Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Badly Bent on January 23, 2015, 11:47:51 pm
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First hhb bow for me and it came from a stave Clint, Osage Outlaw gave me last spring at Marshal, MI. It had some natural deflex in an area that ended up just out of the handle on the top limb. I tried to match that deflex in the bottom limb out of the handle area using some steam and later with dry heat but couldn't get it to budge and didn't want to force it. It looks a little heavy on the positive tiller at brace because of that and was a little difficult to tiller visually so once I had it drawing out to 23" I basically just tillered it by feel to get the last few inches of draw out of it. Ended up shooting pretty darn smooth and accurate for me.
Its Jon W.'s bow now and I don't remember the exact specs but its around 58"ntn and maybe 50# @ 26"
Thanks for looking . :)
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more pics.
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Nice looking bow. I see what you mean about the brace view but the full draw shows great tiller. Nice work.
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Cool bow there, I need to try some HHB
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Thanks so much for the pic of the belly side handle area. It was just what I have been needing. I am learning so much.
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Sweet looking little bow Greg. Did I see that one at Pauls? Looks like you nailed the tiller.
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Nice work! Nice bow! Yeah the tiller is spot on. It takes some skill to do that.
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Cool bow indeed. The tiller looks really good too.......fine job.
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Great bend on that hhb Greg, hhb makes a darn good bow don't it
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Now that's a nice piece of work... 8)
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Very nice looking now Greg
Love it
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Really nice work on tiller Greg, I also see tips working nicely... 8) I like the short padded looking handle also...Looks wonderfully bent by Badly Bent ;)
Don
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You've made another fine bow. I like the profile and tiller looks spot on.
Jon is a lucky guy!
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Damn Greg, Between the very nice bend, and the turned back ears, and tillerin her out by hand feel....looks like you are firmly entrenched in the short, bendy bow buildin club for sure.
Ironwood, smooth full bend, and good lookin to boot......that sir, is a bow 8) 8) 8)
rich
Ya picked a good bow to send to that beast I mean fella, Mr. W >:D
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Thanks for the comments guys, that wonky braced profile threw me a little so I was curious to find out what you all thought of the tiller. You can learn a lot here and I learn from listening to others on this site. Paying attention to how a bow feels when drawing back and how it feels at arrow send off being more important sometimes than measurements at brace. This one probably has a full 1/2" pos. tiller at the kink above the handle and normally that would have concerned me but when done it felt smooth as silk shooting for me.
Cody I didn't have this one at Paul's house last week, it was crazy how many bows the six of us were passing around there though wasn't it? Enough bows it's hard to remember them all. :)
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Nice job Greg! You made a great looking bow out of that stave.
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heres a pic of the stave when just roughed out before shaped into a bow showing the natural deflex.
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Looks Really nice Greg. Looks like that deflex spot might've complicated it some, but you nailed the tiller in spite of it. I've got hhb on my short list. Received an hhb bow from GregB in the trade a few years ago that is just super sweet.
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Nice bow Greg. That looked like a challenging stave. Hophornbeam is its own sort of wood - very stiff and stubborn but makes a great bow. I have found it hard to heat and correct at times. Your line about how that spot wouldn't budge reminded me of my experience with it. It hangs in there though. I have one that stays flat no matter who shoots it and how far they pull it (under my watchful eye of course ;D). Looks like JonW is getting a great bow.
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Good looking bow. Your issues with this is one of the reasons I love selfbows over any other.
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Tiller looks primo to me!great work and cool finish!
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Good job Greg. Like Cody, I didn't recognize that one either! You tillered it just like the stave told you to.
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Let me tell you guys something. Greg does not give himself enough credit for being an awesome bowyer. I have bows from many different guys and I tell you this one is TOP NOTCH! Absolutely smooth and quiet with any bullet I shoot from it. Thanks so much Greg for doing what you like doing and passing it on. I definitely got the better side of the trade.
Jon W.
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Another fine bow greg. Well done.
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Very cool to see Greg. I keep coming back to this one. Very nice work man.
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Sharp looking bow Greg.
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Really nice,,, I saw that stave at Marshall, and you did that piece of wood justice.
DBar
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Good looking bow Greg. Nice tiller.
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Very nice job, sweet bow. :)
Pappy
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Nice job buddy!!! :)
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Looks really smooth. You've got a knack for the finish work on these bows.