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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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black ash - more pics, retraction! 1.2 in wide not 1 in :P
« on: March 08, 2012, 02:54:12 am »
hey guys, mostly im posting this one for gstoneberg cuz i dnt kow how to send a pic in msg form but i thought everyone else might enjoy a gander.  This one is kinda special because it was the first real tree i cut down locally for staves.  It is black ash as far as i know, judging by barrk leaf orientation, a tipoff from a local elder (my gma :D ), and the fact that being so far north means it is really the only ash tree tthat grows to full height ad in any substtantial #.  I did note that unlike the rest of the stand (2 or 3 more that i cut) it as the only one with decent rings and early/latewood ratio.

it has jus been a side project that has been slowlyy nearing comletion for months, so my #s may be out a lil

56 long, 1.2 in max width, just under 50 at 27, unbacked, gentle setback at the handle = about 1.5 in reflex, initial setback was double that.

only full draw 2nite, braced and ustrung tomorrow.
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Offline ojibwatbowyer

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Re: black ash
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2012, 03:15:02 am »
Brutal Matt, im always blown away at the number of bows you pump out, keep it up man :)
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Re: black ash
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2012, 03:36:46 am »
WOW! What a bend NNB Your ancestors would be proud of that one. Keepin those traditions alive. Seeing the curve on that thing at only 1" wide gives me hope for the stick I have picked out for my tradebow.
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Re: black ash
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2012, 08:27:20 am »
Sweet,love the bend on that one.Nice job. :)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: black ash
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2012, 10:04:10 am »
Nice tiller
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Re: black ash
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2012, 10:05:52 am »
Thats a beauty !  I have an enourmous black ash in my yard,I an going to have to look hard at some of its branches. Nice bow ! !  '  Frank
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: black ash
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2012, 10:25:58 am »
Nice bow.  Did you have a problem with chrysals?

I started on a Black Ash bow about 15 years ago but never finished it, it's still hanging on a rack someplace.
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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: black ash
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2012, 11:35:30 am »
Ojibwatbowyer- Lay off the sinew-backed bows and you will too!

Randman - lol, i think i need to down a big game animal first :D

Pappy, PEARL DRUMS, Sparrow - thanks alot, i really scrutinised the tiller hard.

Marc - no chysals! this stick was fairly crooked and took heat all up and down the belly to get aligned.  More heat treating than any bow ive made prior.  I think that was the key, as well as being very well seasoned and one of my better tiller jobs.

Im a tad busy til noon, ill get a braced and unstrung pic at that time :)
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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: black ash
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2012, 02:03:21 pm »
b4, braced, and after about 20 quick shots outside

then front view profile

this bow is unfinished for now.....i want to shoot it some more b4 i hand it off :) 2 be sure of its longevity of course, not because its so fun to shoot  >:D

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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: black ash - more pics
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2012, 02:09:33 pm »
the wobbly limb on the right is the bottom in fulldraw, wobblyness showing in brace ad fulldraw as flat-hinge-flat, an handle showing flat but working quite a bit due to setback in that area
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: black ash - more pics
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2012, 02:18:07 pm »
1 in wide bends throughout, 56 inches, 50@27. Very nice bow. How does it feel as you're reaching the 27 in draw. Is the stack bad? Finger pinch??
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« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2012, 02:27:18 pm »
Pretty impressive numbers for black ash. You may want to shoot it a few hundred times before you hand it off.
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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: black ash - more pics
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2012, 02:31:03 pm »
Dictionary - i can start to feel the slightest of both right at the end.

PEARL DRUMS - I plan on it :D got about 75 shots thru right now.

i just double checked the #s, 56 long, 55 ntn, 47 lbs at 27.  7/16 tips
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: black ash - more pics
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2012, 04:29:07 pm »
Very nice... I am surprised at the reflex retained from that bow... Must be a good tiller.. ;D

Jon
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