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Offline Shooter

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Rigid Recurve
« on: December 23, 2007, 07:37:23 pm »
It's been fairly cold here lately so there's little time for building. Northern Canadian winters make it tough for building bows outdoors. Anyways, here are some pics of one I managed to finish just in time to go under a friend's tree on Tuesday.

Cotton backed hickory with canary bellies lashed with jute to purpleheart recurves and riser.
66" o/a
64 1/2" ntn
55#@26

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Offline Shooter

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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2007, 07:40:27 pm »
bellies and backs

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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2007, 07:48:14 pm »
Sorry for the really bad pics here. Had to work quickly in the cold so I couldn't set the camera up, and I noticed the full-draw is a little off center. Will try to get a better one before the 25th if possible.

unbraced, braced to 61/2" and drawn to 26"

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Offline Canerod

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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2007, 07:50:39 pm »
Nice!! I really like that one. I gotta learn to make bows. The itch is gettin' bad  ;D
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Offline Ryano

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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2007, 08:22:51 pm »
Shooter, you really make some unique weapons, and that one is a beauty.  ;)
Do you feel any hand shock with those glued on static's?The reason I ask is I've never seen them used on a bow that long before.
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Offline Jesse

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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2007, 11:05:48 pm »
That is a beauty. A lot of good woodworking on that one. How is the performance? I never shot a bow like that.
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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2007, 11:07:54 pm »
once again I'm speachless, that is smooth.
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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2007, 11:12:24 pm »
Awesome!!!....Brian
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Offline bootboy

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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2007, 11:46:29 pm »
I am speachless mate. that bow is amazing. I love coming here, just for this reason. Seeing everyones aweosme bows.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2007, 01:28:28 am »
Dude, those tips are off the charts. Way to go man. I love the gull wing look with talons .Makes a man think about possibilities.  I would be interested in the performance numbers and how too info. Danny
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Offline rudderbows

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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2007, 01:37:51 am »
You gotta be kidding me, Breathtaking work!!  WOW!! Masterpiece ! One of a kind, Awesome, !!
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Offline Shooter

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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2007, 02:14:10 am »
Thank you for the compliments. guys.

Ryan, it's got very smooth action with very minimal vibe. Nice draw with no stack, and plenty quick for a target bow.The bow-proper is finish tillered at 58" and then bobbed to 56" before the statics go on, and I tiller it as such until I can get the desired weight at a 24" draw. That's usually close enough that I don't lose any weight as I stretch the draw and deal with any twist that might occur after the statics are put on. It's taken me a while to work out the geometries to where everything works well together.

I'm fairly new to building strictly wooden bows and wanted to make all my own mistakes, so I got this design down pretty good now 8)

Bruce
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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2007, 02:41:24 am »
That's a beutiful bow, but whats all that white stuff on the ground?   Ron
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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2007, 06:50:29 am »
I'm with the rest of the guys awesome bow, very unique
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Re: Rigid Recurve
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2007, 07:08:32 am »
Very nice bow.Tiller looks great. :)
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