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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: druid on June 21, 2011, 09:46:55 am

Title: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: druid on June 21, 2011, 09:46:55 am: Hi to all. First of all I will try to introduce myself (forgive for my bad english). I am Druid, newbie bowmaker (15 or so bows untill now) from South Europe. I was earlier more active on some other forums because I had some problems about loging on PA but now it seems to be fine. I will be more active now. This is great place with great members. I spent a lot of time reading posts here, a lot of expirience and knowledge for sharing...best regards to all!
P.S. If there is a place just for introducing- please redirect me there, I didn't find it.
This is wild cherry bow. SG is 0.74 and this should be some heavy bow but somehow I made it weaker than I wanted. It is 73" ntn, 30 mm wide and 25 mm thick. Physical weight is 637 grams, 80# at 29" and I draw it to 30". During replacing my workshop thsi stave came with dry staves and when I started heat treating it developed some checks, so I didn't proceed further. Finish is walnut stain and bee wax and linen oil over it.
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8754/ce7267c5593f93197af99df.jpg)
(http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/1691/dscf9070r.jpg)
(http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/247/dscf9072.jpg)
(http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/8387/dscf9081.jpg)
(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8504/dscf9086o.jpg)
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: BowJunkie on June 21, 2011, 10:03:17 am: Welcome Druid.
Very Nice bow
Are you saying this bow is unserviceable due to cracks in it?
If so, it would still make a nice display piece. ;D
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: druid on June 21, 2011, 10:06:31 am: Thank you BowJunkie.
No, it is very usefull. I didn't want to protect it, just to see could it handle the crack without protect. I tried it with 1200 grein arrow, good shots. >:D It holds about 1/2 of reflex, although it was wet.
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: Pappy on June 21, 2011, 10:08:53 am: Welcome to PA, I feel sure you will like it here,That bow looks pretty good to me,tiller look good.
Nice work and looking forward to seeing more.
Pappy
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Post by: blackhawk on June 21, 2011, 10:20:38 am: Hey druid. Welcome to PA man. Glad your over here now too. Nice intro and my eyes are still going :o
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Post by: Justin Snyder on June 21, 2011, 10:41:44 am: Very nice looking bow Druid. The tiller is awesome.
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Post by: Lee Slikkers on June 21, 2011, 12:25:53 pm: Druid, welcome to PA...(I've lurked on some of your other posts on PP) and you do some wonderful work. This Bow is no exception....very nicely done. I would love to see some type of a tutorial or a step by step on how you take a stave like this and end up at a bow. I've worked the wider splits from larger diameter trees but haven't really figured out in my head the best process to use for taking a smaller sapling from stave to bow.

Wonderful stuff...
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: ErictheViking on June 21, 2011, 03:41:14 pm: Very cool Druid, love the full draw shot. aleays admired your work on pp and especially the way you make the knot filled bumpy sticks into perfectly tillered bows.. this is another beauty.
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Post by: Elktracker on June 21, 2011, 04:30:30 pm: Hey thanks for shareing! Thants a nice looking stick! I have seen some of your work on PP as well you make some nice bows! Welcome and great to have you here ;D
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Post by: Keenan on June 21, 2011, 05:01:35 pm: Welcome to Pa Druid. Congratulations on such a fine bow. Tiller looks great and at eighty pounds I bet that spits the arrows out very well. Very nice character bow!
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Post by: Del the cat on June 21, 2011, 05:44:07 pm: Very nice tiller.
Del
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: druid on June 21, 2011, 07:39:03 pm: Thank you Del, Keenan, Elktracker, ErictheViking. Lee I will make some photo tutorial of the next character bow and if there are more interests I can post it.
Thank you Justin, blackhawk, Pappy.
Tommorow I will post some more bows.
Great place here! :-)
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: Lee Slikkers on June 21, 2011, 07:48:37 pm: Druid, that would be great! I'm am positive many folks on here would appreciate seeing a build-a-long. They are always a big hit and loved by all. Thanks again~
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: Elktracker on June 21, 2011, 07:52:53 pm: Quote from: Lee Slikkers on June 21, 2011, 07:48:37 pm
Druid, that would be great! I'm am positive many folks on here would appreciate seeing a build-a-long. They are always a big hit and loved by all. Thanks again~

X2
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: dbb on June 21, 2011, 08:06:35 pm: I agree! Who doesnt like build-a-longs.
I have seen some of your other bows at pp and theres a lot to learn from someone that kan make bows from those gnarly pieces of wood ;)

/Mikael
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Post by: SA on June 21, 2011, 08:15:53 pm: welcome , very cool bow like everyone else said tiller looks great.
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Post by: PeteC on June 21, 2011, 10:18:00 pm: Hello Druid,welcome. That is a very nice bow. Good work. God bless
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Post by: peshikthe on June 21, 2011, 10:30:38 pm: nice tiller awesome bow
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Post by: hammertime on June 21, 2011, 11:29:25 pm: Awesome bow,Druid,seen your bows on the other site and just love your work.Love all that character on this cherry-very cool-Hammertime
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: druid on June 22, 2011, 03:44:13 am: Thank you hammertime, peshikthe, PeteC, sa, dbb.
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: ohma2 on June 22, 2011, 12:09:56 pm: i to welcome you. what a great natural beauty that is. cant beat a piece of wood left to its creativness. looking forward to seeing more.
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Post by: crooketarrow on June 22, 2011, 12:31:29 pm: SWEET
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Post by: snag on June 22, 2011, 03:24:01 pm: Love those character bows Druid! Gives me hope for making one someday. I'll stick with less challenging staves for now....only made 2 bows so far. 80#! Oh, the days of youthful strength are long gone. haha I'll stick with 55#-60# lbs.
Title: Re: Wild cherry longbow
Post by: druid on June 22, 2011, 05:05:20 pm: Yes, natural beauties, I usually do not correct anything on staves, let them be natural and when they are not perfect...