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Offline DC

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Victorian ELB?
« on: October 28, 2017, 04:44:49 pm »
I'm not sure where this fits in the ELB hierarch(er)y but this is my version. Yew 67" ntn, 42#@26.5". Pulled to 45#@28". Water buff horn nocks and arrow pass. It's a tad heavy for me but I'll shoot it for a while and see. If I want to lighten it I'll take a few scrapes off the top limb.
PS I just chronoed it and it's in the high 150's with a 439 grain arrow. It took about an inch of set.
PPS I just found out I was short drawing it. New chrony reading 168-171fps
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Offline DC

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2017, 04:47:07 pm »
More
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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2017, 04:48:03 pm »
More. DWS noticed that I had posted the wrong FD picture. They are both there now. The bottom picture is right side up. :-[ :-[ :-[
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Offline Julian

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2017, 05:06:30 pm »
Wow, that's a gorgeous bow!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2017, 05:08:08 pm »
I really think you should leave it as is.  I believe the draw weight is just about perfect for me* right where you got it. Looks perfect, far as I am concerned.









*Hint, hint, hint
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Offline cadet

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2017, 05:39:40 pm »
That's beautiful.  Simple, clean, uncluttered.  Letting the materials and workmanship shine.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2017, 06:48:22 pm »
That's a bend to remember... perfect. The horn nocks look amazing. I like your style Don. Can I call you Don?  :D

P.S. I just noticed that DC emblem. That's very classy! Great idea
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2017, 06:51:22 pm »
Nice looking bow.
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Offline DC

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2017, 06:58:26 pm »
Quote from: upstatenybowyer on October 28, 2017, 06:48:22 pm
Can I call you Don?  :D
Yup, anybody can.

JW, you probably don't want it any more after I posted the chrono speed. I was a little disappointed with that.

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone. Really appreciate it.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2017, 02:16:36 am »
Looks more arc of a circle than Victorian tiller to me, like a Warbow's younger brother who'd rather go hunting than to war  ;D
Nice :)
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Offline penderbender

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2017, 09:44:43 am »
Very nice Don! I love me an elb. Tiller looks spot on. Cheers- Brendan
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2017, 10:57:27 am »
 Very nice one Don , ok I will bite what's the Chrono numbers ?
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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2017, 11:17:00 am »
Very nice bow
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Offline DC

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2017, 11:33:52 am »
Quote from: Stick Bender on October 29, 2017, 10:57:27 am
Very nice one Don , ok I will bite what's the Chrono numbers ?
I put them in the main post as a PS. High 150's with a 439 gr arrow. My bows generally shoot in the 160's
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Victorian ELB?
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2017, 12:16:47 pm »
Good enough to hunt with , nothing wrong with that they all can't be rockets !
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