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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: RBLusthaus on October 17, 2013, 01:50:47 am

Title: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: RBLusthaus on October 17, 2013, 01:50:47 am

This bow was made for a member here, for immediate use from a tree stand, if I am not mistaken.  48 pounds at 28 inches, leather handle, and a no frills tru oil and wax finish.  I hope to see some bloody pictures posted here Brian.  Do me proud!!!!!!

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: huisme on October 17, 2013, 01:53:51 am

Now that looks like a shooter! I love seeing my favorite wood treated so nicely  ;D

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: JonW on October 17, 2013, 01:55:03 am

Looks like it will do the job fine. Good work Russ.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: H Rhodes on October 17, 2013, 01:55:42 am

Looks like a sweet shooting bow to me.  Nice leather work.   What's the arrow rest made of, built up leather?     

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: adb on October 17, 2013, 01:56:25 am

Any more details? Length ntn and back profile?

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: adb on October 17, 2013, 01:57:21 am

ooops... my bad... I didn't look at the title! I's still like to know what profile it has, however.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: skarhand on October 17, 2013, 01:59:39 am

Very nice! I love the recurved tips.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: soy on October 17, 2013, 02:58:11 am

Nice work on the string groovs

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: mikekeswick on October 17, 2013, 03:34:04 am

The center section looks stiff to me. Did you tiller it that way on purpose?

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: WoodMunkey157 on October 17, 2013, 05:07:36 am

killer bow!

I have a ton of this stuff cut and seasoned, thought it was osage lol. did you chase a ring or go off the sap wood?

Great job.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: TimPotter on October 17, 2013, 05:31:17 am

Great job on some of nice wood. Really beautiful work. :)

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: mullet on October 17, 2013, 05:42:02 am

Great job and a nice "shorty".

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: Pappy on October 17, 2013, 06:31:40 am

Nice job,beautiful wood and finish,what Mike said on the tiller. ;) :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: swamp yeti on October 17, 2013, 07:22:05 am

Nice,black locust bows you cant beat em.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: horatio1226 on October 17, 2013, 07:25:40 am

this bow shoots really smooth and hits surprisingly hard. Been shooting her every day. The more I shoot her, the more I like her. Once the weather cools off next week (finally), she will be in a treestand with me. I thought I was gonna skin her with some nice copperhead skins I have, but havent been able to do it yet. The wood is that nice. Thanks Russell! Here are a couple more pics:
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/horatio1226/2ba4c5c9-5f71-4e09-aba0-fa41032d8097_zpsc386614f.jpg) (http://s191.photobucket.com/user/horatio1226/media/2ba4c5c9-5f71-4e09-aba0-fa41032d8097_zpsc386614f.jpg.html)
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z267/horatio1226/blacklocustbow1_zpscdf0d7b7.png) (http://s191.photobucket.com/user/horatio1226/media/blacklocustbow1_zpscdf0d7b7.png.html)

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: blackhawk on October 17, 2013, 07:36:19 am

Happy hunting with it ;)

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: Japbow on October 17, 2013, 08:34:48 am

      Damn! that's a simple and sweet looking piece of
      black locust! I've got a BL stave soon to become
      a bow, and I think I'm gonna steal your tip design!

      Superb!

      Japbow.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: johnfolchetti on October 17, 2013, 10:22:25 am

Lovely work Russ.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 17, 2013, 10:24:47 am

That's pretty good work for a short locust bow, nice job!

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: IdahoMatt on October 17, 2013, 12:00:00 pm

That definitely looks like it will get the job done.  Nice tiller.  Love the tips on that one.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: Cameroo on October 17, 2013, 12:47:57 pm

Nice looking bow.  Is it just me or does it look like the top limb is a bit stiffer than the lower? Just wondering if it is,  and if so, was that intentional? 

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: huisme on October 17, 2013, 02:47:57 pm

Quote from: WoodMunkey157 on October 17, 2013, 05:07:36 am

killer bow!

I have a ton of this stuff cut and seasoned, thought it was osage lol. did you chase a ring or go off the sap wood?

Great job.

It's safer to chase a ring, but I've made four sapwood-on BL bows that have been working for over five hundred arrows each.My impression is that it's more brittle than the heartwood, so the tender handling has probably been what saved them from the burn pile.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: RyanR on October 17, 2013, 05:09:17 pm

Nice looking bow!

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: tallpine on October 17, 2013, 05:17:08 pm

Nice work, beautiful job on the string grooves

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: RBLusthaus on October 17, 2013, 06:28:48 pm

Thanks guys for the kind words.  Some more pics below. 

hrhodes - yes, the shelf is built up leather scraps dyed black. 
Adb - pic of back profile attached
Mikekrswick and pappy - although the handle is meant to be stiff, I agree that it looks a little too stiff out of the fades.  Since she was shooting great at a draw of 28 on a 61 (surprised myself)
inch bow, I decided to not mess with her any further. 
Woodmonkey - I chased a ring after removing the sap wood.   I know there are guys who will tell you the sap wood works well for a back, but I always treat BL like Osage and remove it. 
Japbow- go for it!!!!!!  Copying is the nicest form of flattery. 
John - thanks for the kind words.  It's been too long - when we getting together to fling and drink a few?   
Cameroo- due to a knot and the grain going loopy around it just a few inches below the recurve on the top, makes it look like it is stiffer, but the gizmo tells me otherwise.  A tape measure has the top limb in positive tiller by a hair.  You can see the knot and loopy was in the pic below of the profile. 
Russ

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: steve b. on October 17, 2013, 07:11:11 pm

Love it.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: Pat B on October 17, 2013, 11:43:02 pm

Nice little locust bow.  8)

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: Badly Bent on October 17, 2013, 11:53:09 pm

Always like seeing your locust bows Russ, thats a nice one there too.

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: Pappy on October 18, 2013, 06:03:07 am

Don't blame you there,looks like it is shooting great,needs to be in the woods. :) :)
  Pappy

Title: Re: 61 inch Black Locust
Post by: RBLusthaus on October 18, 2013, 01:23:50 pm

Quote from: Badly Bent on October 17, 2013, 11:53:09 pm

Always like seeing your locust bows Russ, thats a nice one there too.

Thanks BB, got one more coming soon and then RO and Hickory.  Too many woods to sample and work and obligation always seem to get in the way.  :-)

Russ