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Offline huisme

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Vine maple character (full draw added)
« on: October 07, 2013, 10:48:14 pm »
So this is the bow I've been showing around town, just trying to get these things out of the woods a bit. Top limb was fun to tiller and came out smooth as butter, though I'm going to thin the tips even farther for vanity's sake ;D

~55# 26" (my scale broke today, had to compare this to another bow :-[ )
One inch of set
621/2" ntn
13/4" to 1" handle
Top fade 13/4" bottom fade 2"
Top knot widest point at 21/4"









No full draw yet. Nobody to help me out.
« Last Edit: October 08, 2013, 04:50:59 pm by huisme »
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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Vine maple with juuuust a touch of character
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2013, 11:07:12 pm »
Looking good can't wait to see the full draw :)
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Offline huisme

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Re: Vine maple with juuuust a touch of character
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2013, 01:20:20 pm »
I wish I had a better camera. Tight rings plus trapping makes my favorite wavy effect on the back of the bow, but vine maple is so white my camera just sees glare.
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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline huisme

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2013, 04:52:02 pm »

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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline bow101

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2013, 05:06:51 pm »
Looks great... what is Vine maple like to work with..?
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Offline huisme

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2013, 05:31:59 pm »
Strangely predictable for all the twists and bends. It's a little stringy and tore out a few times around the knots, and I peeled whole, intact rings from the belly while I was using the machete. I prefer using the compression side of the wood as it takes very little set, but finding a piece to show that off is difficult.
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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline Joec123able

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2013, 06:13:12 pm »
Very very nice it looks real good
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2013, 06:55:25 pm »
Looks great. I like it and kinda reminds me of one of Zion's cool bows, hows it shooting for you?
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Offline huisme

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2013, 08:57:29 pm »
I need some new arrows, but with the two I have left I was able to hit consistently from twenty yards. After that I think it got to be too much walking/pacing and I was the weak link ::) Hits plenty hard, pierced most of the carpet I have tied to my target, and like I said there's no hand shock even with a little extra wood on the tips. I'm thinking if I get the tips how I usually like them I can stick an arrow in the plywood  ;)
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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline Josh B

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2013, 09:27:01 pm »
I like it!  You handled the character well!  Josh
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Offline Zion

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2013, 01:12:26 am »
Sweet looking bow, i like the grip. BB, i know what you mean, it kinda looks like a hawthorn bow i made a while back.  :o
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Offline JonW

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2013, 02:54:38 am »
Nice Job on a tricky stick.
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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2013, 06:44:16 am »
Looks like you handled the character very well.  ;) Nice work. :)
   Pappy
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Offline huisme

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2013, 08:45:17 pm »
Thanks guys  :D

Not sure what I'll reveal next. I'm thinking either a short pyramid, or a long character recurve-- both black locust.
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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Vine maple character (full draw added)
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2013, 08:54:29 pm »
Nice.
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