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ASH MOLLY and 2 PYRAMIDS ( pic heavy)
« on: June 07, 2015, 11:38:23 am »
Hi to all the bowyers on PA . Haven't posted any bows for a while, so here are a few I made recently out of ash. They are 69 inches long. Lightly heat treated and stained with charcoal. decorated with hemp string and danish oiled.The mollie pulls 50lbs@27" and the 2 pyramids pull 55 and 59lbs@ 27". After heat treating they all had a couple of inches reflex. After shooting in each bow with a couple of hundred arrows, they all return to straight pretty quick after unstringing. THese bows all have a good speed and are sharp and smooth  to shoot.....Folks generally dont reckon much to ash, maybe because its fairly common and easy to find good wood?   But if treated right ash makes a very nice bow...IMHO......hope you enjoy the pics.

Dave
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Re: ASH HOLMIE and 2 PYRAMIDS
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2015, 11:40:05 am »
some more pics
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Re: ASH HOLMIE and 2 PYRAMIDS
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2015, 11:41:16 am »
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Re: ASH HOLMIE and 2 PYRAMIDS
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2015, 11:42:29 am »
last ones
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Re: ASH HOLMIE and 2 PYRAMIDS ( pic heavyyy)
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2015, 11:55:40 am »
Very very nice dragonman! Looks like you got a good bend on those. And they are all my size! I would be tickled with any of those!  :laugh: Patrick
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Re: ASH HOLMIE and 2 PYRAMIDS ( pic heavyyy)
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2015, 11:57:14 am »
Those look nice! I assume the wraps are decorative- Jute or hemp?
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Re: ASH MOLLY and 2 PYRAMIDS ( pic heavyyy)
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2015, 01:30:10 pm »
thought I'd mention  that these bows come from 10 to 12" dia trunks that I then slice with a chain saw to cut  1/4 sawn rough boards, kinda primitive chainsaw style. I tried using the natural back traditional stave style, but to be honest found them no better than 1/4 sawn, and infact maybe worse..???
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« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2015, 05:31:55 pm »
Very nice bows.   The string angle in the full draw photos is really good.   
I admire your work ripping the log with a chain saw- something I'd for sure would never attempt! 

c.d.
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« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2015, 05:51:02 pm »
Awesome work, man chain saw slabbed quarter sawed?  Beautifully straight grain. 
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« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2015, 05:55:15 pm »
They look awesome man. Really nice tillers. I love the edge grain staves look on the sides of the handles.
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« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2015, 06:09:28 pm »
Good to see some of your bows again, does seem like it has been awhile since I remember seeing one of your bows on here. All three of these look like nice shooters with great tiller, at those lengths I'd bet they handle well  and shoot with good accuracy as well. Nicely done Dragonman.
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« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2015, 06:24:25 pm »
Hey Bud,
      Got to love that quartersawn. Chainsaw, wedges, whatever it's a lot of work 8) Nice bows sir....
rich
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« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2015, 06:35:29 pm »
Absolutely fantastic. Really great styling and they look flippin' fast too!  :)
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« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2015, 06:56:30 pm »
cheers guys , I appreciate the comments....good to hear from you, Rich...
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« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2015, 07:30:54 pm »
  Nice bows why you building board bows
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