Author Topic: A hackberry bow that is in progress... (Read 27237 times)

blackhawk · « **Reply #45 on:** January 17, 2013, 03:57:33 pm »

Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on January 17, 2013, 03:19:08 pm

Megadeath or Metallica? Thats what really matters..........says alot about a guy.

Neither...those bands are for mainstream sissy boys......underground punk rock n scream-o all the way baby

ionicmuffin · « **Reply #46 on:** January 17, 2013, 04:01:12 pm »

lost reflex? im still a noob at all of this.

but in my opinion, i believe that so long as the tips come out in front of the handle then its over all profile has recurve. reflex i guess ive been mixing up, the reflex would be the limbs in there entirety being in front of the handle i guess ive been a bit hasty in speaking my mind. guess you guys are right, recurved tips isnt removing the set, although the profile is more reflex deflex right? vs what happens when sinew pulls in reflex

SLIMBOB · « **Reply #47 on:** January 17, 2013, 04:53:08 pm »

Once your down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the King. (And yes,he preferred Osage)

sleek · « **Reply #48 on:** January 17, 2013, 05:28:32 pm »

Wait wait wait... new metallica or old? Coause if its new, then megadeath, but old metallica is waaayyyy better. And did I mention, what a lovely stick toomanyknots has made?

toomanyknots · « **Reply #49 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:11:31 pm »

Well I finagled a full draw photo out of my cranky tired wife. (This is the second bow, I gotta make a new string for the first one.) I guess Ionicmuffin, that the recurves do work a bit after comparing the full draw photo to the unbraced photo. Also, the full draw angle is off a bit on the bottom limb, as usual. Most likely from me canting the bow.

Also, I never figured out if "screamo" was just a play on the word emo to poke fun at emo, or an actual genre, where emo's whine and cry/complain louder than normally,

. Hope I never find out.

PEARL DRUMS · « **Reply #50 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:15:31 pm »

Looks molly like from the side with such a long flipped section, how wide are the tips?

ionicmuffin · « **Reply #51 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:15:49 pm »

thats awesome! looks similar to the one i did, however, the one i did has the handle in front of the tips because of the set from the limbs. Very nice work!

toomanyknots · « **Reply #52 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:52:34 pm »

Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on January 17, 2013, 07:15:31 pm

Looks molly like from the side with such a long flipped section, how wide are the tips?

Currently, about 3/8" or so at the base of the overlay, and then tapers to probably 1 1/4" or so when it starts bending. Ya, all the leverage benefit of a molly, with the bonus of the added outer limb weight of a non-molly.

Quote from: ionicmuffin on January 17, 2013, 07:15:49 pm

thats awesome! looks similar to the one i did, however, the one i did has the handle in front of the tips because of the set from the limbs. Very nice work!

Thank ya Ionicmuffin.

Dvshunter · « **Reply #53 on:** January 17, 2013, 08:03:24 pm »

I do like me some hackberry. Yours looks nice, but if it was mine, and looking at the full draw, that I like, I would cut at least an inch and a half off that thing and just sand it all a bit. It looks like a screamer and I think what you got could be pushed into an ultimate hunting weapon.

SLIMBOB · « **Reply #54 on:** January 17, 2013, 08:32:03 pm »

Looks nice TMK.

steve b. · « **Reply #55 on:** January 17, 2013, 11:36:47 pm »

Love. I predict arrow will fly to your right........

sleek · « **Reply #56 on:** January 18, 2013, 12:13:53 am »

What arrow? I only see a fence post with a head dress tied on?

toomanyknots · « **Reply #57 on:** January 18, 2013, 10:42:19 am »

Quote from: Dvshunter on January 17, 2013, 08:03:24 pm

I do like me some hackberry. Yours looks nice, but if it was mine, and looking at the full draw, that I like, I would cut at least an inch and a half off that thing and just sand it all a bit. It looks like a screamer and I think what you got could be pushed into an ultimate hunting weapon.

Thanks Dvshunter! Honestly, I think if I could go back in time, I would rather add a couple inches to the working limbs instead to cut down on set,

. I might consider it though, but if I cut the limbs down now, I would have to redo the overlays (I'm too lazy,

) Thank you for the complements.

Quote from: SLIMBOB on January 17, 2013, 08:32:03 pm

Looks nice TMK.

Thank ya Bob! And ya, I know it would of turned out alot better with some heat treated reflex,

.

Quote from: steve b. on January 17, 2013, 11:36:47 pm

Love. I predict arrow will fly to your right........

Thank ya!

Quote from: sleek on January 18, 2013, 12:13:53 am

What arrow? I only see a fence post with a head dress tied on?

lol, ya I think my siding makes my arrow look a bit thicker than normal. It's a 3/8 shaft, about 30" long. I guess that still ain't tiny.

Quote from: Scott D on January 18, 2013, 12:23:14 am

Looks great ,TMK. Your tip work is lookin' real good lately........well maybe not just lately.....could be I just noticed

Thank ya!

Dvshunter · « **Reply #58 on:** January 18, 2013, 11:47:21 am »

That's funny, I've been there before too. The tips or something else didn't sit right with me but I was to lazy to fix it. Lol its sometimes easier to just build another bow right.

toomanyknots · « **Reply #59 on:** January 21, 2013, 09:04:59 pm »

Ok, I finally got these two done. They both came in at 50# @ 28". I still need to measure for set, it is around and inch to an inch and a half or so with each bow. Both are great shooters. First one: