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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Scallorn on April 28, 2017, 05:49:25 pm

Title: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Scallorn on April 28, 2017, 05:49:25 pm

  I just finished this one yesterday. I live in NE TX so I have tons of osage available to me. That being said, I do enjoy working whitewoods because of how easy they are. The wood was a hickory sapling that I cut a few months ago. I flipped one of the tips to match the other, and heat treated the belly. The tiller is the best I've had on a "D" bow in a while, and the cast is great even at 35 pounds because of the high reflex in the stave.
  The bow is 71 inches long, 1 and 1/4 inches at the grip, and 3/8 of an inch at the tips. Draw weight is about 35#@28" witch is lower than I had planned but I'm not going to try to shorten it now since I have seven 6 foot staves of osage waiting to be worked.

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Scallorn on April 28, 2017, 05:51:35 pm

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Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Scallorn on April 28, 2017, 05:52:58 pm

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Post by: Scallorn on April 28, 2017, 05:54:31 pm

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Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: upstatenybowyer on April 28, 2017, 06:55:44 pm

Alright! You young cats are figuring it out. Nice job.  :OK

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: DC on April 28, 2017, 06:57:58 pm

Very nice bend. I like it. :D

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: selfbow joe on April 28, 2017, 08:09:24 pm

Nice job.

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on April 28, 2017, 10:34:45 pm

Looks real good! I bet it's fun to shoot at that length and weight: it must be smooth.

Kyle

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: bubby on April 28, 2017, 11:04:40 pm

Nice looking bow

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: penderbender on April 29, 2017, 12:13:46 am

Nice bend you got there. Cheers- Brendan

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Del the cat on April 29, 2017, 04:45:34 am

That thar is an English Longbow :)
Nice...
Del

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Benedikt on April 29, 2017, 05:11:15 am

Nice one!  How much shorter is the lower limb?

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Aaron H on April 29, 2017, 07:39:35 am

Nice bow you made there young man

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: rps3 on April 29, 2017, 08:52:32 am

 (=) (=) (http://(=) (=))Good job. I always enjoy grabbing a piece of hickory too.

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: gifford on April 29, 2017, 09:00:59 am

Good Job, nice tiller.

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Badly Bent on April 29, 2017, 09:44:35 am

Nice work on that bow, looks like it is a smooth shooter. I look forward to seeing some more bows from you, always cool to see young guys that are into the hobby.

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Stixnstones on April 29, 2017, 10:17:00 am

looks smooth, nice work

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: BowEd on April 29, 2017, 10:49:53 am

Nice bow.Good luck with your osage.

Title: Re: Hickory Lightweight
Post by: Scallorn on April 30, 2017, 07:43:19 am

Benedikt the top edge of the buckskin is 1 inch above the center of the bow