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Title: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: dantolin on May 06, 2008, 05:49:06 pm

Hi friends,
I've finished the tillering on my last bow: a black locust, 65"1/2 ntn, 50#@28".
It has about 1"3/4 of reflex from its initials 3"1/2.
Weights 19.5 oz. and it's 1"1/2 at widest point, tapering to 1/2", plain-oval cross section.
This week I can not make all the finishes cause I've got a lot of work, but I hope I can do them next week and take some pics for you.
The billets
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/duelas2.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/duelas3.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/duelas.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/duelas4.jpg)
Initial front view and corrected
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/frontviewbegining.jpg)(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/frontviewcorrected.jpg)
unbraced, braced and full draw
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/finalunbracedshape.jpg)(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/IMG_1274r.jpg)(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/IMG_1277r.jpg)
Bye,
David

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: Ryano on May 06, 2008, 05:53:47 pm

very nice! looking forward to the finished pictures!

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: cowboy on May 06, 2008, 10:52:49 pm

Me too. That's turned out very nice from the billet stage to now!

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: n2everythg on May 06, 2008, 11:18:27 pm

wow. beautiful tiller. that bow turned out really nice.
n2

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: OldBow on May 07, 2008, 01:23:40 am

Great Full Draw - bookmarked, too, for May Self Bow of the Month

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: Pat B on May 07, 2008, 01:30:09 am

Nice! Anyone that can do what you did with locust has got my admiration! 8)    Pat

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: Justin Snyder on May 07, 2008, 01:53:28 am

Great looking bow. Justin

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: Pappy on May 07, 2008, 07:21:17 am

Very nice,love to see it all finished up,I know it will be a beauty.  :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: dantolin on May 07, 2008, 04:51:27 pm

Thanks friends,
I'll continue as soon as I can with finishes...but...I have too much work at job now!!!!!hahahaha
Thank you again,
David

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: George Nagel on May 07, 2008, 09:11:27 pm

Very nice, tiller looks sharp.  BL is one of my favorites.

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: 330bull on May 07, 2008, 11:12:27 pm

Awesome lines and tiller!  You have given hope to every set of "ugly" billets out there!

Great job and I can't wait to see the final finish; that brown should be stunning under some Tru Oil (or the like).

Joe

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 08, 2008, 06:46:16 am

Nice job, looks like a excellent result from some tough billets.

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: DanaM on May 08, 2008, 11:28:51 am

Looks good to me well done.

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: Gordon on May 08, 2008, 11:33:11 am

That bow has a really nice profile and tiller to match.

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: dantolin on May 08, 2008, 01:31:38 pm

Thank you George, Joe, Rick, Dana and Gordon!!
For me it would be almost impossible to make bows like this without your bows, tutorials and help of all of you and the rest of the friends in this forum,
Thank you to all.
David

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: Slivershooter on May 08, 2008, 02:12:47 pm

Congratulations, that is a good looking bow.

Title: Re: My new black locust bow
Post by: dantolin on May 13, 2008, 01:45:10 pm

Hi all,
I've made all the finishes on this bow: several coats of ecologic finishing oil, arrow plate, leather handle, and the string...here you have some pics.
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/IMG_1311.jpg)(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/IMG_1320.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/dantolin/robinia/IMG_1321.jpg)
I hope to go shooting this weekend and take some nice pics.
Thank you, friends,
David

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: DanaM on May 13, 2008, 02:11:48 pm

Nice job :)

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: Bear on May 13, 2008, 02:29:36 pm

Very nice! How is BL to work compared to Osage?

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: GregB on May 13, 2008, 03:21:18 pm

Sweat! That's a beautiful bow...great job! ;)

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: Gordon on May 13, 2008, 04:35:46 pm

I really like your handle work.

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: medicinewheel on May 13, 2008, 05:13:10 pm

WOW!!! that bow turned out really nice!
frank

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: dantolin on May 13, 2008, 08:48:06 pm

Thank you Dana, Greg, Gordon, Frank and Bear.
Bear, I have never worked osage (in europe is not an easy wood to find) but some day I will give it a try, sure.
Gordon, the handle is made remembering a truly nice handle work that I saw in ferret's archery web page, in the begginings of my information searching, and there was a german (Chris Guenther, I think)(in the section awesome wooden bows) that made a beautifull elm bow, with a handle that is the inspiration of this one.
Bye, american brothers,
David

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: Ryano on May 13, 2008, 10:15:23 pm

 This ain't you first rodeo, you ain't kidding me...... 8) Beautiful job on that grip and finish!

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 14, 2008, 12:26:04 am

Congratulations on a very fine bow. Jawge

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: Pappy on May 14, 2008, 07:31:17 am

Very nice job,love the grip and finish. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: AndrewS on May 14, 2008, 08:27:29 am

Very nice bow. The woodwork and the finish is great... ;)

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: Hillbilly on May 14, 2008, 10:02:18 am

That's a great looking bow, David. Tiller, profile, finish details-I like everything about it. Really good work.

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: Jesse on May 14, 2008, 11:06:22 pm

Very nice work. Full draw looks great and unbraced its nice and straight :o. I might have to try some black locust.   
                                 Jesse

Title: Re: My new black locust bow:new pics added!
Post by: Bear on May 15, 2008, 01:18:47 pm

I keep coming back to this one to look at that grip, finish, and gracefull lines! I'm considering a BL next but have seen a lot on here about fretting and belly weakness.

If you got 28" out of that bow with the diminsions you listed I just don't see a problem. I have a buddy with a BL about the same. He has had some minor fretting but it stopped and the bow is still shooting the same years later.