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Offline 15yearold.archer

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maple short bow
« on: September 18, 2010, 11:21:10 pm »
heres a bow i made for my brother its 44 inches made out of a maple board and its backed with red oak veneer pulls safely to 25 inces but i measured the draw at only 20 inches and it was 40 pounds i heat treated deflex in the handle before i started it held about 3 inches then i flipped the tips a tad , shoots an arrow very quick

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Offline Pat B

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Re: maple short bow
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2010, 12:08:09 am »
You know we need more pics than that!!! ;)
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Offline Kegan

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Re: maple short bow
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2010, 08:22:12 pm »
WHen you say you heat treated in deflex, do you mean actual deflex (towards shooter) or reflex (away from shooter)? Either way, nice looking shorty :)

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Re: maple short bow
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2010, 08:53:50 pm »
Is that a cutaway for the arrow rest above the grip? If it is I'd be careful of that spot.I love short bows . You are definately hookes like the rest of us. looks good.
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Offline ken75

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Re: maple short bow
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2010, 10:54:14 pm »
nice bow ! your gettin some under your belt now

Offline okiecountryboy

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Re: maple short bow
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2010, 01:04:20 am »
Nice work young man!
You are on a roll!

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Offline Thwackaddict

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Re: maple short bow
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2010, 02:20:23 am »
Youngin,you are crankin out some serious artillery there!!Good job and keep up the good work!!
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Re: maple short bow
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2010, 07:30:15 am »
Nice looking bow,we need to see more. :) :)
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Offline profsaffel

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Re: maple short bow
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2010, 08:46:12 am »
Good job, but I need more, too. Especially a draw pic and a front pic.

Is it just me, or is the short bow making a 'comeback' in popularity?  ::)
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Offline 15yearold.archer

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Re: maple short bow
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2010, 03:40:35 pm »
I heated and bent the bow towards me (deflex) in the center and then flipped the tips and it is a carved in arrow rest only about quarter inch though and then there is leather built up to add to it under the handle