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Offline k-hat

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Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« on: April 09, 2016, 11:45:47 pm »
Haven't posted much these days.  Figured I'd share this one, I kinda like her.  I started out thinking she was elm (cut last summer), but I'm thinking she could be gum.  At any rate, she has nice thick rings and stained very pretty with a new cognac stain I tried this time.  She fought me the whole way with sideways bends and twists, and some natural deflex in various spots.  I finally got her straight enough to say done (you'll notice there's still a bit of a deflex area on the upper limb... it's not set).  She shoots sweet and is surprisingly fast when I get a good draw and clean release.  Cowhide with hair still on for the arrow pass, horn overlays on the tips from ol' Pearlie (Water buffalo I think they were?  Thanks bro!), shoot off the knuckle with a simple leather grip, indexed for hand placement.  Profile is somewhere between pyramidal and parallel ???, somewhat after a concave type profile I've seen on Marc's bows and a few others, just tryna work with the wood that I had available after shaving away the worthless wood.  I trapped her instead of tempering this time, though I wonder now if I shoulda put the heat on.  Anyway, the recipient is tall and lanky and I expected him to have a long draw, so I made her for up to a 30" draw.  Turns out he only draws about 26" at the moment  :o (he's very green, it'll increase as he gets into it).  She's snappy even at the short draw.  Ok, nuff talk, stats then pics:

Static recurve 69" ntn
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Thanks for lookin' y'all  :)
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2016, 07:01:23 am »
she's a beaut!!
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2016, 07:18:00 am »
That's a nice bow Kevin. Just wait until he draws it out to 30" and you really get to see what 69" of bow will do.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2016, 08:21:02 am »
Nice looking bow!
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Offline k-hat

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2016, 08:45:01 am »
Thanks guys.  Pearl i got'r out to 30" several times (pulling to my ear) and even though they didnt fly well the mismatched arrows zipped and had serious penetration.  Thought I was just making a target bow for the recipient but I told him she'll definitely hunt!  Thanks again for the horn, I look forward to using more of it!
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Offline PlanB

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2016, 09:06:31 am »
Very nice! I liked your description, too.
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Offline johnfolchetti

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2016, 10:30:20 am »
That is sweet. Nice work.
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Offline make-n-break

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2016, 11:31:39 am »
Beautiful finish work. Good looking weapon!
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Offline Swampman

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2016, 11:43:17 am »
That is a great looking bow.  I may have to copy your dimensions.  I plan to make a bow for my brother who is also long and lanky.  Thanks for posting.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2016, 11:58:37 am »
Very nice bend and a great looking bow.  8)
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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2016, 04:46:58 pm »
on the braced pic it seems like the right limb is quite a bit weaker. Are the optics fooling me or what?
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Offline k-hat

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2016, 05:18:50 pm »
Thanks for the kind words y'all!
JoachimM.... hard to tell in the pics but the uoper limb is slightly deflexed compared to the lower, plus a bit of positive tiller, plus the midlimb deflex spot.  It messed with me a bit too working through tiller.
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Offline rps3

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2016, 07:58:31 pm »
Tips, stain, handle wrap, full draw. I like it all.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2016, 08:32:51 am »
Very nice bow
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Offline Badger

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Re: Loooong Elm Static Recurve
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2016, 09:24:15 am »
   Great job on that one. I always wondered about gum. If you verify the species at some point please check back in. Good looking bow.
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