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Offline PeteC

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Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« on: November 18, 2008, 08:14:11 pm »
Here is a Eastern Hophornbeam,(Ostrya virginiana),flatbow I finished week before last.Took it out today for it's first shooting since the finish cured.It is very smooth,with good speed with a hunting weight arrow.I decrowned it partially,then backed with silk.Tempered belly,(holds about 1" of reflex),Cut in arrow shelf,dark walnut stain,finished with 10 coats of tru-oil.Sorry about the pictures,it seemed like a good idea,but they leave much to be desired.The full draw looks kinda funny ,but it was point for point on my tiller board.
65 7/8" tip to tip, 64 1/2" nock to nock
1 3/8" at fades out to  2/3 limb,then tapering to 3/8" nocks
48#@ 26"

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2008, 11:50:17 pm »
Pete, she came out nice. Tiller looks good at full draw and the braced and unbraced pics look good as well.    ;)
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2008, 03:29:43 am »
Pete very nice bow, I am amazed at the amount of quality bows being built and posted here on PA every month. Looks like another incredible line up in the works.
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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2008, 05:24:28 am »
Very nice job,I like HHB.
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Offline GregB

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2008, 08:48:27 am »
Good looking bow and tiller looks on. I'm currently hunting with my hhb bow.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2008, 08:54:19 am »
Very nice bow Pete, I'm curious why you partially decrowned and backed it ?
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2008, 09:52:48 am »
That is an outstanding bow! Jawge
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Offline Badger

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2008, 10:26:10 am »
Great job on that bow, looks great! Steve
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Offline Ryano

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2008, 10:35:58 am »
Very nice! I've been slowly working on a HHB shorty, thats comming along pretty nicely. I'm with Dana, why'd you decrown it?
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2008, 10:36:49 am »
Fine looking bow.
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Offline cowboy

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2008, 10:39:12 am »
That is very nice Pete! Love that dye job and tiller.
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Offline OldBow

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2008, 12:12:03 pm »
Great bow. Really cranked back in that full draw shot. Bookmarked for November Self Bow of the Month, too.
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Offline Turkeyquack

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2008, 12:45:18 pm »
nice bow Pete . Carroll
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Offline Okie

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2008, 01:57:16 pm »
Great lookin bow Pete. The silk backing almost looks like leather.


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Offline PeteC

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Re: Eastern hophornbeam flatbow
« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2008, 08:38:46 pm »
Thanks much fellas.I knew someone would ask why I de-crowned it.The lower limb was very flat and even,while the top limb had a very high crown,(nearly ugly),I wanted this bow to come out fairly even,and scraped it to match the lower limb,so I  backed it,just to cover for ring violations.I did this ,(the de-crowning),and the cut- in arrow shelf,because It's easier to sell this type of bow around here.Thanks again,and God Bless
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