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Offline bassman

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White Birch self bow
« on: October 20, 2019, 09:44:36 pm »
46 lbs.at 26 inches.58 inches long,and 2 inches wide at fades to 3/4 inch wide at the tips. With a 425 gr.arrow it shot 159 fps average for 10 shots.Bow weighs 14 ozs. with the string. This is my second one as of late. 
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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2019, 09:58:01 pm »
more pics.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2019, 10:02:21 pm »
Nice birch bow that looks well tillered. Good job.  :OK
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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2019, 10:17:55 pm »
Very nice bow Bass, I like the nocks.
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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2019, 11:24:25 am »
Pat B, it shoots harder than I thought it would.Did a lot of heat treat and, tillering to keep set at a  minimum. Compact ,and light as a feather.I can see why Paul Comstock liked this wood. Thanks, Irish Jay cut some small trees near my home, and have plenty more staves to play with this winter.Though it is not considered a premium bow wood it works great.
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Offline hoosierf

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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2019, 09:48:15 am »
Nice one Bassman. I like birch very much. Light as a feather in the hand.
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Offline bassman

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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2019, 10:59:51 am »
Here is one I built years ago that took 3 inches of set. No heat treat.
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Offline bassman

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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2019, 11:00:50 am »
Sorry for double pictures
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Offline Jim Davis

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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2019, 10:25:31 pm »
Very nice work. I'm impressed by the unbraced shape. I think your heat treating must have been a big help. I only tried birch once--yellow birch--and I think it may not have been as dry as it should have been.

Good speed too.
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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2019, 07:52:52 am »
Thanks Jim. I used quite a bit of repeated heat treating, and it was a very big help.
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Offline Parnell

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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2019, 08:10:15 am »
I always enjoy seeing "other" bow woods being done.  It looks good, cool post.
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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2019, 08:43:12 am »
Thanks Parnell. It was a fun build.I will be making more from Birch God willing.
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Offline Bayou Ben

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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2019, 11:23:59 am »
Awesome job on that short of a piece w/ a stiff handle and a not common bow wood material  :OK :OK :OK
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Re: White Birch self bow
« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2019, 12:07:53 pm »
Thanks Ben. I flipped the tips a little also, and pushed it as much as I thought I could. My draw is short also, so that helps some in the tillering process.
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