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Offline JonW

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #150 on: June 02, 2011, 10:48:22 am »
Zoltan,
   I absolutely love the draw profile of that third bow you posted. How about giving a brother some dimensions? You have been making some bows that really speak to me. Thank You Sir!!
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Offline fusizoli

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« Reply #151 on: June 02, 2011, 11:33:47 am »
Thanks bro. :) I'll try but my brain working in cm scale and not in inch  ::) Let see what my digital scale say!

All three have some character in the stave so some part looking stiff or bend too much, but hope it just looking. Now  have to shot some arrows with tham.

This short paddle is 41 3/4 ntn  1.26x0.51 at the center handle is 5.5 long widest part is 1.612 top 1.605 bottom and 0.44-0.45 thick, midd limb is 1.4 wide 0.4 thick, before tips 0.7x 0.32

pulled 22 max 23 and about 40-45# from ash with some heat treat. Useally not mesure the time so I think it was about 15-20 min.

All this bows made from floweing ash. It has tight rings but very good bow material. Osage or hickory allove some more draw shure.

 
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« Reply #152 on: June 02, 2011, 11:42:53 am »
  :o  :o  :o to all three. Perfect examples of PERFECT D bow tiller. Awesome job Fusi...keep em coming. Wow
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Offline fusizoli

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #153 on: June 02, 2011, 01:31:36 pm »
Thanks Hawk!

Painted the last one too




before tiller
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Offline ken75

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #154 on: June 02, 2011, 03:27:02 pm »
awesome bows Zoltan , third full draw is outstanding . i think you might be the King of short bows at this point . great work
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Offline fusizoli

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #155 on: June 02, 2011, 04:10:20 pm »
No way Ken, but thanks!
I'm happy with this 23 on this last rd stick.  May some little more work on it and could take it to 24 but the sound inside me sad thats enough now. :) The wood have a natural rd shape but needs a lot of correction so there was a tough tiller with the corrected reflexed and deflexed parts to ballance tham.

The longer one draw to 24.5 on the pic with low brace.

Cheers Z

Now have to work on my warbows for a while :)
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Offline half eye

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #156 on: June 02, 2011, 06:19:52 pm »
Holy crap Zoltan, I'm with Ken....you make absolutely outstanding short bows sir !!!!!! those are very, very nice.
rich
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #157 on: June 02, 2011, 06:25:11 pm »
Quote from: half eye on June 02, 2011, 06:19:52 pm
Holy crap Zoltan, I'm with Ken....you make absolutely outstanding short bows sir !!!!!! those are very, very nice.
rich

Yup, exactly what he said... ;D

BUT, there is hardly a bad bow or Bowyer in this bunch imho.
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Offline Young Bowyer

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #158 on: June 02, 2011, 06:47:03 pm »
I notice people arent fully gripping the bow with their full hand, is this because its a bendy handle? Im new sorry  :)
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Offline fusizoli

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #159 on: June 02, 2011, 09:05:05 pm »
Short bows with relative low braceheight needs another style. I use my index figer bone and not that soft area which normaly use in olympic style (sry i dont know the right name). At the same time bend my elbow a bit.

Another but totally different like Ishi shoot his bows, thats usefull method too. It needs more practice!


Thanks a lot guys , really appreciate your words! U know here in the old continent this bows haven't got a cultural background, especially here in my home land. We have a horsebow culture and most of the people looking at this bows like toys. ::)
But I love this bows and like to see I 'm not alone  :)

Best regards Zoltan
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Offline Young Bowyer

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #160 on: June 02, 2011, 09:16:24 pm »
Thanks  :)
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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #161 on: June 02, 2011, 09:44:26 pm »
Wow this is sweet and all o te bows are sweet. I will get in on this challenge soon I have some water oak that is not done curing :)
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Offline fusizoli

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #162 on: June 27, 2011, 08:04:50 pm »
Just a little update, come on guys :) Ash Crow 45long



made after this one

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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #163 on: June 27, 2011, 08:06:48 pm »
Awe man, Zoltan...I do not think I've seen a bow of yours I do not truly and thoroughly enjoy!  Wonderful work!
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Offline JBL

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Re: Shortbow builders
« Reply #164 on: June 29, 2011, 12:27:58 am »
Amazing jobs by everyone-like my Grandpa use to say "A man who can make and shoot a short bow can't be all bad":)
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