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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: simk on March 22, 2023, 04:46:15 pm

Title: Gorilla Bow
Post by: simk on March 22, 2023, 04:46:15 pm

This one is for an individual with a little longer arms. The 32" normally is not my comfort zone. So I went a little longer (70") and grabbed the bloodwood. Glad it worked out @ 55# - classic HillStyle longbow :)
 

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Post by: simk on March 22, 2023, 04:47:14 pm

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Post by: simk on March 22, 2023, 04:47:59 pm

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Post by: simk on March 22, 2023, 04:49:53 pm

...and  thanx everybody for posting nice bows. Much appreciated.
cheers

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Post by: Muskyman on March 22, 2023, 04:59:29 pm

That’s one sweet bow right there. Beautiful

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Post by: Pappy on March 22, 2023, 06:35:39 pm

Beautiful bow, he should love that. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: Will B on March 22, 2023, 07:58:46 pm

That’s a real beauty Simon. Very nice bend!  I’m currently working on an Osage recurve for a guy with a 32” draw. I made it 72” long. Thanks for the photos.

Title: Re: Gorilla Bow
Post by: Kidder on March 22, 2023, 08:50:06 pm

Nice bow Simon! Tell me more about bloodwood and its capabilities (always looking for other options as Osage boards are hard to come by in my neck of the woods). Is it a tri lam or just a long power lam? Either way, I’m a fan!

Title: Re: Gorilla Bow
Post by: Selfbowman on March 22, 2023, 09:44:45 pm

That’s a LOOKER !!

Title: Re: Gorilla Bow
Post by: superdav95 on March 23, 2023, 12:54:28 am

Gorgeous bow.  I’ve got some blood wood here somewhere left over from knife handle scales.  It makes for a great lookin contrast.   Dry well done. 

Title: Re: Gorilla Bow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 23, 2023, 08:29:38 am

Nice and clean. I like it.

Title: Re: Gorilla Bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 23, 2023, 09:11:49 am

Very nice bend simk. I’m not comfortable at 32” either. That’s a good 7” more than my draw.

From the looks of the bend. I’d say you got the length right to

Bjrogg

Title: Re: Gorilla Bow
Post by: superdav95 on March 23, 2023, 09:50:51 am

I should commission you to make me one of these.  My wing span is very long too.  I’d love to shoot a 32” draw bow. 

Title: Re: Gorilla Bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 23, 2023, 10:39:58 am

She sure is pretty with a beauty of a tiller! Nicely done! Jawge

Title: Re: Gorilla Bow
Post by: simk on March 23, 2023, 04:31:29 pm

thanx everybody  :)
looking at the pictures again and again top limb (right) seems to have a stiffer spot towards midlimbs, maybe a little more scraping required.
Bloodwood Kidder? You can't steam or heat bend it, very oily - thus difficult to glue, sinks in water and set's my drumsander on fire - lol - but sure its pretty and does not show noticable set. this one still has the 2" reflex that was glued in originally. better than IPE. The use of bloodwood is historically proven for victorian longbows of the 19th century. Imho it it asks a 3-lam construction to keep the mass low.
cheers

Title: Re: Gorilla Bow
Post by: bentstick54 on March 23, 2023, 05:40:41 pm

Very nice looking bow. Like everything about it.

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Post by: Stixnstones on March 23, 2023, 07:10:19 pm

Smashing the like button over and over

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Post by: M2A on March 25, 2023, 08:24:53 am

Real nice! Tiller looks great to me, liking that antler rest, might have to steal that idea for an upcoming project :)
Mike