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Offline dreamcraft_archery

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Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« on: November 05, 2020, 11:22:46 am »
Hi!

I've just finished new bow. It's Red oak recurve 70" ntn (following wood surface). The bow is drawing 50lbs at 28". Bog oak overlays and arrow shelf. Natural leather on handle and arrow pass. It's made from stave. Limbs at widest are 2,3". Linseed oil + varnish finish.

All the best!  (-_)
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Offline dreamcraft_archery

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2020, 11:23:42 am »
More of them. (B)
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2020, 11:51:36 am »
Don’t get to see many red oak staves.  Nice work!
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2020, 11:54:44 am »
Love how the figure comes out on the sides. Red oak would be a nice bow wood to cut considering how absolutely massive some of the trees get.
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2020, 03:46:54 pm »
 Nice bow. Appears you use red oak often and do a great job with it.
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Offline Yooper Bowyer

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2020, 04:10:19 pm »
Quote from: Parnell on November 05, 2020, 11:51:36 am
Don’t get to see many red oak staves.  Nice work!

You should come to my neck of the woods.  Red oak is one of the few bow trees that can grow up here.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2020, 05:19:57 pm »
Very nice red oak bow.  :OK  Red oak staves are not the same creature as Lowe's red oak board.
 We just had a 24" red oak uprooted in our yard when Beta came through. Fortunately it fell away from the house and truck.
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Offline Flntknp17

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2020, 07:06:50 pm »
That is a REALLY beautiful bow!  I was just pondering this week about making an oak bow from a stave rather than from lumber.  I haven't tried it nor have I seen too many, but it works so well for board bows.  very nice!

Matt
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Offline bassman

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2020, 02:24:48 am »
Nice.
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Offline Legolas11

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2020, 01:09:51 am »
Nice looking bow. What are you using for a string? Seems like it has some stretch to it ...
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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2020, 03:12:14 am »
Cool bow! :)
The only thing I would say is that you should round over the backs edges more.
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2020, 08:32:44 am »
What is on the limb on the last pic on left side between fade and mid limb? Different growth ring or rawhide? Don’t matter she a beauty. Arvin
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Red Oak Recurve "Thor"
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2020, 09:10:01 am »
Beautiful bow! Well done! Jawge
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