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Title: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: dreamcraft_archery on November 05, 2020, 11:22:46 am

Hi!

I've just finished new bow. It's Red oak recurve 70" ntn (following wood surface). The bow is drawing 50lbs at 28". Bog oak overlays and arrow shelf. Natural leather on handle and arrow pass. It's made from stave. Limbs at widest are 2,3". Linseed oil + varnish finish.

All the best!  (-_)

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: dreamcraft_archery on November 05, 2020, 11:23:42 am

More of them. (B)

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: Parnell on November 05, 2020, 11:51:36 am

Don’t get to see many red oak staves.  Nice work!

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: RyanY on November 05, 2020, 11:54:44 am

Love how the figure comes out on the sides. Red oak would be a nice bow wood to cut considering how absolutely massive some of the trees get.

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: PaSteve on November 05, 2020, 03:46:54 pm

 Nice bow. Appears you use red oak often and do a great job with it.

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: Digital Caveman on November 05, 2020, 04:10:19 pm

Quote from: Parnell on November 05, 2020, 11:51:36 am

Don’t get to see many red oak staves.  Nice work!

You should come to my neck of the woods.  Red oak is one of the few bow trees that can grow up here.

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: Pat B on November 05, 2020, 05:19:57 pm

Very nice red oak bow.  :OK  Red oak staves are not the same creature as Lowe's red oak board.
 We just had a 24" red oak uprooted in our yard when Beta came through. Fortunately it fell away from the house and truck.

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: Flntknp17 on November 05, 2020, 07:06:50 pm

That is a REALLY beautiful bow!  I was just pondering this week about making an oak bow from a stave rather than from lumber.  I haven't tried it nor have I seen too many, but it works so well for board bows.  very nice!

Matt

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: bassman on November 06, 2020, 02:24:48 am

Nice.

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: Legolas11 on December 04, 2020, 01:09:51 am

Nice looking bow. What are you using for a string? Seems like it has some stretch to it ...

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: bownarra on December 04, 2020, 03:12:14 am

Cool bow! :)
The only thing I would say is that you should round over the backs edges more.

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: Selfbowman on December 08, 2020, 08:32:44 am

What is on the limb on the last pic on left side between fade and mid limb? Different growth ring or rawhide? Don’t matter she a beauty. Arvin

Title: Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 08, 2020, 09:10:01 am

Beautiful bow! Well done! Jawge