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Offline Jim Davis

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Elm pyramid vanilla
« on: February 11, 2017, 05:25:48 pm »
Hey all, here's a winged elm pyramid I just shot in. The stave had been roughed out for a year or more and I just finished it up.

It's 66" ntn, 68 over all, 2" wide at the fades, fades 2" long, handle 5" long, leather grip, 4". tips a little under 1/2" wide. Limbs 9/16" thick from fade to tip.

Pulls 45# @ 28". 1/2" of reflex at rest. Tips right in line with handle when first unstrung.

Full draw photo is not true representation. Bottom limb does not bend more than top, in fact it's a tiny bit stiffer than the top.

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2017, 05:39:44 pm »
As I implied above, this full draw image is not accurate.  The limbs are actually the same length and bend about equally, with the lower limb just a hair stiffer.

EDIT: (See later post. Image is accurate after all!)
« Last Edit: February 12, 2017, 12:35:39 am by asharrow »
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2017, 05:52:16 pm »
Nice looking elm stick congrats !
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Offline Whiskeyjet

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2017, 05:56:15 pm »
Cool bow! My next one is going to be a similar design from a maple board. Nice!
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Offline DC

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2017, 06:52:26 pm »
Nice job! vanilla?
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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2017, 07:26:35 pm »
Quote from: DC on February 11, 2017, 06:52:26 pm
Nice job! vanilla?

Well, it's a pretty plain bow and the belly is sort of the color of vanilla ice cream...

Jim Davis
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2017, 07:28:21 pm »
Am fond of vanilla . . . in both ice cream and bow forms!
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2017, 07:55:30 pm »
Nice bow Jim. Full draw looks good to me.  ;)
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Offline ksnow

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2017, 08:32:56 pm »
Nice looking elm bow. It will definitely do the job as well as a prettied up one.
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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2017, 11:30:38 pm »
Nice work. I like the color
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Offline DavidV

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2017, 11:32:49 pm »
Winged is my favorite elm, lovely bow Jim.
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Offline loon

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2017, 11:48:15 pm »
nice
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Offline Jim Davis

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2017, 12:33:29 am »
Well, I completely fooled myself. As I said, that bow had been lying around roughed out for more than a year. I guess I didn't remember much about it. I couldn't believe how odd that full-draw image looked, so I went back to the shop and measured things. The lower limb IS about 1-1/2 inches shorter than the upper!!

Some folks make them that way on purpose. I never have.

The bow shoots well, but it is a little shocky in the hand. Don't know whether to just leave well enough alone, or shorten the top limb. Procrastination is my friend in this case.

Jim
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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2017, 03:46:12 am »
Nothing wrong with a vanilla pyramid!
I wouldn't say the uneven limb length is anything to do with the 'shockyness'. It will be the timing of the limbs not length relative one to the other. My guess from looking at it is that the lower needs to be a little stiffer to eliminate the shock.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Elm pyramid vanilla
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2017, 07:22:50 am »
slick lookin bow, i like it
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