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nickf

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hazel 'warbow'
« on: February 21, 2009, 03:58:43 pm »
it pulls close to 90# @ 29", I tillered it to 28 and after drawing to 29 the lower limb started to take some more bend. So I'll get that top limb bending slightly more (at mid-outer limbs) and go for 30"-31", for some more warbow-like draw :)
72" ntn, 1 1/2" wide at the handle.
drawn to 29 in this pic

flat belly, slightly crowned back, probably the best shape for hazel.
I've got plans for 100# @ 32" , 76"ntn hazel bows... wish me luck :)
still 360 days till I turn 17, hopefully I'll crank even more bows this year :D

Nick
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nickf

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2009, 04:18:25 pm »
a little scraping... drawn to 30"

still unhappy with it, seeing the lower limb, being 2" shorter, bending more I'm getting more and more certain I can get this one up to 32" drawlength... if I get that upper limb bending more and better, ofcourse.

Nick
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triton

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2009, 05:01:30 pm »
Have you shot it yet?  hows it shoot?  I wouldn't settle on the tiller until I'd sunk a good number of arrows.  It's coming along nicely (imo) but that could change a bit once a few war arrows have been let loose
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nickf

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2009, 05:43:27 pm »
I shot like 60arrows @ 28" and drawn it over 200times :)

Nick
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Offline david w.

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2009, 06:37:21 pm »
I really like that.  I am going to try a warbow this summer
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Offline adb

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2009, 06:53:50 pm »
Very nice job!! Well done, young man. Your tiller is very good. The bottom limb is bending perfectly, but I think maybe the top limb is just a bit stiff right at midlimb.
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nickf

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2009, 07:37:02 pm »
you're so right adb :) that's were I'm going to get that other inch... Maybe :)
Nick
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youngbowyer

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2009, 09:58:59 pm »
Nice bow Nick. I have gotta find some hazel around here and try it out. You are from the Netherlands right?
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Offline DanaM

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2009, 06:58:54 am »
Thats looking real nice Nick :)
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skerm

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2009, 02:47:45 pm »
I agree with what the others said and I want to add that you might have to get a longer arrow before increasing your draw  ;D

Cheers,
Daniel
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nickf

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2009, 02:22:49 am »
haha thanks guys :)
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joren1993

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2009, 12:46:31 pm »
really nice! only a 90#28 is for me an uncomfortable draw
isnt it for you?? I much more prefer to draw and hold a bow on 31-32 inch draw
then 28.

joren1993
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kerbinator

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2009, 10:28:52 pm »
Thats a realy nice one Nick. How thick is it in the middle?
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nickf

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2009, 02:36:35 am »
joren, being only 72"ntn I want it to bend perfectly before I draw it over 30". but indeed, that's much easier.
thanks kerbinator :) It's about 1"thick.

I've already got 2 ash and 1bbi staves in the work, for 100pounders :)

Nick
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: hazel 'warbow'
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2009, 03:00:51 pm »
Nick, great looking warbow! I don't see much wrong with that tiller, either.  Have you backed your bow?
Good luck on your ash elb. I've made a couple but they are nowhere near 90#.
Philip
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