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Offline Likemp

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First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« on: May 19, 2021, 03:04:16 pm »
First I want to thank everyone on this message board for all the help I've received. I spent quite a bit of time on here at this time last year to get my bearings, and then spent the past year (with frustration breaks included) silently toiling and breaking bows. 

Heavily inspired by Stonehill Archery's series of short, flat, bendy handle bows. I became obsessed with the profile of those wide flat limbs with the short little static recurves steamed in. Knowing that that design would do well with the BL I had to work with, I've been focused on recreating it and am super happy that my first bow turned out the way it did. Here it is!

All heartwood black locust.
White oak tip overlays just because I wanted to try it and think it looks cool.
I'll wrap the handle at some point with something, just not sure what.
String is waxed linen.
55" NTN
2" max w.
49#@28"

Offline Likemp

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2021, 03:06:26 pm »
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2021, 04:35:29 pm »
Congratulations on your first shooter!
                                                         Don
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2021, 04:44:21 pm »
Nice work, I love a bendy/curve
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2021, 04:55:28 pm »
Nicely done sir. Looks like you’ve been paying attention. Seems you have everything bending just right.
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Offline airkah

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2021, 04:57:23 pm »
Congratulations! It took me the better part of a year to get my first shooter too. Yours looks a lot better than mine did  :)

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2021, 05:09:52 pm »
Nicely done! Jawge
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Offline Will B

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2021, 05:16:47 pm »
Congratulations on your first successful bow. Black locust can make an excellent bow. Well done!

Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2021, 05:22:48 pm »
Very nice! 
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2021, 05:55:27 pm »
Looks great. Congrats.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2021, 06:13:23 pm »
Excellent :)
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Offline Zugul

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2021, 07:07:04 pm »
that's an impressive first bow, very well done!

Offline Pat B

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2021, 07:11:40 pm »
Nothing better than a simple bent stick and you did an excellent job with your first shooter.  8)   :OK
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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2021, 07:16:28 pm »
Excellent for your first bow.It's held up very well.
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Offline Don W

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Re: First Success! Bendy Handle Black Locust 49# @ 28"
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2021, 07:38:42 pm »
Excellent job
Don