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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: helmet on August 15, 2015, 02:50:42 pm

Title: White Oak short bow
Post by: helmet on August 15, 2015, 02:50:42 pm

46" white oak 50Lbs. at 20". Upper limb has a lot of propeller twist. Both limbs have checking cracks. A few hundred arrows shot and 2" of string follow. Its nothing fancy, but fun to shoot.

Title: Re: White Oak short bow
Post by: Pat B on August 15, 2015, 02:58:46 pm

White oak is a tough wood and you have made a nice little bow. Well done.

Title: Re: White Oak short bow
Post by: bowandarrow473 on August 15, 2015, 03:16:53 pm

Love the pattern on the back, how did you do it?

Title: Re: White Oak short bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 15, 2015, 04:08:21 pm

Very Nice! Jawge

Title: Re: White Oak short bow
Post by: helmet on August 15, 2015, 05:05:42 pm

Thanks folks, It was fun trying a new wood and new style for me. The other half of this log is much cleaner without nots and checks, still has twist though, and its around 60" long.
Bowandarrow, the finish was a result of not being thorough scraping the cambium, and then darking the wood with powderd fir charcoal mixed with fat. When I rubbed it in the charcoal highlighted the bumps and edges. Kind of an accident. :) I just wnated to darken it for deer hunting.

Title: Re: White Oak short bow
Post by: bradsmith2010 on August 15, 2015, 08:13:29 pm

looks like it is bending nicely,, hope you get a deer,, congrats B