Hello guys....this is my new long bow that i have made this days...i did not care aboute the artistic part so much...i wass trying to see what distance can i obtain with such a bow....so...i start making an long bow... the wood is ash....the bow is 68.50" nok to nok.... pulling 61.73@30"....the ratio is aboute 5/7 on this bow...the belly of the bow is oval....the tips are verry narrow...final mass on this bow is 18.34oz....the distance that i wass shoting today wass 214 yards with a bamboo arrow that wass 617 grains...this mean a ratio that is 10 grain per pound... the distance wass measure verry exactly....wi have some markers, on diferent distance, and wi measure evreithing verry precise...i dont know iff its a good dostance or not...but i wanted to share this with u...it wass a great feeling shooting this bow., becose i usuly shoot bows between 40-45 lbs...and i dont draw the bow at 30"....i usuly shot on target and i only draw it to 28"...the feeling wass realy fantastic, and i think i will start making another bow like this, a little heavier then this one...well...enugh talking...i put some pictures...
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Here is the nok of the bow....the nok is made in the wood of the bow...the bow wass fine, and the nok seam to be ok...
![](http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/PC100314.jpg)
![](http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/PC100311.jpg)
Here is the bow right after tillering...the set is zero at this stage...
![](http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/PC110311.jpg)
![](http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/PC110309.jpg)
![](http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/PC110308.jpg)
![](http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/PC110312.jpg)
Here u can see the bow with a simple finish on him...some natural dye, some leather on the handle, the final finish wass some shelack to protect him .....in the last photo u can see the bamboo arrow....617 grains....the point of the arrow is hand forged by me....this is the arrow that flight 214 yards...its the single arrow that i have, wich respect the 10grain per pound ratio....i wass shooting also a carbon fibre arrow....it wass 308 grains....this mean a 4.9 ratio gr/pound....the arrow flight wass 277 yards...
Here is a photo with the bow at full draw...
![](http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P1050230.jpg)
And the bow tight after it wass unstrung...
![](http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P1050238.jpg)
It wass a great day....a little chillie outside....the winter is here and is freezing outside....ohh..i allmost forgot....it wass no wind outside....i hope i will like the bow.....the critics are also aprecieted by me...
![Grin ;D](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
...bye all..