« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Maple Board Bow  (Read 1632 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Maxspin

  • Member
  • Posts: 83
Maple Board Bow
« on: February 08, 2013, 02:15:40 pm »
This is a Maple (Lowes) board bow made from a 1” x 2” x 8’ maple board. 1.5” parallel tapering to 3/8” over the last 15”.
 It is 66” nock to nock pulling 40# at 28”. This was my second successful maple board bow. The first took significantly more set. This took some set but is much better.
This was my first floppy rest. I have made all others with a cut in arrow rest.
I would recommend looking for 1 x 3 or 1 x 4 maple boards in my opinion Maple requires wider than 1.5” to avoid set.











I had been sick with the flew for 3 days. Looks like the full draw is a little short.
Logged

Offline PEARL DRUMS

  • Member
  • Posts: 14,079
  • }}}--CK-->
Re: Maple Board Bow
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2013, 02:22:41 pm »
Your eval is right, a tad wider never hurts with maple. Your tiller and braced pics look nice.
Logged
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline vinemaplebows

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,419
Re: Maple Board Bow
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2013, 02:44:03 pm »
For some reason I can see the last 2 pics?  ???
Logged
Debating is an intellectual exchange of differing views...with no winners.

Offline bubby

  • Member
  • Posts: 11,054
Re: Maple Board Bow
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2013, 02:51:34 pm »
look's good, your right with maple ya want to start 2" wide and if it finishes out 1 3/4"  or 7/8" you will have little to no set, Bub
Logged
failure is an option, everyone fails, it's how you handle it that matters.
The few the proud the 27🏹

Offline Slackbunny

  • Member
  • Posts: 866
Re: Maple Board Bow
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2013, 04:28:36 pm »
Looks good. Tiller look bang on too. I always like to see maple board bows because its how I got started into bowmaking.
Logged

Offline Traxx

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,018
Re: Maple Board Bow
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2013, 05:19:11 pm »
Looks Good.
Will it set any flight records?Probly not,but i bet she is a pure joy to shoot,with good manners.
Logged

Offline Ozzy

  • Member
  • Posts: 543
Re: Maple Board Bow
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2013, 06:01:27 pm »
Very nice bow there :D :)
Logged
THE BEST SUNRISES ARE SEEN 20 FEET UP A TREE.
Pages: [1]
« previous next »