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Offline simk

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Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« on: March 13, 2021, 01:04:04 pm »
Hi Folks

This mountain maple (acer pseudoplatanus) stave was given to me by b2w (thanks again by the way bro! missing your bows on here  ;)). I first planned to make a hornbow out of it and shaped it towards that a little. Then decided it was too snakey for that plan and put it tn the corner. It then was one of those who always stared at me in the workshop so I finally gave it a try...it was back in December I think...

I have never used this wood before and was unsure about what design to make. I decided to design it a little arvin-like. 4" of reflex.



I steamed out the snakeyness but most of it came back when I heat treated it... ;D



For the nocks I have seen a tentative idea on the gallerys of paleo planet. So I wanted to try that too.





When I did the leather for the grip I stupidly made the stitching-holes on the wrong sides  ;D 8) ;D So I decided to also stitch around the wrong holes instead of making a new leather  ;)






As said before. It's heat treated 3 times. I did chrono it at 28" draw - it was good speed but took some little set. Therefore I did a third heattreating and decided not to overdraw 27" anymore.




It's a great shooter. In fact, my best performing selfbow. I like mountain maple and arvin's design. It's 483gramms incl. grip!



26" draw



around 27" draw



wrong angle, just for fun  ;)



right after shooting 1 hour, 2,5" reflex



who needs osage?  ;D ;D ;D

thanx for watching







 
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Offline Zugul

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2021, 02:02:53 pm »
Lovely! Very nice tiller too  ;)
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2021, 02:06:43 pm »
Quote from: simk on March 13, 2021, 01:04:04 pm
who needs osage?  ;D ;D ;D

Amen brother.  ;)  Beautiful work.
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Offline simk

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2021, 02:40:55 pm »
thanx guys! this one I fiddeled around looong  :)
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Offline stuckinthemud

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2021, 02:50:56 pm »
Beautiful bow
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2021, 03:05:43 pm »
Very nice! Jawge
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Offline Kidder

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2021, 03:33:57 pm »
Beautiful bow - I love the color and shaping of the fades!
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Offline Will B

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2021, 07:40:54 pm »
Great looking bow. I really like the color of the belly heat treat and your leather wrap turned out great.   Nice work!
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2021, 09:01:34 pm »
beautiful congrats,, :)
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Offline bambule

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2021, 04:48:17 am »
Well done!!!
I love that kind of maple - it`s my favorite wood.
well designed, good tiller and nice nocks.

Greetz
Cord
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2021, 02:26:03 pm »
Nice work!
Hawkdancer
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Offline M2A

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2021, 01:09:20 am »
That's a keeper. Congrats!
Mike
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Offline Sagebrush

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2021, 01:46:16 am »
Such a great white wood!  Nice bow. Thanks for posting.
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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2021, 03:43:16 am »
Lovely bow and well done :)
Your thoughts are just like mine on this wood. We call it sycamore here :) It does make great hornbow cores. When green it will steam bend like a wet noodle :)
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Acer pseudoplatanus - 48# @ 27" - 64"ntn
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2021, 06:26:01 am »
Very nice. I like the happy little accident you had with the leather on the handle. Very nice profiles

Bjrogg
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