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Offline benjamin

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44'' self bow 25'' draw
« on: July 03, 2008, 09:44:42 pm »
Mentioned this one a while back but couldn't get the pic up. Piggy back hickory 44'' long 1 1/2'' wide 35lbs at 20''. I threw it together just for practice and when the tiller still looked off (my fault for rushing it) I pulled it back to 25'' just to see what would happen. Considering how much wood isn't even working, this seems impossible. props to hickory.

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Offline mullet

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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2008, 09:58:41 pm »
  Weeew!, that's tight! :o
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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2008, 10:06:01 pm »
Dang, I pucker up just lookin at the picture, you are daring, that 's cool.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2008, 10:42:19 pm »
Quote from: Dano on July 03, 2008, 10:06:01 pm
Dang, I pucker up just lookin at the picture, you are daring, that 's cool.
Boy I hear that Dano.  The string looks like it could pop off at any time, if the limbs don't explode first.  :o It looks cool, but I'm not drawing it that far.  ;D Justin
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Offline benjamin

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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2008, 10:50:52 pm »
I only ever pull it to 20'' now. It's earned it's right to live.
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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2008, 10:56:01 pm »
I hear ya benjamin - that's amazing how much it'll bend without blowin. It's earned it's right to live - at least a little while >:D ;D..
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2008, 11:41:12 pm »
That hickory is some bendy stuff.  :o   A bit of sinew and more working near or through the handle and you will have a sweet little hunting bow.  Nice work Benjamin!  8)     Pat
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Offline The Burnt Hill Archer

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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2008, 11:44:10 pm »
Gotta love a Hic stick! man thats sweet!

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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2008, 12:01:54 am »
  I'm with Pat. I'd lay two thin layers of sinew and then one thick layer in the center. It would last forever and be indestructable.
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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2008, 12:39:36 am »
yep....I am with you on the Sinew....and then make it a  Bendy Handle Bow.....or keep drawing it till you make some High Powered Toothpicks!!!
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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2008, 12:10:38 pm »
Whew - that's scary at 25" :o
We'll look at this one again for July Self BOM
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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2008, 12:56:15 pm »
That is way scary....the way them limbs bend....and you Guys said My Plains Bow was scary tillered...... Good luck shooting it...but wear some safety glasses....... ;D
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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2008, 10:48:33 am »
You are a brave man sir. :o hickory is awsome!
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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2008, 03:06:57 pm »
i just pulled of a bit of hickory that is about the same size as that from a holmgard bound stave... i will have to give it a go.... you sir... are brave
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Offline benjamin

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Re: 44'' self bow 25'' draw
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2008, 07:08:30 pm »
I decided I have nothing to loose so I just heat treated the belly and put slight recurves in 6'' from the tips. It'll stay near the shower for a week and I hope to make a nice looking (symetrical) bow that pulls a bit more than 15lbs. That's about where it was at when I fixed the hinges. Any tips on how long to wait or where to go from here? I'd like to avoid sinew backing it.
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