hickory backed black walnut

[ken75]

heres one i did this week hickory backed black walnut 62 tpt 1 3/4 wide at fades 53 lbs at 28 . had some issues early with delamination but i called a master bowyer friend and interupted his supper and got the scoop on what i was doing wrong . nice to have knowledge a phone call away . thanks to all for looking

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[half eye]

Damn Ken, ya got to change that saying on your posts.....that bow is a classic...everything looks good and the profile qualifies as down right sexy. Got to love them American flat bows.
Rich

[ken75]

rich i tried the other day ,cant figure how to change it . guess im stuck with it

[OldBow]

Got your 3rd bow also bookmarked for May Laminates ! Very nice...

[dragonman]

nice bow, how does it shoot? how does the walnut work with the hickory??

[NTProf]

Is it made from a board? Very nice!!

[tdog]

Very nice! The tiller looks perfect. What glue did you use?

[ken75]

drag bow shoots hard and fast, T titebond 3, i had to much clamp pressure and to slick a surface . ,and yes board on the black walnut, this was a 3 foot 2 by 6 my pops cut out with a chainsaw back in the mid 80's , been wanting to do a laminate so i could use the wood he cut for me . hickory came from a log down by the creek  . thanks all

[Pappy]

Very nice bow,I love the look of Walnut.  Should be a sweet shooter.
   Pappy

[ken75]

thanks pappy !! i think im gonna make it my creek bow, wade and shoot .. might be able to get some breams ,but most likely a moccasin

[Mark Anderson]

Great looking bow! I love to work with BW and yours does the wood justice.
Mark

[Josh]

Very nice bow Ken, The pass is on the wrong side though, LOL        You say the hickory is from a log you cut, is it chased to a single growth ring or is it quarter sawn?  Just curious I have a few hickory logs I want to turn into backing strips and I really have no idea where to start with them. 

[ken75]

thanks comm, josh i split the log ,then split the heart off the pie shape leaving about four by three inch stave then using the split face off the log i cut my boards out,takes time and a good skill saw but it works. btw thanks josh , looks like u gonna have another bom even though rest is backwards!!

[Josh]

thanks comm, josh i split the log ,then split the heart off the pie shape leaving about four by three inch stave then using the split face off the log i cut my boards out,takes time and a good skill saw but it works. btw thanks josh , looks like u gonna have another bom even though rest is backwards!!

...doubt it, there are ALOT of nice bows this month... I wouldn't turn it down if'n it happened.    Thanks for tellin me about the hickory, gotta try that soon. 

[hedgeapple]

Ken, that is one beautiful bow.  Nice lines. Great tiller.  I'm a hunter and any bow I make I plan to take to the woods with me.  So I know the need for a stick that will blend into the forest.  BUT, I would be hard pressed to stain the hickory dark.  I just think the contest with the white hickory and the dark walnut would be way to pretty.  And maybe there is more contrast than the pics show.  But this is coming from a guy who's going to camo paint one of his shotgurs this summer in prep of fall turkey season.    I still love this bow.  Nice job.