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Offline Hans H

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hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« on: July 04, 2015, 10:11:50 am »
I finished it already end of April but I was very busy in my job so I could`nt post it in time. It`s my first elm, straight and flat. The dark brown stripes came out by working down to the desired ring, it looks nice to me.
The handle is a bit bendy so I glued at belly side 2 leather stripes and wraped only a linen cord around, thought it is simple but effective
Total length is 62“, draw weight is 38# at 26“, tip overlays are buffalo, finished with 6 layers of danish oil.









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Offline Pat B

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2015, 10:41:34 am »
Very nice, Hans. The tiller looks good! I love a simple bow like this
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Offline rps3

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2015, 10:46:44 am »
You did a mighty fine job on that.
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Offline koan

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2015, 11:08:39 am »
Very nice!..... Brian
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Offline sleek

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2015, 11:15:49 am »
I like your workmanship. Well done. Your tiller does seem a touch off though. It wont bother the bow any just saying for future reference.  The upper limb looks great, lower limb looks a touch stiff out the fade and bending too much in the middle to outter.

To save you time, typically folks dont chase ri gs on elm. You just need to remove the bark. Was a ring damaged? Either way, again, you done good.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2015, 11:23:45 am »
Nice looking bow Hans, I like those brown streaks and the character they add to the look of the bow. Enjoy shooting that one, it looks smooth to me.
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Offline Hans H

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2015, 11:53:01 am »
thanks guys for your Kind words,
sleek: I`m thankful for every advice, many thanks
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Offline bushboy

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2015, 12:18:32 pm »
Looks good to me,nice work!
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2015, 12:56:06 pm »
Tiller looks good.  Looks like a sweet shooting bow to me.  Elm is hard to beat.  Did you heat treat the belly?  Elm on this side of the ocean seems to respond favorably to tempering the belly with heat.  I built one a few years back that finished off around 40lb draw weight.  After a slow toasting of the belly it picked up over ten pounds of draw weight. 
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Offline GB

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2015, 04:25:12 pm »
That's a great looking bow.  Very nice work!
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Offline CodyPost

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2015, 06:58:44 pm »
Looks great nice job looks like a bow you can enjoy shooting all day
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Offline HighEagle

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2015, 07:05:30 pm »
Man that bow is tight, really nice brace and FD pix.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2015, 07:30:23 pm »
Very nice! Congratulations! Jawge
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Offline Hans H

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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2015, 01:29:12 am »
thanks again for all nice comments,
Howard: I only used dry heat for string alingment and to get some twist out
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Re: hello folks, what`s your opinion about that elm
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2015, 04:39:34 am »
Hi my friend,
nothing wrong with the tiller, it's just the wrong angle to take the pic. I've seen the bow in person and tiller is fine as also the whole thing and work. If I remember right it is the third or fourth bow from Hans - I think he has done a very good job.
And he's got a bad virus ....  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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