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Offline Lefty8917

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American Hornbeam Bow
« on: March 24, 2014, 07:04:49 pm »
Just finished up my hunting weapon for this year! It is 64" and about 50#@26". This was my first attempt at a double layer overlay. I used rosewod and another layer of ironwood for the tips. I recently switched to the right hand side after i found out i was right eye dominant. So i needed a righty bow of my own. And ive been itching to work on this piece of ironwood i cut 2 summers ago.








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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2014, 07:09:44 pm »
welcome to the right side lol. bow looks great
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Offline Lefty8917

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2014, 07:13:33 pm »
Thanks Bowman. I forgot to mention i trapped the back and heat tempered the belly. I think this helped alot with set. It kept a little over .5" of reflex
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2014, 07:17:07 pm »
Nice bow!  I like that groovy back.
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Offline mullet

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2014, 07:57:45 pm »
  That is a pretty, graceful looking bow. Hop Hornbeam is one of my favorite bow woods.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2014, 08:15:27 pm »
This isn't hophorn eddy, it's hornbeam, it doesn't hop >:D
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2014, 08:22:23 pm »
Nicely done Lefty, I like that bow and you got a real nice tiller on it too. Don't see to many from Amer. hornbeam being made. I've attempted two but only one survived, those rippled backs can be tricky. Your looks very well made.
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Offline Lefty8917

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2014, 08:26:49 pm »
Thanks guys for the comments. BB, that rippled back was tricky. Fun, but tricky. The curved scraper was my best friend during that phase.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2014, 08:36:33 pm »
Yeah lefty cleaning the back on one of those takes patience and determination don't it? Payed off for you though on that bow, looks like you got it done nicely.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2014, 08:45:24 pm »
Lefty, I too am a south paw who shoots right handed.  We are....versatile.  Nice looking bow!
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Offline rps3

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2014, 10:13:01 pm »
I have shot this bow and it is a sweet shooter, easy to be accurate with. The grip turned out nice too.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2014, 10:16:23 pm »
Awesome bow!  Like the tips.  The back looks cool too.  Good job on the tiller.
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Offline lostarrow

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2014, 10:29:14 pm »
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Offline Wiley

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2014, 10:31:40 pm »
I like this bow a lot. Its got an attractive character on the back, liking those lines.

Makes me eager to get some hornbeam. A friend of mine in NC mentioned to me that his place is covered up in hornbeam, not sure if he was talking about hophornbeam or american hornbeam, but I'll happily work with either.
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: American Hornbeam Bow
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2014, 10:43:02 pm »
Nice hornbeam bow!  We call that stuff musclewood around here.  It's got lots of names I guess.  It is some gnarly stuff.  Finding a good straight stave is sort of tricky huh?  Just debarking the back was interesting for me.  I think it's good bow wood, but it is challenging stuff.  You did a great job on that one.
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