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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: NOMADIC PIRATE on November 28, 2015, 06:59:29 pm

Title: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on November 28, 2015, 06:59:29 pm: This 68" bow came out a bit light but it's a sweet shooter

Finished with Tung oil and Carnuba paste wax

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1835_zpsvg2pdwqr.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1835_zpsvg2pdwqr.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1836_zpslfhhnjug.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1836_zpslfhhnjug.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1837_zpsxyzvnvdq.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1837_zpsxyzvnvdq.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1839_zpspiekzc4t.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1839_zpspiekzc4t.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1841_zpsbo6hcdwz.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1841_zpsbo6hcdwz.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1842_zpsxgvk1a5c.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1842_zpsxgvk1a5c.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1843_zpst1nhydfr.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1843_zpst1nhydfr.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1844_zpsifdnvjek.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1844_zpsifdnvjek.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1871_zpsnxj7rkgg.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1871_zpsnxj7rkgg.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1872_zpssgqjkoph.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1872_zpssgqjkoph.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1873_zpsdpksmxsw.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1873_zpsdpksmxsw.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1874_zpsms8gn1vb.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1874_zpsms8gn1vb.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1875_zps4h7zflud.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1875_zps4h7zflud.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1876_zpsrdjicibx.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1876_zpsrdjicibx.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1877_zpsbsqx1gg2.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1877_zpsbsqx1gg2.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1883_zpseeqguei2.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1883_zpseeqguei2.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1886_zpssg3x7ozz.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1886_zpssg3x7ozz.jpg.html)

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d124/NorthShoreLB/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1887_zpsbbzxtobv.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/NorthShoreLB/media/Rawhide%20Red%20Oak/DSCF1887_zpsbbzxtobv.jpg.html)

I shot this bow a bunch the past couple days and it's giving no sign of the Power lam lifting,....I'm going out now to make a little video of shooting this bow.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: bubby on November 28, 2015, 07:13:54 pm: That came out sweet Manny, the right pc of red oak makes a good bow
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: Pappy on December 01, 2015, 06:50:22 am: Very nice looking bow. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: bowandarrow473 on December 01, 2015, 06:58:28 am: Looks great, very well done.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: neuse on December 01, 2015, 07:32:25 am: Wow, good loking bow, nice job.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: bambule on December 01, 2015, 08:16:34 am: very well done...
Why you're not using Guava as a bowwood as you had done it in the past?
It seems to be a very good bowwood...

Greetz
Cord
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: Eric Krewson on December 01, 2015, 08:41:40 am: The bottom limb looks like it bending too much at mid limb and really stiff on the outer third. The top limb look just fine.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on December 01, 2015, 02:02:46 pm: Quote from: Eric Krewson on December 01, 2015, 08:41:40 am
The bottom limb looks like it bending too much at mid limb and really stiff on the outer third. The top limb look just fine.

I see that too on the pictures,
I can't see it at brace, I see no extra set or stress marks when unbraced and the bow shoots really nice.

I'm definitely out of practice and I'll keep monitoring this bow to see if there'll be any changes in the future,....still want to take a video shooting it, just been busy doing other stuff ;D
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 01, 2015, 02:52:55 pm: That tiller is probably dead nutz Manny. One pic looks killer and one is a fuzz off. The un-braced pic tells the real story. If that bottom limb was what we see it would have taken at least an extra inch of set, it hasn't.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: Urufu_Shinjiro on December 01, 2015, 03:43:59 pm: I think it's just the chainlink pattern fooling with the image. Heck, that first braced picture I thought "How the heck is the string crooked in the middle?!" before I realized I was looking at the top pipe of the fence, not the string, lol.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: sieddy on December 01, 2015, 04:24:52 pm: Way to treat a peice of red oak dude! I'll look forward to seeing video of it shooting. :)
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: Eric Krewson on December 01, 2015, 06:57:14 pm: A trick I learned in art classes was to squint at a picture and the details would stand out.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: PatM on December 01, 2015, 07:01:16 pm: Take a few more pics with the bow vertical and a bit more perfectly from the side. A canted bow at a less than optimal angle is bit trickier to judge.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: hochgaertner on December 01, 2015, 07:07:44 pm: A wonderful bow with perfect lines. And .. I like your quiver

Peter
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: Hrothgar on December 02, 2015, 07:01:09 am: No limb set and beautiful finish work, you've got my vote!
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 02, 2015, 08:54:55 am: Looks great, Manny. Nicely done. Jawge
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: wizardgoat on December 02, 2015, 11:21:19 am: Nice lookin bow!
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: bradsmith2010 on December 03, 2015, 01:08:36 pm: looks nice, I bet she is a sweet shooter,, :)
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: BowEd on December 03, 2015, 04:38:47 pm: That's a very nice job tillering.Like the rawhide look too.I'm sure it shoots nice and smooth.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: Pago on December 03, 2015, 05:07:03 pm: Nice job, sweet looking bow.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: red hill on December 03, 2015, 06:06:56 pm: Beautiful bow!
Are the tip overlays glued over the rawhide?
Stan
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on December 03, 2015, 07:57:46 pm: Thanks all.

Correct, the overlays are glued over the Rawhide.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: Hans H on December 04, 2015, 01:46:04 pm: nice Job, like it. Hans
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: Aaron H on December 04, 2015, 02:39:01 pm: Sweet 8)
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 04, 2015, 03:47:26 pm: Quote from: NOMADIC PIRATE on December 03, 2015, 07:57:46 pm

Correct, the overlays are glued over the Rawhide.

Better watch that Manny. That rawhide will separate from itself and your overlay will go with it. Wood on wood is really the only safe bet for overlays.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: NOMADIC PIRATE on December 04, 2015, 09:16:17 pm: Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on December 04, 2015, 03:47:26 pm
Quote from: NOMADIC PIRATE on December 03, 2015, 07:57:46 pm

Correct, the overlays are glued over the Rawhide.

Better watch that Manny. That rawhide will separate from itself and your overlay will go with it. Wood on wood is really the only safe bet for overlays.

Hmmmm, interesting.

I've done that several times and I never had a problem,...let's see what happens.
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: riverrat on December 04, 2015, 09:21:53 pm: love it. want to try a bendy handle version of that same style of bow. just plain awesome! Tony
Title: Re: Rawhide Backed Red Oak
Post by: Drewster on December 04, 2015, 09:28:31 pm: That's a handsome bow......and nicely crafted. I like it.