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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: LEGIONNAIRE on September 11, 2016, 11:02:03 pm

Title: Mohegan BL recurve
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on September 11, 2016, 11:02:03 pm

Hey Guys its been a while since I posted but I wanted to post this bow I made. It had been a while since I wanted to make this and I finally did. I was inspired by the gentleman from Germany who's avatar I do not recall right now. He made 2 bows out of a black locust stave, His however ended up with a reflex. This one I tried to make it 1 inch wide but ended up slightly under. I also was trying to get 40-45lbs but after I went ahead and filed the edges to make it look like the original, it ended up more like 33lbs At some where around 26 inches. The bow is about 52 inches I believe, don't recall right now. I was worried about Chrysalling especially with BL so I heat treated it. You cant really see it in the pics but it has a little bit of character towards the ends, I had to do some heat corecting. Please give me some feedback on the tiller. Thanks. Shoots nice and hard, I really like it :) Here are the pics. I was wearing my PA hat, thank you primitive archer.

(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee417/legionnair3/09d8f020-2a2f-4fff-89c5-934126aec94b.jpg) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/legionnair3/media/09d8f020-2a2f-4fff-89c5-934126aec94b.jpg.html)

(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee417/legionnair3/IMG_8415.jpg) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/legionnair3/media/IMG_8415.jpg.html)

(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee417/legionnair3/87a101a2-8f15-4a24-9fc6-fc19ef7973d8.jpg) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/legionnair3/media/87a101a2-8f15-4a24-9fc6-fc19ef7973d8.jpg.html)

(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee417/legionnair3/IMG_8414.jpg) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/legionnair3/media/IMG_8414.jpg.html)

(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee417/legionnair3/IMG_8408.jpg) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/legionnair3/media/IMG_8408.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Mohegan BL recurve
Post by: Drewster on September 11, 2016, 11:33:08 pm

Good looking little bow.  I like the tips and your tiller looks just fine.  Nice work. 

Title: Re: Mohegan BL recurve
Post by: loon on September 11, 2016, 11:42:09 pm

Nice! Welcome back

Title: Re: Mohegan BL recurve
Post by: Pappy on September 12, 2016, 05:51:30 am

That looks like a very nice little shooter. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Mohegan BL recurve
Post by: Parnell on September 12, 2016, 02:16:53 pm

There is a certain elegance to those bows.  Well done.

Title: Re: Mohegan BL recurve
Post by: Stick Bender on September 12, 2016, 02:33:24 pm

Beautiful bow nice job like was said elegant profile love those short native bows !

Title: Re: Mohegan BL recurve
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on September 12, 2016, 09:00:14 pm

Thank you guys. I felt great after completing this one because I took it of the to do list. And best of all its a great shooter.