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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: paulsemp on January 30, 2012, 07:02:06 am

Title: new bow
Post by: paulsemp on January 30, 2012, 07:02:06 am

Just finished a new bow. It is a 64" hickory backed jatoba with paduk tips. My scale is broken but i am guessing 65 lbs @ 26".   1 3/4 with gradual taper to 1/2. Tung oil finish. I played around with the tiller for a while, and it still looks off (or it was one to many cold ones). Pulls even in my hand and shoots hard.  Goes right back to about 1" of reflex. The more I look at the full draw shot the worse it gets! Maybe one of you guys with that program that draws the eclipse could draw it on the shot? Thanks

Title: Re: new bow
Post by: Pappy on January 30, 2012, 07:34:45 am

Now thats a beauty,love the colors. Nice job. :)
  Pappy

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Post by: TurtleCreek on January 30, 2012, 07:35:40 am

Beautiful bow!!

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on January 30, 2012, 10:06:03 am

Very nice bow! Jawge

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Post by: lesken2011 on January 30, 2012, 10:11:31 am

Lookin good!!

Title: Re: new bow
Post by: Del the cat on January 30, 2012, 10:53:18 am

No worries about the tiller. It's never going to be the arc of a circle when it started with that reflex and a stiff handle but it looks fine to me. Different bows have different shape tiller.
If one of my English Longbows was that shape I'd be worried, but it looks fine for the style of bow you've built.
I think you are just suffering from bowyers eye ;)
Del

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on January 30, 2012, 12:01:03 pm

Good looking bow. I agree with Del, the tiller is fine for your profile.

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Post by: half eye on January 30, 2012, 12:10:47 pm

Hey Paul, only thing that bow needs is for somebody to shoot the snot out of it >:D very nice colors on that as well.
rich

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Post by: Josh B on January 30, 2012, 12:14:23 pm

I agree with everybody else. That is a beauty and a well tillered beauty at that.  Josh

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Post by: Sidewinder on January 30, 2012, 01:07:03 pm

I agree with Del. I too sometimes suffer from "bowyers eye". That bow looks great. Oh a little hear and there maybe but from the looks of the way its holding the reflex, I say you gotter nailed.   Danny

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Post by: Bevan R. on January 30, 2012, 01:36:58 pm

You got both limbs doing the same thing. Looks good to me.

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Post by: Elktracker on January 30, 2012, 01:55:06 pm

Thats a very nice looking bow! Thanks for shareing!

Josh

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Post by: Matt S. on January 30, 2012, 02:25:03 pm

She's a beauty! How did you like working with Jatoba? It's one of the heavier tropical woods I can get at my Woodcraft and I've been interested in making a hickory backed jatoba bow for a while now.

Title: Re: new bow
Post by: paulsemp on January 30, 2012, 02:54:09 pm

Thank you for your compliments. Looking at it today, it does look better than it did last night.
Matt/ it is a heavy wood and you can feel it, make sure your blades are sharp. It tough stuff. I do want to try a narrower style with this wood.

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Post by: HoBow on February 01, 2012, 08:23:36 pm

Very nice Paul!  Great color combo and the tiller looks spot on.

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Post by: coaster500 on February 02, 2012, 03:10:14 am

very nice bow!!!

Rich colors, I like it :)

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Post by: Hawkeye1974 on February 02, 2012, 03:44:31 am

Have good looking bow

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Post by: soy on February 02, 2012, 04:24:37 am

What a bute! Reel nice looking ;)