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Offline Pat B

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56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« on: April 23, 2007, 12:35:39 am »
This is another light weight bow that I made recently. 56 1/2" t/t, 35#@24" She is 1 1/8 at the handle and 3/4" at the tips. Bend through the handle and my first attempt at heat treating the belly of a bow. Because of the thickness of the wood she is a bit sluggish but will be a good bow for a kid to abuse and enjoy. This white oak is from the same tree as my Friendship bow. I had this short piece left so here is what came of it.   Pat

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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2007, 12:47:54 am »
      I like it.You done good, betcha it will take small game. Nice job Pat............bob
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2007, 12:51:44 am »
Looks like a durable bow.  At 35# it is only 5# under a big game bow.  Justin
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2007, 01:24:46 am »
I'm having a blast making these light bows. I'm just gonna hand this one to a kid that doesn't have a bow at one of the shoots I go to this year. It will be more fun watching his(or her) face than building the bow. Thats how I met Tom Brennan and his son Lil Pat. Patrick still has that little osage sapwood "Indian" bow.    We gotta keep passing it on!!! ;)    Pat
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2007, 08:06:16 am »
neat bow, i like it.  how did the heat treating go?  how did the white oak take it?
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2007, 08:47:00 am »
Looks good, Pat. Those little Indian bows are deceptively efficient, too.
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2007, 08:50:06 am »
Nice Pat
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2007, 08:52:02 am »
Good looking primitive style bow Pat! Some kid is really going to be excited to get that one! Great for you to pass it on. :)
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2007, 11:04:47 am »
Marius. I have never done a heat treatment so I didn't know what to expect but she took a little set anyway. I have made other white oak ALB types that shot fine. I whipped this one out in less than an hour just wasting some time.    Pat
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2007, 11:17:25 am »
what you might wanna do on the next one is slightly bend her backwards while you give her the heat treatment.  she might loose a good bit of the reflex you induce, but you will still come out ahead.
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2007, 11:47:59 am »
I'll try it again on another bow someday. I figured with this one I didn't have much to loose.  Pat
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2007, 11:51:14 am »
I agree some kid will one happy camper when you gift him/her with that little beauty.

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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2007, 12:12:52 pm »
Excellent bow, Pat. Nice tiller. Jawge
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2007, 01:21:33 pm »
Another nice Bow. And Primitive! Bookmarked for April Self Bow of the Month, of course!
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Re: 56 1/2" white oak bendy bow
« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2007, 01:55:31 pm »
Quote from: justin snyder on April 23, 2007, 12:51:44 am
  At 35# it is only 5# under a big game bow.  Justin

say what you will, but I'd never go after an elk or a bear, deer, moose or so on, with a bow under 55#.
don't get me wrong though. just saying my opinion.

great looking primitive bow there. what tools did you use?
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