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Offline fishfinder401

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who can build 100+ bows
« on: February 18, 2011, 01:04:44 am »
i think the name of the topic is self explanatory, i am just curious about who can as i am interested in doing more in that strength range
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Offline 1776J

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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2011, 02:30:36 am »
If you hit the warbow area of the forum you'll see a lot of info on fellows building them in that range as English War bows were historically of very heavy draw weight!
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Offline crooketarrow

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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2011, 11:16:03 am »
   I've built 3 a 97,102 and 103# all osage. The were not war bows all hunting bows.
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Offline Matt S.

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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2011, 12:10:31 pm »
Quote from: crooketarrow on February 18, 2011, 11:16:03 am
   I've built 3 a 97,102 and 103# all osage. The were not war bows all hunting bows.

Those are some hunting bows! Maybe I have a twisted sense of humor, but when I read your sig "DEAD IS DEAD NO MATTER HOW FAST YOUR ARROW GETS THERE" and thought of those hunting bows it made me laugh! ;D
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Offline Parnell

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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2011, 12:17:37 pm »
I did a hickory backed ipe ELB that was up around 90#.  That combination would work.  The bow was 70" - basically, my height.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2011, 12:24:21 pm »
I made a 90# @ 26" hackberry flatbow-ish holmgarrd- ish bow before. 70" long, sure it would of hit 100# before 30" draw. Never could draw it farther to find out though! :) Had cut threw the back self nocks. Hackberry is a beast in that regard. Ill never make a bow that heavy again (on purpose) thats not at around 80" long. Length on warbow weight bows definitely makes alot of sense in alot of ways. 
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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2011, 01:15:19 pm »
I'm sure I can  ;D
 just haven't got that far yet  ;)
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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2011, 02:40:11 pm »
Quote from: crooketarrow on February 18, 2011, 11:16:03 am
   I've built 3 a 97,102 and 103# all osage. The were not war bows all hunting bows.
what profiles did they have, the one i made is 73-74 ish no hnndel, and is 1 thick and 2 wide at center. unfortunatly i need to reinforce tips with that eveil substance fiberglass, i hate evn mentioning it, but both tipos are splitting and i need to reingforment on the whole tip
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2011, 02:43:05 pm »
A 100# bow is not that difficult to make.  A 150# bow is a bit more difficult
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2011, 05:15:12 pm »
     Matt these were bows built for someone. Some people shoot heavy bows for the flatness for the clear release or just what there comfortable with. I never got caught up in the speed thing even though I shot bows in the high 60's when I WAS YOUNGER then I STAYED A 60 FOR 14 15 YEARS. I was like most bow hunters I was young and dumb once. I now shoot 56#s not because I can shoot 65#'s I'm only 49 but I  think I've got a little smarter I THINK. Your arrow speed don't mean much it you can't hit your target dose it.
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Offline markinengland

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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2011, 05:32:12 pm »
Noel,

Why are the tips splitting? This really shouldn't be happening and it probably isn't just because of the bow weight.

I have found that a heavy bow is no more difficult to make than a lighter one. It is just dimensionally bigger and harder work to pull during tillering.

A very highly stressed, unstable heavy bow would be a different issue I guess!
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Offline Matt S.

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« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2011, 06:44:41 pm »
Quote from: crooketarrow on February 18, 2011, 05:15:12 pm
     Matt these were bows built for someone. Some people shoot heavy bows for the flatness for the clear release or just what there comfortable with. I never got caught up in the speed thing even though I shot bows in the high 60's when I WAS YOUNGER then I STAYED A 60 FOR 14 15 YEARS. I was like most bow hunters I was young and dumb once. I now shoot 56#s not because I can shoot 65#'s I'm only 49 but I  think I've got a little smarter I THINK. Your arrow speed don't mean much it you can't hit your target dose it.

I agree 100%, I wasn't meaning to be disagreeable by my original post. The mental image I got of someone hunting with such a heavy bow made me think of the Monty Python sketch where a couple of adventurous men were hunting mosquitoes with machine guns and bazookas. :D

I stand in awe of those people who can hunt with such heavy bows, like Pope and Young. More power to them!
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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2011, 07:17:23 pm »
Quote from: markinengland on February 18, 2011, 05:32:12 pm
Noel,

Why are the tips splitting? This really shouldn't be happening and it probably isn't just because of the bow weight.

I have found that a heavy bow is no more difficult to make than a lighter one. It is just dimensionally bigger and harder work to pull during tillering.

A very highly stressed, unstable heavy bow would be a different issue I guess!
the reason it is splitting, is i was using side nocks, and nock having used them before, i didn't make them right, you can see them on a post i did earlier in the week, they also were just bare wood, what ever the cause, something needs to be done so i am going with the probably thing a have ..... evil fiber glass
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Re: who can build 100+ bows
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2011, 08:50:13 pm »
Im working on a 100-150 pounder right now. This is only my 3rd successful bow build so Im no expert on the subject. I wanted a heavy bow both because I can pull 150 and also because it allows me to shoot a heavier more lethal arrow, which is important because I hunt in a residential area. Speed in and of itself is not overtly important but cast and PENETRATION is. That is why I shoot heavy, and because Howard Hill is the man. Just waiting on some string material from 3 rivers to short string it. I might have some pics up for you's guys in another week or so.
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