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Offline twilightandmist

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Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« on: January 06, 2013, 03:34:49 am »
This is my newest ELB, a hickory selfbow. she draws 95 pounds at 29 inches, which is the strongest bow i have made to date. it is 68 inches NTN, and i intend to get real horn nocks when i get a chance. it has taken about 1/2 inch of set, which i found very surprising. the back is trapped to half width. as always, all comments are welcome and encouraged! if there is any information you would like that you cant find here, feel free to ask about it.

 p.s. the archer's hood in the picture was made by me, and i have a few more in varying styles if you would like one. enjoy!




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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2013, 05:20:33 am »
Excellent! :)
If I was to be hyper critical I'd say the last 1/3 of the upper limb could flex a whisker more, but I'm being a bit picky.
To get that draw length/poundage from that relatively short ELB is a great job.
Horn nocks are a pain at first, but once you've done a few they becom fun.
I bet you'll make a scarey figure standing in the woods with that colw up and that bad boy bow  >:D those Frenchies better watch out.
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2013, 06:16:27 am »
The bow looks great ! But afraid to say that I'm not even sure I could string that beast  :-[.
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2013, 12:43:17 pm »
Whew!  It hurts just watching you draw that thing.  Nice job though! 

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Offline lostarrow

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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2013, 12:51:59 pm »
You're a monster! I'd likely fill my drawers trying to brace it . Detail shots?
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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2013, 03:03:03 pm »
Nice bow dude! Perfect weight you got out of it  8)
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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2013, 03:43:13 pm »
nice strong bow! I'm with Del, give her hornnocks!

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2013, 03:45:34 pm »
How wide is that bow?
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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2013, 04:37:32 pm »
Del: Thank you! looking at the pictures, i think i would have to agree with you about the outer limbs.
Chamookman: thank you! working up to this draw weight has been a long time coming.
MWirwicki: thank you! its plenty strenuous on this end too ;) i have altered the post to omit the questionable statement.
lostarrow: haha thank you! what kind of detail shots are you looking for? i can post some tonight.
Scott:thank you! the lady on the couch had a migraine :(
Zion: thank you!
Simson: thank you! now i just gotta find some horn nocks...
Pearl Drums: its an inch and a half wide at the handle. there is no trapping at the handle, and the width gently tapers from about 5 inches after the handle to 3/8ths inch nocks.
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Offline okie64

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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2013, 04:57:41 pm »
That is a beauty! Tiller looks great. I would like to see a close-up pic of the trapped back.
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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2013, 05:34:15 pm »
here's a picture of the back
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Offline Bowman

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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2013, 06:25:50 pm »
Fine longbow. Light warbow. :-)  95# is my limit. :-) Like it. Fine craftmanship. :-)
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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2013, 06:30:50 pm »
thank you :)
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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2013, 09:21:32 pm »
here's a shot of the belly from the handle down the limb.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Invictus -Hickory English Longbow 95 pounds at 29 inches draw
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2013, 11:40:33 pm »
Very nice work!!!

Excuse me need some pain killers watching you pull that string !!!!
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