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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bow101 on October 29, 2016, 04:35:31 pm

Title: Folding bow
Post by: bow101 on October 29, 2016, 04:35:31 pm

Just finished this one.  Its about 37#  66"..  Shoots well.

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 29, 2016, 05:17:53 pm

Ok, how did you do it!?!?!

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: bow101 on October 29, 2016, 06:04:21 pm

You can figure that one out I'm sure...Build the bow tiller it trace out the hinge, countersink it, drill the 4 holes, then drill out for the threaded inserts and finally cut the BOW..!!!!.  The hinge is the fun part and easier than most think, its prepping the lams, gluing, tillering and sanding that is most painstaking.

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: YosemiteBen on October 30, 2016, 01:38:26 am

Very cool and very nice!

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: bubby on October 30, 2016, 11:39:31 am

Looks like the hinge is inletted in the back of the handle area to me

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: bow101 on October 30, 2016, 01:10:48 pm

Quote from: bubby on October 30, 2016, 11:39:31 am

Looks like the hinge is inletted in the back of the handle area to me

Countersunk, yes if thats what you mean.  The hinge is about 3/16" thick, the holes are tapered for the screw heads.

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: bubby on October 30, 2016, 01:41:01 pm

Inletted is what i meant but basically the same thing

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: Zuma on October 30, 2016, 07:55:41 pm

Man you could take that baby as a spare
if you treck deep in the outback 8)
You did very good.
Any tool and die makers in the family >:D
Zuma

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: mullet on October 30, 2016, 08:16:17 pm

That is really cool.

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: Pappy on October 31, 2016, 07:37:02 am

That's pretty cool, is it very noisy when you shoot it ?
 Pappy

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: Jim Davis on October 31, 2016, 12:56:54 pm

As someone asked Fred Bear when he showed an early hinge like that, "what happens if the string breaks?"

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: bow101 on October 31, 2016, 03:11:00 pm

Thanks guys for the comments.

"That's pretty cool, is it very noisy when you shoot it ?"
 Pappy

Maybe slightly more than a one piece,  I have to tune the handle area more. Other than that when the bow is braced and shot the tension stays.  The black part on the limb is felt, hopefully that looks after the after shock, if not I will use a heavier felt.  That was my major concern with this design.  Good call on that one  Pappy.

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 "what happens if the string breaks?"
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:  the limb would probably smack your knuckles, Ouch.   :o

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"Any tool and die makers in the family "  possibly me thats it.

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: nclonghunter on October 31, 2016, 03:28:00 pm

Can you use it to flip your chicken on the grill when not shooting it???   

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: Urufu_Shinjiro on October 31, 2016, 03:29:47 pm

That bow seems to have developed a hinge.....



I'll get me coat

Title: Re: Folding bow
Post by: JEB on October 31, 2016, 03:32:40 pm

Very nice.  I know that some of the very old bows that were hinged get big bucks just for the hinge.

That would be great for back packing.