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Offline Jodocus

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Black locust shortie
« on: February 03, 2013, 10:44:34 am »
Got a day off everything, the sun came out, so I finished and shot this cutie. How enjoyable ;D but I'll have an aching shoulder tomorrow  :P

Black locust, mostly sapwood, actually the first ring that would start to darken a tad, 52" tip to tip, 61# @ 26", 14.5 ounces mass, about 1" reflex. Leather rings as nocks, turquise and goshawk feathers to dress up.
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 10:45:46 am »
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 11:10:57 am »
             
           "52" tip to tip, 61# @ 26", 14.5 ounces mass, about 1" reflex"

That took some masterfull tillering.........  makes me want to take a swing at Black Locust :)

Well done!!!!
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Offline Ozzy

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2013, 11:14:39 am »
Got a piece of black locust u got me wanting to start on now love it  :D
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2013, 11:22:13 am »
Thats an awesome bow.  That is one of my favorite designs.  Some nice character on it to. 
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2013, 11:22:28 am »
Man o Man you pulled that off nicely Jodocus. Sweet bow, can I ask how wide are your limbs at their widest? Have you left the sapwood
on black locust before with success? I've wanted to leave sapwood on locust bows but have been afraid to try it. Spent about 2-3 hours
each drawknifing sapwood and chasing a ring on two black locust staves the last couple days, hard work on dry locust. :)
Great looking bow you did there, love it.
Greg
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2013, 11:34:14 am »
Now that is a cool looking bow.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2013, 11:38:23 am »
Simply awesome! love everything about it. Congratulations
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Offline koan

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2013, 11:51:31 am »
That is awesome! The sapwood rots so easily (least here in Mo.) that I am amazed you got a great bow out of it. Great job!!! Brian
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2013, 11:54:50 am »
Love these short little "simple" bows.  Simple only describes the look, not the complexity in making one bend.  Nice job.
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2013, 12:15:56 pm »
Thanks everyone, I really like how this one came out. I got alot of real short staves and I absolutely wanted to try the paddle design. This really felt thrilling several times, eg whn first bracing it...

@badly bent: You're right, working down a back on BL is true labour... I have used sapwood once on a 35 pounder, with a stave from the same batch:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=32411.0
There was simply not enough wood to go down another ring, those trees where only just forming heartwood.
The limbs are a tad over 2" (54mm) at the widest point and .4" (10mm) thick there, 1.4" (35mm) wide and .7" (18mm) thick at the handle.
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2013, 01:23:05 pm »
wow, just like a west coast native bow. beautiful.


handle looks wider than 1.4 inches.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2013, 02:05:02 pm »
Now that lady could hunt!! 8)
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Offline tnfalconer

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2013, 02:20:27 pm »
where did you come by the feathers?
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: Black locust shortie
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2013, 02:27:31 pm »
Got them off a roadkilled bird. Where I live, no restrictions apply to possesing these. None of these birds may be killed though, of course  ;D
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