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Offline Santanasaur

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Hickory sapling bow
« on: September 06, 2019, 09:17:41 am »
This one’s from a hickory sapling, I think shellbark. Still has the pith. 60” ntn, 37# at 28” after three or four hundred shots. 452 g in total. Lost 3 pounds shooting in from the original 40 and finally seems stable. I recurved with dry heat since this was a thin piece and hollowed the limbs since the sides were getting thin. They flatten somewhat during the draw but far from all the way. Finish is rubbed charcoal with a shellac seal coat, then layered tung oil. There’s hickory husk dye on the cambium so it jumps. Overlays are horn and the arrow pass is birch bark

here’s the whole album
https://imgur.com/gallery/KJ6WZtJ
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2019, 09:54:02 am »
Nicely done sir!  I've always liked sapling bows. The dye job on the back looks good
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Offline DC

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2019, 10:27:26 am »
Good job! I like the bend!
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2019, 10:47:21 am »
Cool stick, literally :)

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Offline Bob Barnes

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« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2019, 11:08:07 am »
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2019, 11:50:54 am »
Nice bow Santanasaurs. Well done.
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Offline simk

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2019, 01:19:22 pm »
Very nice, from tip to tip and everything in between  (-S
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Offline gifford

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2019, 03:50:40 pm »
Very nice bow, excellent lines, I hope mine comes out half as good as yours.
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2019, 04:39:43 pm »
Nice. Good job.
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2019, 04:54:37 pm »
I'm really liking this bow. Graceful lines, a classy, classic recurve.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2019, 05:56:05 pm »
Very nice! Jawge
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2019, 07:26:24 pm »
Well, it looks like it need a little more bending out of the fades, especially the lower limb.
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Offline kbear

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2019, 07:28:35 pm »
Kudos to you sir. I would love to take that to the range and show the glassers just how cool a stick bow can be!
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Offline Santanasaur

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2019, 08:32:23 pm »
I agree about the tiller eric, it could use some more finesse. Thanks for the criticism, I really need that kind of advice. I’m just glad it doesn’t vibrate much anymore. This was an elbow buster until the last 50 scrapes when the clouds parted. The original stave had very different reflex in the limbs and it took a lot of wresting with to get even. At some points I overshot the corrections and at others the original profile would creep back in. At least things seem stable for now
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Offline backtowood B2W

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Re: Hickory sapling bow
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2019, 01:14:49 am »
Have to agree with Eric!
But all in all, ver nice stick! The stain looks really cool
Cheers martin
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