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Offline Rowan Bows

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Ash Tree Snakebow
« on: September 25, 2022, 04:24:57 am »
Hello Folks,
I made this bow in a little Tutorial for beginners. Actually that branch was tough cause of reflex deflex reflex and so the story goes on and on...
Got it finally at 35#@27" what in my opinion is the absolute border for this branch. Got it over the chrony with 46m/s @ 10gpp and a 8 strand dacron.
It could use some tuning thats for sure, maybe a fastflight and lighter arrows but I think for this setup with these Lbs its ok. You can hit the target @ 50m with a little practise easily.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU96bJbrBks

Offline Rowan Bows

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Re: Ash Tree Snakebow
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2022, 04:25:41 am »
some more pictures

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Re: Ash Tree Snakebow
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2022, 04:35:41 am »
shooting

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Re: Ash Tree Snakebow
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2022, 08:10:41 pm »
Looks like a challenging stave for sure.  Nice job on getting it tillered out. 
Sticks and stones and other poky stabby things.

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Re: Ash Tree Snakebow
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2022, 07:51:51 am »
Looking good, nice tillering job. Your Tips are way heavy what I see.

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Offline Rowan Bows

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Re: Ash Tree Snakebow
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2022, 11:57:37 am »
I know, kept tips very simple and flat for the tutorial. what do you think can I increase the speed much more with fastflight or less gpp?

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Re: Ash Tree Snakebow
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2022, 06:08:53 pm »
Have you heat treated this one.?  I wouldn’t go any thinner on the tips now as it is as you’ll change tiller at this point.  Only other thing you could do is add a sliver of laminated section on the tips belly area and narrow them a little but it may not amount to much increase if any.  The fast flight string will help a bit but add tip overlays.  Lighter arrows may cause unwanted vibration of unspent energy in the bow not being absorbed into the flight push of the lighter arrows.  There’s a fine line of speed and smoothness.  I just finished building a super smooth shooting sinew backed bamboo bow that shoots any arrow I fire through it well without any handshock.  That’s not the norm though that Ive seen.  I think the sinew backing may have something to do with this.  This bow of yours likley shoots a well as it can given the piece of wood you had to work with.   
Sticks and stones and other poky stabby things.

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Re: Ash Tree Snakebow
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2022, 07:33:34 am »
Nice job from a wicked stave, love it. ;)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Ash Tree Snakebow
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2022, 04:46:35 pm »
Very nicely done. Bows with handles that have different limb entry points are a difficult build which approximates what you have. Very impressive. Jawge
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