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Offline DavidV

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White Oak Lever Bow
« on: July 19, 2014, 09:15:08 pm »
This is the white oak board I ended up backing. 66" ntn, 2" wide, 43# @28"
Bone tip overlays and maple handle.








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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: White Oak Lever Bow
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2014, 09:52:16 pm »
what did you back it with? and thats red oak unless you stained it.
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Offline DavidV

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Re: White Oak Lever Bow
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2014, 09:58:05 pm »
Brown paper bag backing but glued on with smooth-on because I was out of glue. It's incredibly ugly. I'm 99% sure it's white oak, being sold as such. The tung oil definately changed the color though.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: White Oak Lever Bow
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2014, 01:23:20 am »
   David that bows not ugly, just rustic looking...Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ;) Nice bend on that one buddy, keep them coming...You plan on hunting with it?
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Offline Crogacht

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Re: White Oak Lever Bow
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2014, 02:49:20 am »
Nice bow and nice shirt :)
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: White Oak Lever Bow
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2014, 03:15:45 am »
Nice bend, levers a bit wide?
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Offline DavidV

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Re: White Oak Lever Bow
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2014, 11:30:05 am »
Yeah! I may hunt with it if I can tune some arrows for it. Del, the levers are a bit wide at a little less than half an inch. Shoots fine but I may thin them some more.

Thanks Crogacht, they said the same thing over on Reddit :)
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Offline arachnid

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Re: White Oak Lever Bow
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2014, 03:31:12 pm »
Nice bow David!
I really like white oak. Most of my bow are white oak.
Tell me, did it take a lot of set?
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Offline DavidV

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Re: White Oak Lever Bow
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2014, 04:43:54 pm »
Not as much as I thought it would for not heat treating it, maybe 2 inches right after shooting, settling pretty straight though. This was slower growth stuff though and not as dense.
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