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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hochgaertner on October 11, 2015, 05:16:11 pm

Title: Golden Chain Tree Burgund Bow
Post by: hochgaertner on October 11, 2015, 05:16:11 pm

Hello,

I want to show you my latest Bow. It is laburnum - length 65" - fulldraw 28" - 50#
Smooth draw, but hits hard.
No more words because of my english is to bad.
I hope the pictures are better

Greetings from Bavaria

Peter

Title: Re: Golden Chain Tree Burgund Bow
Post by: hochgaertner on October 11, 2015, 05:18:36 pm

Two other pictures

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Post by: sieddy on October 11, 2015, 06:01:03 pm

Laburnum is a wonderful wood and you've really done justice to that peice. Great looking bow!  :)

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Post by: bowandarrow473 on October 11, 2015, 06:04:55 pm

Beautiful!!!!

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Post by: Carson (CMB) on October 12, 2015, 12:21:04 am

Beautiful curves. Very nice bow.

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Post by: wizardgoat on October 12, 2015, 02:38:52 am

Nice bow. I have some laburnum poles sitting in my shop, can't wait to get into them, but mine don't have much heartwood

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Post by: chamookman on October 12, 2015, 04:36:05 am

Very nice Peter ! Bob

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Post by: AndrewS on October 12, 2015, 04:53:45 am

A nice bow and even the classic stuff to build an burgundy bow.

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Post by: Pappy on October 12, 2015, 06:50:32 am

Welcome Peter, very nice looking bow. :)
  Pappy

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Post by: Aaron H on October 12, 2015, 07:23:57 am

Beautiful bow

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Post by: Will B on October 12, 2015, 08:04:57 am

That is really nice.  Love those curves.  Beautiful bow.

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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on October 12, 2015, 12:19:11 pm

Great looking bow, nice curves indeed!

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Post by: Marc St Louis on October 12, 2015, 12:44:10 pm

Lovely bow

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Post by: Badger on October 12, 2015, 01:09:07 pm

  Nice job, is laburnum similar to elm??

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Post by: mullet on October 12, 2015, 01:41:09 pm

That's a graceful, lethal looking bow.

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Post by: simson on October 12, 2015, 01:54:47 pm

Looks good.
In my eyes midlimb could bend a bit more (both limbs), most of bending is concentrated at inner limbs. Just my 2cents.

Laburnum is great bowwood, I like it

Title: Re: Golden Chain Tree Burgund Bow
Post by: hochgaertner on October 12, 2015, 04:26:08 pm

Hi all,

thank you very much for your friendly comments.
I'm glad that you like this bow. it was not only a pleasure to build her, because of laburnum is
toxic wood and I always get sinusitis, when i work with it.
To Badger: It's not similar to the elm, which I got. It's more dense and heavier.
To Simson (my bowbuilding-god, since I saw your bows, staves, the results of your work in naturally):
when I see her on pictures i in doubt, but when I draw her the limbs open in their full length.

Thank you all and greetings from Bavaria

Peter

Title: Re: Golden Chain Tree Burgund Bow
Post by: James Rodney on October 12, 2015, 04:57:17 pm

Very beautiful bow Sir!  Where is this wood native to?

Title: Re: Golden Chain Tree Burgund Bow
Post by: hochgaertner on October 12, 2015, 05:27:44 pm

I only know that laburnum exists in Europe. In Germany you can find it most in gardens as an ornamental plant.