Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: mikaluger (Mick Kay) on November 07, 2016, 10:44:40 pm
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Hi Guy's,
Here is a bow i have just finished, It was going to be an ELB but the stave came with quite a bit of natural string follow/ Reflex so I decided to recurve the tips to get some performance into the bow. The result is a fine looking bow that shoots wonderfully.
75" NtN, 55lb @ 28", shoots best with a 7" brace height.
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last few.
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Nice looking bow! I like the looks of flipped tips on an elb. Cheers- Brendan
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Nice bow! I think I like the nocks/tips.
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Good stuff! Bet it is a good shooter!
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Superb bow. Reminds me of some elvish bow (very long with recurved tips). :)
But I couldn't help not notice that its fairly thick in dimensions for such "low" poundage. Is that yew you worked with of lesser density? I heard that yew has that particular "problem" where there are different density yews in the same area.
Also, do you think these recurved tips add to speed or that is case for the short bows?
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Hi stalker,
The yew dimensions are not as thick as they seem and there are quite a lot of growth rings. (about 24 per1/2") so it is quite dense......
the flipped tips give the bow some speed that is for certain, as i said the problem with this stave is that the stave was already bending with the string.
Not ideal.
You can see in the photo below the curve in the centre of the bow, that was already there before tillering.
Having said that, the bow is very forgiving and easy to shoot....
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Nice lines on this one Mick.
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love it ;)
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Nice bow! I like how you did the tips.
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Nice bow!
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Nice looking piece of yew, good work
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Nice work Mick!