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Offline CaptainBeaky

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Finished my first ash flatbow
« on: April 07, 2013, 04:51:55 pm »
OK, 'tis finished  :shoot1:

Just south of 40lb at 30", and has taken a couple of inches of set (probably due to me tillering before it was dry enough).



Sarah doesn't believe in wasting any available drawlength...



Decoration...





Drawing just under 28" to the head.


It shoots quite nicely, with a bit of hand-shock. Feels reasonably quick, but that will have to wait until we get it down to the wood.
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Re: Finished my first ash flatbow
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2013, 04:58:12 pm »
Nice, you could possibly narrow the few inches at the tips.
A bit less tip mass bay reduce the shock, or maybe try shooting a slightly heavier arrow.
I wasn't makin' 'em that good when I was your age.
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Offline Squirrelslayer

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Re: Finished my first ash flatbow
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2013, 05:02:10 pm »
Wow cool looking bow. I really like the design on it. Maybe next do a board bow but with glued on static recurves. Just a sujestion. SS
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Offline CaptainBeaky

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Re: Finished my first ash flatbow
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2013, 05:29:49 pm »
Quote from: Del the cat on April 07, 2013, 04:58:12 pm
Nice, you could possibly narrow the few inches at the tips.
A bit less tip mass bay reduce the shock, or maybe try shooting a slightly heavier arrow.
I wasn't makin' 'em that good when I was your age.
Del

Thanks, Del, I'll give that a try.

At my age?  ;D - that's my daughter Sarah, who has called dibs on this one, and did the decoration.
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Offline randman

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Re: Finished my first ash flatbow
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2013, 05:37:39 pm »
Nice job  Cap'n. Love the Gondorian artwork. Looks like it fits her perfect.
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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: Finished my first ash flatbow
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2013, 06:09:20 pm »
Looks nice, she did a great job on the decoration I really like it.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Finished my first ash flatbow
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2013, 06:33:04 pm »
Quote from: CaptainBeaky on April 07, 2013, 05:29:49 pm
Quote from: Del the cat on April 07, 2013, 04:58:12 pm
Nice, you could possibly narrow the few inches at the tips.
A bit less tip mass bay reduce the shock, or maybe try shooting a slightly heavier arrow.
I wasn't makin' 'em that good when I was your age.
Del

Thanks, Del, I'll give that a try.

At my age?  ;D - that's my daughter Sarah, who has called dibs on this one, and did the decoration.
Whoops I din't look very closely at the pic and just thought you were maybe a rather foppish loung lad with big hair ::) :o.
My bad :-[
Anyhowl my daughter's older than your daughter so nyah nyah ::)
Del
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Offline CaptainBeaky

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Re: Finished my first ash flatbow
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2013, 06:41:31 pm »
 :P
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Offline ksnow

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Re: Finished my first ash flatbow
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2013, 08:22:17 pm »
Very nice bow, love the artwork also.  Just finished up tillering my second ash bow, and have to say I like that wood.

Kyle
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