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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ozy clint on August 11, 2012, 01:18:10 am

Title: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: ozy clint on August 11, 2012, 01:18:10 am

been playing with a piece of brigalow that i cut last sept.
it ended up being 61 1/2" NTN and 65#@27"
i been shooting it and it has survived almost 100 shots. just got to make it a rawhide string and get some of these bamboo shafts i cut turned into tuned arrows.

full draw-
(http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/ozyclint/IMG_4925.jpg)

love brigalow!
(http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/ozyclint/DSCF3443.jpg)
(http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/ozyclint/DSCF3445.jpg)

i went for pin nocks and i've got to say, i like them.
(http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/ozyclint/DSCF3446.jpg)
(http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/ozyclint/DSCF3444.jpg)

i finished it with duck fat. we had roast duck a couple of weeks ago and we saved the fat. i just rubbed it in. "and the water still beads"

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: toomanyknots on August 11, 2012, 01:26:44 am

Beautiful bow, that is some beautiful wood!

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 11, 2012, 01:32:34 am

Water beads?  Like say...water off a duck's fat?

I don't have a clue what brigalow is, but it makes some pretty looking grain.  That's a pretty good looking bow, buddy.  Attaboy!

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: ozy clint on August 11, 2012, 01:36:32 am

brigalow is a native australian tree. Acacia harpophylla. it's pretty dense stuff.

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: lostarrow on August 11, 2012, 01:46:13 am

Well I guess that answers the question of whether or not duck grease makes a good finish. Nice job. Congrats! What's next?

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: coaster500 on August 11, 2012, 02:37:31 am

Acacia harpophylla wonder if it grow in a garden here in the states???

Very nice work Clint :)

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: ozy clint on August 11, 2012, 02:40:19 am

probably would grow there.

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: soy on August 11, 2012, 07:29:25 am

WOW!!! Is the first word that comes to mind when i see that wood....if you have some to get rid of let me know...man that has some cool grain, congratulations  ;) what a first...WOW

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: turtle on August 11, 2012, 08:26:39 am

Sweet.  :)

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: Del the cat on August 11, 2012, 08:27:10 am

65# @ 27" must pack a nice punch.
Nice work.
Del

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: heartrnurse on August 11, 2012, 08:40:10 am

What a beautiful bow! Great tiller! Congrats!

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: lesken2011 on August 11, 2012, 09:25:20 am

Great 1st bow for sure! The wood sure is purdy and you got it bending real nice!!

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 11, 2012, 09:38:51 am

Great first Clint. Very nice grain in that wood.

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: Badger on August 11, 2012, 09:46:49 am

  Great job, I like the tiller shape. Next one I would make the fades a bit more gradual.

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: ozy clint on August 11, 2012, 10:01:06 am

badger- i've had a few guys say that on the ozbow forum. i'll make some adjustments on the next one.

thanks guys

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 11, 2012, 10:08:56 am

Congratulations! That sure is nice.. Jawge

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: okie64 on August 11, 2012, 10:29:02 am

That is a beautiful bow! Never heard of brigalow but it looks like some good stuff, looks like a combination of ipe and walnut.

Title: Re: got her done. 1st selfbow is finished!!!!!
Post by: killir duck on August 11, 2012, 01:05:57 pm

nice bow!!