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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jcougar on May 21, 2008, 09:21:52 pm

Title: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: jcougar on May 21, 2008, 09:21:52 pm

Here's a maple board bow that I just finished.  It's 63" ntn, 1 1/2" wide at the "fades", tapering to 1/2" nocks, trapped back.  Draw weight is 50# @ 28"; cast seems about average.  She started life a 68" stiff handle bow.  Somewhere along the line, the glued on handle riser popped off.  I never got around to putting it back on.  So, I just piked it 4" and left the "handle" the way it was(7/8" x 3/4").  After tillering was done I built up the handle with several layers of cork.  You can't really see it in the pics, but the grain has some minor tiger striping to it.  Also, she has about 1" of string follow so far.

(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/Mapleboard003.jpg)
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/Mapleboard004.jpg)
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/Mapleboard006.jpg)
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/Mapleboard007.jpg)
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/Mapleboard008.jpg)
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/Mapleboard009.jpg)
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/Mapleboard010.jpg)
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p150/jcougar/Mapleboard011.jpg)

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: Dano on May 21, 2008, 09:28:28 pm

Good lookin bow!

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: radius on May 21, 2008, 09:57:02 pm

looks great!  the arc is perfect...but you say the cast is only average?

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: ricktrojanowski on May 21, 2008, 09:59:19 pm

Nice job, good looking bow, what kind of maple was it?

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: jcougar on May 21, 2008, 10:29:18 pm

It's from a flat ringed Home Depot hard maple board.  When I say the cast is average, I mean average for my bows.  I don't have anyone else's to compare them to.

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: DCM on May 21, 2008, 10:35:12 pm

Outstanding.  I just love that style of little round flatbow.  Great job.  Great bow.

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 21, 2008, 11:03:26 pm

Great tiller! Well done. Jawge

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: Justin Snyder on May 21, 2008, 11:26:08 pm

Looks good, very striking coloring on the handle. Justin

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: OldBow on May 22, 2008, 12:03:51 am

Looks darn good. jcougar has been around for awhile. I've got pictures of him on my computer at a younger age. Same great talent, though. And bookmarked for May Self BOM, for sure.

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: jcougar on May 22, 2008, 12:45:10 am

Thanks, guys! Geez, Don now you're making me feel old. ;)

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on May 22, 2008, 01:01:27 am

pretty bow there !!

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: Badger on May 22, 2008, 01:04:59 am

Love the tiller on that bow, very nice all the way around. Steve

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: FlintWalker on May 22, 2008, 04:05:05 am

Great looking bow and the tiller is beautiful.  Saw Filer

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: medicinewheel on May 22, 2008, 06:07:17 am

that's a nice bow with a great tiller!
the backview of the tips looks nice!
frank

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: Dustybaer on May 22, 2008, 08:04:36 am

very nice bow.  the more i see these bendy handle bows, the more i likes them  ;D

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: bambule on May 22, 2008, 08:29:39 am

as Dusty said: the more I see those handy bendy bows the more I like them.
Good work, nice tiller

Greetz

Cord

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: GregB on May 22, 2008, 09:37:10 am

That's really a good looking bow! I like the grip especially... :)

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: 330bull on May 22, 2008, 11:01:31 am

Awesome tiller and love the simple but elegant look!  Nice job!!!

I especially liked the autograph; looks like it should have been on a custom electric guitar!

Joe

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: jcougar on May 22, 2008, 03:50:05 pm

Thanks!  I am really proud of this one.  This will most likely  be the bow that goes to the woods with me this fall.

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: Hillbilly on May 22, 2008, 03:56:00 pm

Great looking bow.

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: Pat B on May 22, 2008, 04:29:19 pm

As always, very nice bow.    Pat

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: snedeker on May 22, 2008, 05:29:11 pm

Cool.  I like your attitude about not putting the handle piece back on.

Dave

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: jcougar on May 23, 2008, 12:38:58 am

It sat in my shop for quite a while like that(no riser).  One day I just thought, "why not?  what's the worst that could happen-it breaks?"  But anyway, thanks for the compliments, guys. 

Title: Re: Maple with a bendy handle
Post by: 1/2primitive on May 23, 2008, 01:42:50 am

That's a nice, simple bow. In a good way, as those kinds are my favorites.  ;D
     Sean