Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Bobobow on July 01, 2014, 12:23:24 pm
Title: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Bobobow on July 01, 2014, 12:23:24 pm
Here she is, my first BL bow, the growth rings were difficult to find at first, but once I figured it out it was really fun, sucks when you bust through one though and start from the beginning hehehe.
She is a lovely bow,,shoots like a dream if I say so myself. African Black,wood tips and shelf, fast-flight. She is 6' long pulls 50#s @ 29". Now I want to make another. I found this dust really did not agree with me, respirator 24/7 while working on her!?!?
Anyhoo what do you think???
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Bobobow on July 01, 2014, 12:37:09 pm
Why it show 3 pics- no clue,,color me stupid....
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 01, 2014, 12:49:33 pm
Going to need a few more pics to get any solid feedback. Unbraced and drawn pics would be nice.
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: huisme on July 01, 2014, 02:18:07 pm
Like pearly said, it's hard to tell without unbraced and draw pics. I also want to see more of the bow itself: the tips, the handle, grain, etc. BL makes a snappy bow, but that's an interesting profile to say the least ;)
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Bobobow on July 01, 2014, 08:35:46 pm
Here are some mor pics, I,will upload a full draw soon, cheers
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: wizardgoat on July 01, 2014, 08:50:53 pm
That looks like some scary bend out of the fades! Looking forward to getting into my BL soon, looks like pretty wood
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Crogacht on July 01, 2014, 09:14:39 pm
Maybe a resizing issue. How did you resize your photos?
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Bobobow on July 01, 2014, 09:20:02 pm
Just do it in iphone, did the others the same, the fade is not nearly as bad as in this photo...I will try to upload another.... I live in Ladysmith BC!
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: huisme on July 01, 2014, 09:44:03 pm
That does look like a lot of bend in the fades but it's true it could be a resizing issue. I run all my images through imgur and have never had a problem ;)
Do I see spliced- in knocks? I've never seen that done before. It seems like the glue line would have to be perfect to keep the tip from delaminating from the cut rings.
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Bobobow on July 01, 2014, 10:13:55 pm
Huisme, the image distortion makes it look awful, it looks much nicer in person. The nock joints fit like a glove, much more secure than top glued, it is african black wood (aka ebony) hard as hard gets.
Fast little girl...
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Bobobow on July 01, 2014, 10:59:59 pm
Full draw!ugggh
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: burchett.donald on July 01, 2014, 11:54:31 pm
Wicked bend out of the fades and the outers are working nicely... 8) Looks balanced and quick... Don
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Bobobow on July 02, 2014, 12:20:05 am
FYI and I am proud to say she never saw a power tool of any kind, well she saw plenty in the shop but never felt one....
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Pappy on July 02, 2014, 05:27:06 am
Looks like it is bending a lot mid 1/3,beautiful tips and finish work. Love to see an unstrung profile of it. :) I bet it's fast I would just worry about fretting in the 1/3 bending area. BL is bad about them. :) Pappy
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: DarkSoul on July 02, 2014, 07:26:02 am
That's a nicely finished bow. I like those tip overlays. Nice way to cut them out. Very smooth lines in the bow and a sweet looking handle. Are you French? Judging by the French text on the bow :)
I have to comment on that tiller though. Unless this bow is severely reflexed/deflexed (I would like to see an unbraced pic), it has two terrible hinges. One in either limb, about 4" from the fade. Here's how I see it: (http://i61.tinypic.com/152p06g.png)
The bow consists of three straight sections, with very short, overstressed areas in between. I would be surprised if the wood doesn't show any damage there. Either chrysals, set or a clean break in the very near future. Please correct the tiller before you continue shooting this bow.
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: burchett.donald on July 02, 2014, 08:01:48 am
Here's what I see...And with all fairness without an unbraced front and side profile it is hard to critique the tiller...I see the outers working with the inner limbs...Would love to see unbraced pics bobobow...Looks like a screamer...That's some bend on Black Locust! Don
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Bobobow on July 02, 2014, 03:00:42 pm
I have shot approx. 1500 arrows with her since May, nice groups, one of the funnest shooting bows I own, not a single chrysal or stress mark (yet), ... oh but life is to short to say shoulda, coulda, woulda :)
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Danzn Bar on July 02, 2014, 08:23:15 pm
The full draw looks a little like a Molly profile to me? :-\ DBar
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: tattoo dave on July 02, 2014, 09:46:11 pm
Molly bend is what I was thinking too, if thats the case, I don't see anything wrong with it. Nice Bow!
Tattoo Dave
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Pappy on July 03, 2014, 05:40:29 am
Guess he is happy with it, :-\ and if that's the case I am happy with it also. Very nice job. :) Took me 3 run throughs on his last post,I'm a slow reader. ;) ;D ;D Pappy
Title: Re: My first Black Locust Bow
Post by: Bobobow on July 03, 2014, 06:41:19 pm
Wow thanks for all the feedback, it is really helpful to get so many perspectives, It is just nice to know so many share the love of making these darn things, I will post a unbraced shot soon been traveling now for a few days. it is really a joy, I have broken more than I have completed, and for those who have had one really explode! It is truly amazing and scarey! They really do go boom! Anyhow thanks for your input. cant wait to post my nest one, a yew flat bow.....