Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: turtle on May 15, 2015, 09:34:44 pm

Title: Hickwood bow.
Post by: turtle on May 15, 2015, 09:34:44 pm

This bow is from two failures for the 2013 bow trade. Upper limb is from a flowering dogwood bow that broke while shooting it in. Bottem limb is from a hickory stave i ruinec on the bandsaw. I decided to join them together. Result is 66 1/2 nock to nock. 48# @ 28". Both limbs have different front profiles so i tried to feflect that in the tiller. Dont know if tiller is technicaly right but it feels good in the hand and hits where i look with authority. Think this will be my go to bow for a while.
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Title: Re: Hickwood bow.
Post by: Drewster on May 15, 2015, 09:50:59 pm

That's a creative salvage job......cool!  Hope it makes you a good bow.

Title: Re: Hickwood bow.
Post by: blackhawk on May 15, 2015, 10:09:24 pm

I'd call that one "topless" by the look of them double knots...lol  :laugh: ...funky creation ya got there Steve.   :D

Title: Re: Hickwood bow.
Post by: rps3 on May 15, 2015, 10:13:52 pm

Now that is an interesting bow. I like it a lot, and hope you get much use from it.

Title: Re: Hickwood bow.
Post by: JonW on May 15, 2015, 10:19:21 pm

Way cool man.

Title: Re: Hickwood bow.
Post by: turtle on May 15, 2015, 10:20:06 pm

Quote from: blackhawk on May 15, 2015, 10:09:24 pm

I'd call that one "topless" by the look of them double knots...lol  :laugh: ...funky creation ya got there Steve.   :D

Now now........those are frog eye's. ::)