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Offline steve b.

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White oak flat bow
« on: December 04, 2015, 03:20:31 pm »
One limb was straight and one deflexed and a little sideways.  Took to the heat well.  Late in the project I switched which limb was upper and so had to cut a little tip curve off the new lower to even their lengths but didn't want to re-flip it.  Retillered and lost some weight so its down to about 40# at 26" but I'm pulling it to about 27".  Handle moves a little as planned.  Shoots great.

56" total
40@26"
Oregon white oak.


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Offline steve b.

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2015, 03:21:17 pm »
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Offline Pat B

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2015, 03:23:23 pm »
Nice little bow with a nice bend.
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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2015, 03:33:58 pm »
nice self bow.love bows like that! great job. Tony
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Offline Badger

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2015, 03:38:56 pm »
Nice job on that one!
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2015, 04:13:11 pm »
Really like the curve on that one...

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Offline bubby

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2015, 04:25:34 pm »
Nice!
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2015, 04:34:04 pm »
Very nice! Congratulations! Jawge
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Offline sieddy

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2015, 04:42:34 pm »
Very nice Steve enjoy shooting it! :-)
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2015, 04:43:22 pm »
  Beautiful bend Steve!  8)  Looks really balanced in your hand, nice shorty...Thanks for sharing and good to hear from you...Are you still working with Ocean Spray?
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2015, 04:46:26 pm »
Ya got that one working well, sweet bend on those limbs Steve.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2015, 05:13:00 pm »
Nice bow Steve! I need to give white oak another chance
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Offline steve b.

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2015, 05:54:59 pm »
Thanks everyone.  Happy holidays.

Don!  This bow is the result of my OS frustration.  I picked up a hollow limb OS longbow that I had been working back in March.  All that was left was to heat the 1" wide handle and align the limbs slightly.  I hung at least 100# midway up one limb and had the handle ready to spontaneously combust but it would not move!
I moved on to the oak but then I thought later about thinning the handle more and going for it again.
I will.  I'm working on a serviceberry bow right now.

Wizardgoat.  Do it.  Of the wood available to me I think I like oak the best, in terms of workability, looks, unbreakability, temperability, etc.  I think it has real potential but you have to keep it dry like hickory.
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2015, 08:39:18 pm »
Very nice bow, a pretty one!
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: White oak flat bow
« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2015, 02:03:03 am »
Very nice Steve. I need to look for some white oak. I love the bend on that thing.
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