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Josh
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Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 16, 2009, 10:39:04 pm »
Here is the hickory backed hickory bow that I was asking about how to keep the handle from creaking, I finally finished it. It is 63" NtN/52lbs @ 28" It shoots pretty fast for a hickory bow, I didn't decorate this one as much as I do my other bows or narrow the tips as much (they are around 3/8" with red oak overlays) because I wanted a bow that I could drag through the woods and be rough with and not have to worry as much about its stability. Basically wanted a "go to" bow. i chose hickory for this because it is dang near impossible to break (at least for me).
I used ebony stain followed by 7 coats of tru oil, havent decided if i wanna use the old satin polly on it to knock down some of the shine, guess I will if i decide to hunt with it. Also this bow only took like a quarter inch of string follow (or whatever you youngsters are calling it nowadays
) But I did start with like 2 inches of heat gun-induced reflex. So I guess it took 2 and a quarter inches of set. Whaddaya think? Thanks again to Jawge and PatB, they are the reason this bow still has a handle attached to it. Thanks for looking!
-josh
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Josh
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Re: Creaky Bow finished!
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November 16, 2009, 10:42:38 pm »
here sommore...
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Josh
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Re: Creaky Bow finished!
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November 16, 2009, 10:44:39 pm »
and the rest....
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Hoot
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Re: Creaky Bow finished!
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November 17, 2009, 01:06:16 am »
That is a really great bow. I am really partial to a bow that follows the string a tiny bit. They seem to shoot noticeably better for me.
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OldBow
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 17, 2009, 11:49:59 am »
And this fine weapon is bookmarked under laminates for BOM
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Josh
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 17, 2009, 10:14:57 pm »
thanks Hoot and Oldbow!
-josh
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zeNBowyer
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 18, 2009, 01:22:02 am »
Looks pretty sweet, nice to see someone pulling a bow back with the left hand also:)
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 18, 2009, 02:48:52 am »
Nice tiller!
Do you think you got extra speed from the glue line or was it just extra work?
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 18, 2009, 03:04:03 am »
Tiller looks good! - Nice bow...
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 18, 2009, 05:32:02 am »
nice bow ,like the stain job on it!
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Josh
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 18, 2009, 11:21:47 am »
thanks every one!!
TBod, I backed with Hickory just to see if I could do a bow with a backing strip. It was my first attempt at gluing a bow together. So it was just extra work but i figured it would be a good place to start. My other bow I did, the R/D hickory backed ipe bow was the first one I glued up wit the reflex-deflex profile so I was just basically practicing for that one. thanks for looking! -josh
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gmc
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 18, 2009, 07:28:08 pm »
Very nice looking spread on that bow, Josh. You know, that could be the longest 28''draw in the world.
Shoots good for Hickory, huh? What shoots better?
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 18, 2009, 09:21:50 pm »
Another fine bow Josh. I like the finish work, also the tiller looks spot on.
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Josh
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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November 18, 2009, 11:23:32 pm »
thanks rick and GMC!!!
this is the best bow I have ever made from hickory GMC, but my osage character bow I built still outshoots it a little bit. But outta all the hickory I have used this one definitely is the best so far! I love hickory, it just dulls the heck outta my tools so much faster than any other bow wood I have tried so far. but for unbreakability, I would choose hickory over any other hands down. thanks again guys!
-josh
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Re: Hickory backed Hickory...Creaky Bow finished!
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December 04, 2009, 07:03:11 am »
Sweet looking bow very nice work.Love the finish and tips,tiller looks great also,I don't know how I missed it,see it on minwax thread and looked it up.
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