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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: paco664 on April 17, 2015, 12:22:09 am

Title: red oak w hickory back... finished
Post by: paco664 on April 17, 2015, 12:22:09 am
been working on this one for a while and there are a couple photos of it on here... but i finally put all the finishing touches on it and it is DONE...

66.75" nock to nock redoak board with a 1/8th" hickory backing... glued up with tb2
pulls 54#@29"
leather handle wrap with floppy leather rest.
finish is cherry danish oil 5coats and 3 coats of tru-oil rubbed with 0000 steel wool between coats to a satin finish
belly was toasted in reflex and it holds 1" reflex on each limb
twisted up a 14strand string of 50lb spectra with a spectra serving...

hopefully tomorrow after work i will run to the indoor range at bass pro shop and stick a few arrows in a few targets to see how it shoots...

here are the finished photos with the money shot *(it looks weird because my photographer is over a foot shorter than me and in a eternally bad mood)
back
(http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr226/barton664/20150416_230825.jpg) (http://s486.photobucket.com/user/barton664/media/20150416_230825.jpg.html)
belly toasted to chocolate brown
(http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr226/barton664/20150416_230731.jpg) (http://s486.photobucket.com/user/barton664/media/20150416_230731.jpg.html)
4.5" brace
(http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr226/barton664/20150416_230614.jpg) (http://s486.photobucket.com/user/barton664/media/20150416_230614.jpg.html)
leather wrap handle and arrow rest
(http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr226/barton664/20150416_230523.jpg) (http://s486.photobucket.com/user/barton664/media/20150416_230523.jpg.html)
and full draw featuring yours truly and bonus sister in law loafing on my sofa...
(http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr226/barton664/20150416_230304.jpg) (http://s486.photobucket.com/user/barton664/media/20150416_230304.jpg.html)
Title: Re: red oak w hickory back... finished
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on April 17, 2015, 12:55:27 am
Nice work, maybe a bit stiff in mid limbs?  Sure it'll spit an arrow at 54#!
Title: Re: red oak w hickory back... finished
Post by: paco664 on April 17, 2015, 01:17:32 am
Quote from: Peacebow_Coos on April 17, 2015, 12:55:27 am
Nice work, maybe a bit stiff in mid limbs?  Sure it'll spit an arrow at 54#!
here is a older fd photo sin arrow and when photographer was in better mood... and thanks!

(http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr226/barton664/20150402_000851.jpg) (http://s486.photobucket.com/user/barton664/media/20150402_000851.jpg.html)
Title: Re: red oak w hickory back... finished
Post by: H Rhodes on April 17, 2015, 02:27:09 am
Looks like it ought to be a sweet shooter to me.  Nice work.
Title: Re: red oak w hickory back... finished
Post by: bubby on April 17, 2015, 09:02:26 am
Nice job
Title: Re: red oak w hickory back... finished
Post by: Knoll on April 17, 2015, 10:16:09 am
Like those bendy handle sticks.  Congrats!!
Title: Re: red oak w hickory back... finished
Post by: paco664 on April 18, 2015, 10:57:45 pm
Went shot the bow today. . Bass pro indoor range. .. it shot excellent fast n flat. .. scared the poo out of me tho after about 100 arrows...Pulled it and heard a "tic" pulled a second time another slight tic. ..

Inspected the bow completely and found nothing.. so i decided it would "go or blow" and pulled it and let fly...

Nothing. . Put another 100 or so arrows through it and no problemas. ..

I am 99.8%sure the sound i heard was the polyurithane finish i put on (and didn't sand the final coat) was protesting. ..

It shoots flat and fast. . At 20yds (indoor range) the arrow seemed to hit the target in an instant...

My only complaint is i broke 4 arrows on metal mounting brackets at the range (bad mounting designs)
Title: Re: red oak w hickory back... finished
Post by: hunterbob on April 20, 2015, 06:55:45 am
Sweet looking bend on that one. Looks like it will fling an arrow.
Title: Re: red oak w hickory back... finished
Post by: Parnell on April 20, 2015, 11:31:16 am
Looks like you are really off and running, now.  Good work!  Glad to see you are having fun with it all. :)