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Offline cfox

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DBow
« on: October 04, 2015, 12:39:56 pm »
I've been reading the Forum a long time but never contributed anything. There is a wealth of talent and skill demonstrated here and I am educated and inspired every time I visit. I started making wooden bows 25years ago after reading "The Bowyers Craft". I'm never satisfied after finishing a bow, I always think "I can do better". I haven't made many "D" bows but I think this one turned out pretty good. 66'NTN, 48#@28", Red Oak/Hickory Perry reflex. 1 3/16" wide from grip to mid limb, 7/16" nocks. 109grain string, leather built up grip wrapped with rawhide, leather dye/Tru-oil finish. The bow weighed 12 oz. when final tillered, 15oz. after grip, finish and string. I started with 2" of reflex after glue up, 1 1/8" reflex after tillering. Braced, strung and shot then unbraced it holds 3/4" reflex, a few minutes later it"s back to an inch. I haven't chronographed it yet. I was aiming for 45# and I expect with continued usage it will come pretty close. So far about 100 shots. Hope this post helps somebody.
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Offline rps3

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Re: DBow
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2015, 01:05:35 pm »
Great looking bow, I think the shadows in the background make it hard to see full draw clearly.
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Offline Drewster

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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2015, 01:21:53 pm »
That's a fine looking bow.  You should have been sharing your talents a long time ago.  Show us some more.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: DBow
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2015, 01:57:16 pm »
That's a nice bow, cfox. Apparently you have been building them for a while. I also got started  with Jay Massey's The Bowyers Craft. That and his Primitive Archery, both signed to me by Jay.
 The outer limb of the top limb looks a bit stiff to me but that could be the shadow. Nice work.  Show us more.
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Offline GB

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Re: DBow
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2015, 02:04:01 pm »
That is a great looking bow.  Love it when it holds reflex like that.  Nice work!
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: DBow
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2015, 02:39:18 pm »
Awesome bow, I love bendy handles.
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Offline cfox

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Re: DBow
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2015, 08:50:19 pm »
The last "D" bow I tried took a lot of set in the outer limbs so I tillered this one to bend more in the middle and very little near the tips. Probably a tad long for 45# but the low string angle makes for a nice draw. Here's a few more pics. The last one is after 10 arrows and just unbraced. Constructive criticism always appreciated. I'll get some pics of some of my other bows when I get more time.
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Re: DBow
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2015, 05:30:24 am »
Beautiful bow, very nice job. :)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2015, 10:59:55 am »
Real nice work.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: DBow
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2015, 03:43:41 pm »
That bow is like an arrow without any groove on the feather end....you just can't nock it! (Can't knock it?)   >:D

Man, I do love me some D bow, and that one is mighty fine indeed!  Thanks for the share!
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Offline alwayslookin

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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2015, 04:04:48 pm »
Sweet bow. She's elegant.
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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2015, 10:10:35 pm »
nice bow. i like bendy handle bows. tiller looks good. Tony
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