Hickory long bow

[BowEd]

Here's a shagbark self stick that is about 4 years old and has been carried quite a bit target shooting bunches and through a hunting season.I can't really say how many thousand arrows been through it.I just never posted it when I made it.The edges on it are a bit too sharp for me nowadays.It's 64" TTT About 63" NTN.It's 1 and 3/8" wide after heat treatment.Barebones about 17.50 ounces.58#@ 29".The fresh bark pulled off look on the back.Leather dye put the color on it.Dyed jute string wrap handle.Back then I still had a thing for a partial shelf and velcro for a strike plate arrow pass.Shoot off the knuckle now with bone or horn strike plate.Nothing special about it really but that I can hit something with it and shot some deer with it.Wanted to show the degree of set it took after being used so much.Still a very good shooter.I remember it had about 1 and 1/4" tip set back when it was fresh.It now has about 3/4".Thanks for looking
Handle

back & tip

belly & tip

belly

Rest

rest again

end view

brace

and full draw....almost

[BowEd]

OOOOps darn gadgets....lol

[bow101]

Turned out nice Bead.  Great profile.

[sieddy]

That is a great looking bow! Thanks for sharing Beadman i've really enjoyed your recent posts. :-)

[BowEd]

Thanks fellas.I notice the set on this bow is pretty nice and even.That's a good thing.I was amazed back then by how well hickory took heat treatment of the limbs.Still am really.It would'nt be 1 and 3/8" wide with out it that's for sure.Thought I'd show this bow because I was helping a fella on here build a bow.Show him I could make a bow.....lol.Hard to do on a forum without actually being there.

[George Tsoukalas]

It is a beautiful bow with a great looking tiller!
Are you saying it took less set as the years went by?
"I remember it had about 1 and 1/4" tip set back when it was fresh.It now has about 3/4."
I never had that happen. LOL.

[crooketarrow]

   If that happen it was'nt totally seasoned when you finished it.  Almost not quite how long since you built it.

[BowEd]

One more pic.Top view profile

[BowEd]

What I'm saying George is that after tillering it rested at 1 and 1/4".After years of shooting and bracing time it slowly took a 1/2" more to be at 3/4" set back.

[BowEd]

crookedarrow.....I could'nt of heat treated it really without it being seasoned.It would check.I remember it was dry when it was made into a bow.It was stored at 50% humidity too.When it was made.Anyway thought I'd just show that over usage and usage what happens to one bow of mine.Thanks.

[half eye]

Sweet Jesus man, put your ruler away....that bow has a great resting profile, shoots where ya look, and hits hard. On top of all that it looks very good as well. The fact that you like it after all this time is a testament to the craftsmanship that went into it.

Looks like a damned fine bow to this old man, you did good sir.
rich

[PlanB]

Beadmn. I really like it. That would be the kind of bow I aimed to build last time but didn't quite make it on the weight. I think your bow is really good looking in a straightforward way.

I got a little confused on the words describing set, too. But I understand it now as tip reflex, I think. 1-1/4", reduced by 1/2" over the years to 3/4".

[bowandarrow473]

Very nice!

[BowEd]

Thanks fellas.Part of the reason I showed it too was that the ccase39 bowyer I kinda started coaching along with a bow might like that paticular profile for a bow he's planning to make here in a while.I don't know.Then he can move on to different more difficult and different type designs.
 Plan B I think the bow took overall set in it's limbs evenly but still kept the tip reflex the whole time.It's not working much at all 8" from the tip and stiff.Hickory is one of the most stubborn woods to dry heat bend in my experience.More so then osage.The spring back stuff after coming off the form.Bends pretty good with steam but will spring back some yet too from that.