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Offline Ink

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Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« on: February 02, 2014, 10:30:55 am »
I made this bow to complete a life long endevour i started as a kid. when i attempted my first bow with a yaupon branch and some yarn. That pitiful thing wouldn't even launch the arrow 3 feet. Anyways, i'm one to always at least try a bow wood first before i decide its not worth using. This is a Yaupon Longbow, 72" ttt, 35#@28". overbuilt cause i didnt have the sinew to spare on it. Its a shooter, however it does suffer from some handshock. But thats to be expected when you overbuild a bow.
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Offline Ink

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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2014, 10:31:32 am »
And the money shot
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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2014, 10:36:24 am »
very kool! I think we all are working on childhood passions here! mine was a wild rose stem and a piece of bailers twine... hmmmmmm might have to retry that prickly mess!
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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2014, 11:00:14 am »
Nice tiller!
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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2014, 11:06:31 am »
Beautiful tiller! At that weight it will be a great "all day" shooter for the range... Brian
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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2014, 11:22:43 am »
Quote from: NeolithicMan on February 02, 2014, 10:36:24 am
very kool! I think we all are working on childhood passions here! mine was a wild rose stem and a piece of bailers twine... hmmmmmm might have to retry that prickly mess!

Its always worth another shot at it. Hitting it with a little more experience should help.

Quote from: osage outlaw on February 02, 2014, 11:00:14 am
Nice tiller!

Thanks outlaw

Quote from: koan on February 02, 2014, 11:06:31 am
Beautiful tiller! At that weight it will be a great "all day" shooter for the range... Brian

Thanks Koan, probably gonna use it for rabbit hunting later on.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2014, 11:47:24 am »
Always wanted to try Yaupon.  Looks nice.
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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2014, 12:08:36 pm »
Slimbob it has an ivory feel to it after you final sand it. probably one of the smoothest feeling woods ive worked with so far. I'll be making another one some day for sure. Course i had to make this one a D Bow cause the limb was to thin to make anything else.
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Offline seabass

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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2014, 11:40:07 pm »
you nailed that tiller.can't wait to see your next one.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2014, 12:29:59 am »
Good job!  Nice bow!
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2014, 01:59:36 am »
I like how light that wood is.  Great job
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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2014, 09:15:54 am »
Looks very good,finely one I can see the pistures on[don't know whats up with that] :-\  Tiller looks good,bet it's a sweet shooter. :)
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Offline WhitefeatherFout

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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2014, 11:29:56 am »
Looks nice.  Good looking tiller job
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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2014, 03:34:00 pm »
You have made a nice bow with a great tiller!
IMO it's shocky becuse of the length of the bow. The bow has to travel a long limb with too much mass.
You should try a little wider and a bit shorter, I have got good results with pyramidal shaped designs on Holly.
But as said, good job on this one
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Offline Ink

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Re: Yaupon/Holly Longbow
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2014, 03:39:26 pm »
Simson - I will be trying a pyramid design on one next now that you mention it. Gotta find a larger tree however. this one wasn't big enough to make a wider limbed longbow. Gonna go hike around this weekend i think and look for some larger trees. Thanks for the compliment.
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