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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Hans H on August 11, 2017, 03:42:54 am

Title: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: Hans H on August 11, 2017, 03:42:54 am: Hello again, Fellows,
I like to show you my new Elderberry I made for a primitive tournament this weekend.
she came from a nice, small tree with ca. 3“ diameter and so she is a bit high crowned. I only have to correct sidewards a few inch with dry heat.
Tip overlays and arrowpass are from cherry root stock. Finished with 7 layers danish oil.
Measurements: TtT 64 ½“, NtN 63“, Fade: width 37 mm, thickness 19 mm, Tips: width 8 mm thickness 10 mm.
Drawweight: 42# @ 26“
Maybe the bottom limp bend a bit too much, but I will leave it because she feels good balanced and shoot very smooth. She wings around 400 arrows til now.

Thanks for looking
Hans

http://imgur.com/AMhO9Hv

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http://imgur.com/AQvMngG

http://imgur.com/zh1NUGN http://imgur.com/3O0zuUY

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Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: Hans H on August 11, 2017, 03:49:10 am: sorry gents, I did`nt find the way to post pics directly til now.
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: stuckinthemud on August 11, 2017, 04:45:25 am: Very nice, I love high crowned sapling bows
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: Aaron H on August 11, 2017, 06:26:54 am: Great work Hans
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: leonwood on August 11, 2017, 07:37:25 am: That's a nice bow Hans! I love elder! I think it benefits from a high crown since it is really good in tension. Did you heat treat it? If not and the bottom limb decides to take some set you can heat treat the bottom limb a bit to balance it out some.

Oh and about imgur and posting images. If you open the foto on the imgur site you can click the three white dots next to the facebook and instagram buttons, you get the option to "embed post". If you clck that it opens a new window with a small text you can copy using the button "copy" next to it. Looks like this: <blockquote class="imgur... etc..
If you paste this text in your PA post it will show up as images
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: Hans H on August 11, 2017, 08:47:04 am: thanks for the compliments
@leonwood, thanks also for the help with imgur, I`ll try this now

<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/3Yp42"><a href="//imgur.com/3Yp42">Elderberry</a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: BowEd on August 11, 2017, 08:56:30 am: Very nice bow Hans.Elderberry does not seem to get that thick around here.
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: Hans H on August 11, 2017, 08:57:34 am: sorry, seems I have to try once more

@leonwood, I only used dry heat for stringalignement, not heat treated yet, maybe I`ll do this, thanks
Hans
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on August 11, 2017, 09:51:01 am: nice bow. I love white bows like that . reminds me of a privet bow I did.
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: simson on August 11, 2017, 09:52:51 am: Very well done.
I have seen that bow in person, it is really a nice one.
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: Hans H on August 11, 2017, 02:22:21 pm: thanks again, I really appreciate it
Hans
Title: Re: simple Elderberry (pics via Imgur)
Post by: upstatenybowyer on August 11, 2017, 07:53:08 pm: Sweet bow Hans. Congrats!