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Offline richardzane

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65# persimmon bow
« on: November 30, 2013, 07:29:18 pm »
just finished this 65# persimmon...
65 3/4" tip to tip , 1 3/4" widest, 1" width before the nocks,
back was dry heat reflexed and the tips steam bent reflexed. a certain amount of set 

really enjoy working with persimmon and leaving the sap wood with all its knots and its lighter color. these tips naturally turned black from clamping the ends on the roughed out stave to prevent propellering . didn't weaken the wood in any way, maybe something to do with the sap under the wood clamps?
powerful shooter... i just need to work out with it to build some muscle strength!
harder to do as a 58 year old than you young whipper-snappers.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2013, 07:35:46 pm »
Sweet bow man! I remember my grandpa pointing out persimmon on his farm when I was a kid. Kinda hope to give it a shot someday.
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Offline dbb

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2013, 07:40:32 pm »
Simple and elegant!
Nice finish too,sweet!
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Offline Badger

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2013, 07:50:44 pm »
  Beautiful job on that bow. I just did my first persimmon a couple of months ago, fantastic wood. Hardest wood I ever worked bar none, I had to sharpen my scraper after each set of scrapes.
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Offline StickMan47

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2013, 07:57:26 pm »
I love that profile Richard. Nice job! Was wondering if that is the natural color of the wood or if you stained it? Great looking bow.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2013, 08:05:38 pm »
Nothing wrong with that. Nice looking bow. With that heavy draw that thing is probably an animal.
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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2013, 08:22:16 pm »
thanks!
StickMan47, no staining, i just used True oil... it has almost a natural walnut like color below the sapwood.
maybe just a tad greyer than walnut.
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Offline Zion

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2013, 08:44:51 pm »
Awesome bow, that is one nice bend! Looks like a shooter!
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2013, 09:31:58 pm »
  Sweeeet bend, love the way you took extra care to make those string friendly nocks...really nice 8)
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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2013, 09:37:01 pm »
thanks for the encouragements!
now i'll need to make some heftier spined-up arrows for this one.
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Offline rps3

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2013, 09:47:16 pm »
That is a sweet looking bow, I bet it does shoot hard.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2013, 10:03:36 pm »
Now that's a great lookin bow Richard.  I love the subtle curves
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Offline lostarrow

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2013, 10:14:32 pm »
Very graceful. Looks like a pleasure to shoot!
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Offline okie64

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2013, 10:30:44 pm »
That is a great profile and a beautiful bow! Ive yet to split a persimmon log that didnt have severe twist to it.
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Offline dwardo

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Re: 65# persimmon bow
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2013, 07:55:09 am »
That is everything a bow should be. Doesn't look like there is an ounce of fat on it either.
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