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Offline GregB

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2009, 07:58:02 am »
I'd be proud of that one for sure! That bow was a challenging venture, and looks like you accomplished it well and came away with some good experience to apply on your next one! Very good job!  ;)
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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2009, 10:04:27 pm »
That is a great looking bow Ryan. You sure do have a talent for building bows...

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2009, 11:02:14 am »
That's a fine looking weapon, very cool. The linws and tiller look great.  I think you made the right decision about not adding reflex and stress to a selfbow that short with that long draw-that bit of set is a good safety valve. How does it shoot?
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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #18 on: November 09, 2009, 01:42:35 pm »
Looks very good Ryoon!  :)

How thick are the limbs, and is there any tapering in thickness.

There doesnt even appear to be a grip riser???

I'm curious also about the 'support strips' you mentioned.

What do they look like?

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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2009, 02:13:16 pm »
Very nice looking bow. I would like to see the 30" draw picture though. That looks to be about a 24" draw. Justin
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Offline RyanY

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2009, 03:27:10 pm »
Ha I hope you're not kidding. That's at least a 28" draw bud.

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2009, 04:35:55 pm »
That's at least a 28" draw bud.
I believe it...your draw hand is at least two inches past the edge of your mouth.

Could you get an even longer draw without the recurved tips?

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #22 on: November 09, 2009, 06:53:37 pm »
I don't think so. I understand your thinking Rhinegold but the reason recurved tips allow for a longer draw is because if the tips weren't recurved then when they get close to parallel at full draw you run the risk of having the string slip off. When the tips are recurved it takes away that part. Thanks for looking.

Offline kylerprochaska

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #23 on: November 10, 2009, 10:22:48 am »
I've never wored with Hick before....do you chase a ring just like Osage?

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Offline RyanY

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #24 on: November 10, 2009, 10:43:33 am »
Well with this bow I didn't have to because with hickory and many other white woods you can use that first ring after the bark as the back. Also hickory can take growth ring violation more than most woods so its usually not necessary anyways. Thanks for looking.

Offline david w.

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #25 on: November 10, 2009, 06:53:30 pm »
Really cool bow!  That bend is incredible
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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #26 on: November 10, 2009, 06:55:25 pm »
I really appreciate all the comments guys so I think I'll try and finish it when I get the time. Make it pretty! ;D

Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #27 on: November 10, 2009, 07:10:13 pm »
Ha I hope you're not kidding. That's at least a 28" draw bud.
No I was actually serious. I have certainly been wrong before, and I may be wrong this time. I was just making an educated guess. Here was my thinking. The average man's arm is 17" from elbow to fingertip. Your fingers are bent over so it would be a little less. The draw is a little less than one and a half times the distance from your elbow to your bent fingers. At 17" that would make it around 25 1/2". I don't really look at where people anchor because there is so much variation in form. Some guys roll their shoulder forward, some backward. Some guys use a straight bow arm, most like you bend it quite a bit. Or you could be exceptionally tall or just have long arms making it seem short.

Like I said, I could be very wrong, and I don't mean anything by it. I know that I quit drawing for pictures without using an arrow for reference because I was so busy thinking about the photo that I wasn't getting to full draw, and thought you might be in the same boat as me.

BTW It doesn't have to be all gussied up to be pretty, I like bare bows a lot. Ask the boys that have been around for years, I never used to  paint, dye, stain, or put any other "pretty" on any of my bows. Justin
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Offline RyanY

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #28 on: November 10, 2009, 08:54:45 pm »
I understand. I took the pic on my computer so I may not have gotten to full draw. I think I'll just put a few coats of polyurethane on it and maybe some tip overlays.

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Re: 48" Hickory Asiatic Self bow.
« Reply #29 on: November 10, 2009, 09:04:30 pm »
That is a totally cool bow. 48" drawing 30", damn. How does it shoot?