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Offline datikush200

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black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« on: March 23, 2014, 06:53:36 pm »
hi all, my name is DAVID , recently I've made re takedown recurve bow with black locust heartwood limbs , I've read topics where people say than that working recurves on one peace wooden bow doesn's work but I tried to make it anyway and it worked . here is my bow 60 inch long 48#28 inch .]
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Offline bubby

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2014, 06:59:08 pm »
david no pic came thru
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Offline datikush200

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2014, 07:13:23 pm »
here are pics
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Offline datikush200

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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2014, 07:25:14 pm »
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Offline bubby

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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2014, 07:58:15 pm »
not my cup o' tea but nice job
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2014, 08:16:39 pm »
Very cool! Great job!
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline Pat B

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2014, 08:37:15 pm »
Like bubby, not my cup of tea but you have a nice bend in the locust limbs and the hooks are opening nicely. Well done.
 Where are you from David?
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Offline datikush200

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2014, 08:40:12 pm »
I am from Georgia , a little country under the Russia .
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Offline Accipiter

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2014, 08:44:40 pm »
Thats pretty sweet, nice job on the recurves. How did you attach the limbs?
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2014, 08:46:35 pm »
I was born in Savannah, Georgia and now live in Transylvania County , North Carolina. The other side of the world but similar interest. That is what I love about wood bow archery.  8)
 Welcome to Primitive Archer, David.
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2014, 08:49:00 pm »
Nice to see some of your work.  We don't see many bows with risers on this site, but you sure have a nice bend to those limbs.  How does it shoot? 
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Offline datikush200

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2014, 08:55:12 pm »
thank you all .  I compared olipic bow and my bow they both had same drow weight 48lb and my bow shoot abot 10-13 fps faster . wood is much more faster than glass .  How I made it ? it was just a succesful experiment :)
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Offline mwosborn

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2014, 08:57:35 pm »
Very nice - they are bending beautifully.  Nice work.
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: black locust recurve bow ( working recurve )
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2014, 09:16:24 pm »
Way cool!! Nice job.
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Offline TRACY

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« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2014, 10:06:34 pm »
Very nice work David! I like the artwork on the riser.

Tracy
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