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Offline Benedikt

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Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« on: January 12, 2015, 02:35:36 pm »
It has been quite some time since i posted something in here.
I've been very busy with school and stuff, so i hadn't really much time for visiting PA.

Fortunately i found some time to present you the latest bow i finished.
The bow was a birthday-present to a good friend of mine, he was really surprised about it :D
In my opinion, you should only give away a bow if you don't want to ;D
It shows to me that it has really turned out great :)


The bow is 61,8" long and has a drawweight of 44#@28".
The overlays are made out of lilac heartwood.
It was finished with a mixture of boiled linseed-oil and walnut-oil.

After all, the bow is really fun to shot :)

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Offline Benedikt

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2015, 02:36:28 pm »
Some more pics:
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Offline huisme

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2015, 02:42:49 pm »
Very clean finish work on that, lucky friend you've got!

Have you tried much heat treating? It really cuts down on how much set locust will take.
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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 Benedikt

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2015, 02:51:11 pm »
Never heat-treated my bows, except bending recurves.
I think, with around 1-2" set a bow is much comfortable and accurate to shoot :)
« Last Edit: January 12, 2015, 02:56:21 pm by Benedikt »
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Offline huisme

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2015, 02:54:27 pm »
Won't go into it 'cause you didn't ask ::)

Still a very nice looking bow, something that must have been hard to let go of.
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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 Benedikt

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2015, 02:56:54 pm »
Having like 50 black locust bows around her makes it a little bit easier  ;D ;D ;D
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Offline bow101

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2015, 03:02:49 pm »
Nice little bow there "B"   I have a few chunks of BL drying,  the grain sure looks a lot like Oak and Hickory, it has that open pore looks to it.
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Offline Eric Garza

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2015, 04:43:37 pm »
Your full draw pic makes it look like the lower limb bends a heck of a lot more than the upper limb. Is that accurate, or just a trick of lighting? If so, are you comfortable with that?
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Offline huisme

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2015, 04:47:29 pm »
It looks an awful lot like that's just how it's canted to me, but I could be wrong.

Quote from: Benedikt on January 12, 2015, 02:56:54 pm
Having like 50 black locust bows around her makes it a little bit easier  ;D ;D ;D

You must have an easier time than me, every bow that leaves is the only bow I care for every dang time :o

Y'know, until the next one.
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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 Swampman

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2015, 07:48:14 pm »
Very nice looking bow.  I love the clean look.
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Offline ajbruggink

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2015, 08:29:53 pm »
Excellent work!
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Offline bambule

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2015, 03:35:17 am »
For a 62" long bow drawn to 28" without heat treating the bow has very low set.
Very good...

Greetz
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Offline Benedikt

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2015, 10:56:07 am »
Quote from: Eric on January 12, 2015, 04:43:37 pm
Your full draw pic makes it look like the lower limb bends a heck of a lot more than the upper limb. Is that accurate, or just a trick of lighting? If so, are you comfortable with that?
The lower limb is bending even less than the upper.
Its just a few inches shorter, what makes it look like its bending more because of the closer radius.

@all: Thank you very much :)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Another black locust bow: "Libertatis" 44#@28"
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2015, 11:16:44 am »
Nice locust bow, Benedikt.  I've always had bad luck with locust. It always wants to fret on me...until I started heat treating the belly.
 A little set(1" to 3")does make a bow shoot smoother to me also. If you know the trajectory of your arrows that set won't hurt anything.  ;)
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