« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2

Author Topic: hickory self bow  (Read 5532 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline aruge

  • Member
  • Posts: 69
hickory self bow
« on: June 17, 2009, 05:46:05 pm »
I haven't posted anything in quite a while, but I've been lurking . I did this bow this winter and early spring for the land owner where I do most of my hunting. He also let's me cut wood for bows. I got this hickory from his woods.
I started on this bow after reading Pappy's article in PA. Learned a lot from the article and thank you Pappy for answering my e-mail. You ate a real gentleman.
The bow is about66" ntn pulls 50# at 28", which is my friends draw length. There are no overlays. The grip is from an old leather couch.
There is no string follow and has about 3/4" of reflex.
Thanks for looking and any hints would be appreciated.

[attachment deleted by admin]
Logged

Offline Josh

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,367
  • Silence is golden but duct tape is silver.
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2009, 05:54:26 pm »
Nice Bow!!!! He should be very excited to get it!!  :)  tiller looks great too.
Logged
“The trouble with quotes on the Internet is you never know if they are genuine.” —Abraham Lincoln

nickf

  • Guest
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2009, 06:56:23 pm »
Quote from: aruge on June 17, 2009, 05:46:05 pm
Learned a lot from the article and thank you Pappy for answering my e-mail. You ate a real gentleman.

pappy, why did you do that? why did you ate a gentleman?

sorry for this madness, excelent bow you made :)
Logged

Offline aruge

  • Member
  • Posts: 69
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2009, 07:03:22 pm »
Sorry about that Pappy, I'll do a better job of proof reading next time.  Al
Logged

Offline nugget

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,995
  • I see, I hunt, I shoot, I eat
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2009, 07:04:46 pm »
Nicely done.
Logged
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intentions of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body. But rather to slide in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming....WOW WHAT A RIDE!!

Offline Pappy

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 32,204
  • if you have to ask you wouldn't understand ,Tenn.
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2009, 05:28:25 am »
 ;D ;D ;D I am a lot of things but gentalman , ??? I don't know.Glad it helped and a fine
looking bow. :) How dose it shoot ?
   Pappy
Logged
Clarksville,Tennessee
TwinOaks Bowhunters
Life is Good

Offline DanaM

  • Member
  • Posts: 9,211
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2009, 06:17:42 am »
Llooks like a real keeper to me, well done eh :)
Logged
"Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just money or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not just a lack of money or things."

Manistique, MI

Offline aruge

  • Member
  • Posts: 69
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2009, 07:00:19 am »
Thanks guys. Pappy, it shoots good and fast. Al
Logged

Offline Pappy

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 32,204
  • if you have to ask you wouldn't understand ,Tenn.
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2009, 07:10:00 am »
I figured it would,Hickory ,I think gets a bad rap on the fretting,I have never really had that
problem,a few but not many,the main thing I have found is keeping it dry.Well done. :)
   Pappy
Logged
Clarksville,Tennessee
TwinOaks Bowhunters
Life is Good

Offline Hillbilly

  • Member
  • Posts: 8,248
  • I like tater tots.
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2009, 07:31:52 am »
Looks like a good one.
Logged
Smoky Mountains, NC

NeolithicHillbilly@gmail.com

Progress might have been all right once but it's gone on for far too long.

Offline GregB

  • Member
  • Posts: 4,079
  • Greg Bagwell
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2009, 07:47:02 am »
He ought to enjoy it! Nicely done! ;)
Logged
Greg

A rich person can be poor monetarily, the best things in life are free...

Offline smokeu

  • Member
  • Posts: 354
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2009, 09:28:31 am »
Great Bow the tiller looks good too!
Logged
Longview, TEXAS

Offline The Burnt Hill Archer

  • Member
  • Posts: 513
  • Potter County, Pennsylvania
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2009, 01:56:10 pm »
very nice! l love hickory!

Phil
Logged
stalk softly, and carry a bent stick.

Offline jr 56

  • Member
  • Posts: 6
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2009, 02:11:01 pm »
Great looking tiller, love the turkey feather. Matter of fact that would make the perfect turkey getter.
Logged

Offline Kent D.

  • Member
  • Posts: 331
Re: hickory self bow
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2009, 03:14:25 pm »
excellent work.   ;)
Logged
Pages: [1] 2
« previous next »