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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Colt45 on March 14, 2009, 02:44:34 pm

Title: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: Colt45 on March 14, 2009, 02:44:34 pm

Here is my latest little bow... It is nearly twenty inches in length. Pulls about 8 #. I boiled and recurved the tips, this little bow will shoot one of its little arrows more than 70 yards. I was shooting a box with it in my room =] I missed and it stuck into the wall  :D I know its not perfect, I just wanted a recurved bow so I kind of rushed through it  :)

Also in the pictures it has the illusion of being unbalanced this is due to a propeller twist.

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Title: Re: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: Colt45 on March 14, 2009, 02:45:55 pm

here is more  :D

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Title: Re: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: Colt45 on March 14, 2009, 02:47:25 pm

whoa i didn't mean to do that sorry

Title: Re: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: Pat B on March 14, 2009, 05:09:59 pm

Cool little bow. If you could make a full sized bow with the performance that one has, you will sure enough have something.  ;)

Title: Re: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: Hillbilly on March 14, 2009, 06:53:32 pm

That's a cool little bow. Ryano had a little tiny osage recurve at the TN Classic last year, and I was amazed how hard it shot.

Title: Re: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: JustAim on March 14, 2009, 07:14:08 pm

Nice....l'm tempted to try one out for myself.....they seem like they would be entertaining to shoot and l'm sure my little boy would get a kick out of it.  :)

Title: Re: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: Colt45 on March 14, 2009, 07:25:25 pm

they are pretty amazing! It'll shoot so far and pulls hardly anything... I was off with the 8# its more like 5#. I suggest bamboo skewers which work perfectly for arrows. Then the easiest way to fletch them is to use packing tape

Title: Re: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: OldBow on March 15, 2009, 12:02:20 pm

That is so neat! Bookmarked, too, for March Self Bow of the Month. Any chance of a full draw withouit the laundry in the background?

Title: Re: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: Colt45 on March 15, 2009, 03:30:41 pm

Haha yes I will post one for you :)

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Post by: wvbowhntr on March 15, 2009, 06:28:44 pm

cool little bow !!

Title: Re: recurved juniper bow pictures!
Post by: Colt45 on March 15, 2009, 08:46:21 pm

thanks  :D