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Title: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: simk on September 15, 2019, 09:59:15 am

Hi Folks
Did lots of experiments with this one and finally got a bow. New wood, new backings, new glueing-techniques, new glue (ready to use canadian fish-glue), new grip-wrapping, new design...all new. Finally did the glueup 4 times  8)
Thanx btw for the grip-know-how and for the tung-oil: I like it!
Thanks everybody for showing your bows, sharing knowlegde and watching!
Cheers
[got 186 fps with the 380 grain arrow and low 170s with the 10gpp]

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: DC on September 15, 2019, 10:02:25 am

Man, is that ever straight. ;D They don't come out like that very often. Good job

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: simk on September 15, 2019, 10:02:57 am

some

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: simk on September 15, 2019, 10:04:12 am

DC - I glued in 2" reflex - still fine :BB

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: DC on September 15, 2019, 10:06:45 am

What is the little step-down in the handle wrap? It looks like you built up one side of the handle or something.

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: simk on September 15, 2019, 10:33:35 am

DC, just folded/doubled the leather before overwrapping it with rattan skins I got from btw-Martin. Thanks for material and idea again!

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: bradsmith2010 on September 15, 2019, 10:41:59 am

Very nice,,,congrats,,,I love straight tip bows :)

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: Russ on September 15, 2019, 09:22:27 pm

Dude!! that unbraced is dead flat! im loving the look and the bend!

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: backtowood B2W on September 16, 2019, 02:15:59 pm

That's a nice bow, so straight....
Holly and ash...never heard about this combo, and the numbers are good!
The grip looks cool I know how it feels :OK
When you trim the leather at the overlap you can get rid of the step. Using thin leather helps too.
Would really like to see a pic drawn by hand, it's bending in the handle, right?
Greets to Swiss
Martin

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: mikebarg on September 16, 2019, 03:14:06 pm

Very nice looking bow. I really like the handle rap. I had to look up rattan skins. Looks like a successful experiment!!!

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: Josh B on September 16, 2019, 10:43:50 pm

Very nice!  How long did you have to look to find a piece of holly that clean?  I've only ever seen nasty twisted bushes

Title: Re: Ash-backed Holly - 62" - 43# @ 28"
Post by: simk on September 17, 2019, 03:04:25 am

thanks everybody for the kind words.
josh: indeed hard to find straight ones - I was lucky last year - you have to look in shady corners where the plants have to stretch for light. I think I might know where I can find more.
btw: only for you - as you can see the tiller is not perfect (but good enough for me) - sometimes you have to stop as long as you still have a bow. The good sign is, that the bow is not taking set and is keeping the profile even after fullfull drawn speed test (-;
Cheers