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Offline Ryano

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BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« on: April 16, 2008, 05:24:30 pm »
Here's a Black locust recurve I just finished up. Its 66" ntn 1 3/4" wide at the fades and straight tapers to 3/8" nocks. It was a bit of a character stave, not side to side, but front to back. It had three large bumps to deal with the center one I took advantage of and made a cool reverse style handle. The other two I tried to remove the best I could with heat. The one in the lower limb is now almost unnoticeble, the one in the top limb is more pronouced. It is backed with western diamond back rattle snake skins, and has a deer leather grip and deer antler tips. It pulls around 50#@28" I havent reweighed it since finshing it but its pretty close to 50#. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out, and I realy like the way it shoots. Hope you enjoy!


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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2008, 05:25:36 pm »
BELLY VIEW OF GRIP

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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2008, 05:27:40 pm »
FRONT VIEW

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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2008, 05:29:08 pm »
SIDE VIEW OF GRIP AND TIPS

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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2008, 05:35:03 pm »
what a cool bow!  love that handle.  great job ryan.
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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2008, 05:36:44 pm »
Very nice static tip recurve.  Love the sexy handle.

How did you like the black locust?  Compare favorably to osage for you?
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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2008, 05:59:49 pm »
Thanks Lennie and Marius.
Lennie, its good wood but its not as forgiving as osage.
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Offline Badger

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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2008, 06:04:50 pm »
Great looking bow Ryan, lots of character and very distinct design. Steve
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Offline John K

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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2008, 06:06:12 pm »
Awsome ! I love the handle too !!  Need to get me some BL.

John
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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2008, 06:12:16 pm »
Thanks guys.
Here's a shot of the stave as I was working it down.

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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2008, 06:23:51 pm »
Tailor made for that handle.  Do you think a guy could glue on a piece on the back of a normal stave and get that deep of a grip?

Did the BL take more set than osage?  Just wondering what aspect was less forgiving.  The stuff I've used in backed bows is slightly lower density than osage, but it worked about the same otherwise.
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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2008, 06:31:09 pm »
Lennie, I've just had problems with it in the past. If you over stress it to much in any one little spot durring tillering it will fret on the belly. This piece held reflex great, maybe not quite as much as osage would but close. Oh, and yes I think you probally could glue a riser on the back of a bow as long as it doesnt bend passed the fades at all. I've done simalar handles by leaving extra rings of sapwood on the back of the handle area.
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Offline Okie

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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2008, 06:53:33 pm »
Great looking bow. Love the handle. I've been trying to find a piece of Osage with a handle like that.

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Offline Dano

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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2008, 06:56:59 pm »
Great job Ryan!!
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Re: BLACK LOCUST LONGCURVE.
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2008, 07:03:35 pm »
I like it, I like it a lot!!!!
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