string groves on the back unless using overlays.  thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: Oak self bow
Post by: budgolf on March 29, 2014, 06:58:35 pm

Thanks guys. Those string groves on the back were unintentional actually. The result of working, being in the zone I guess and just following the pencil like I had laid out. I may end up shortening the bow so they may go away.