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Offline El Destructo

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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2010, 01:55:31 am »
with the way that Bow is Bending...you are lucky it took set....and not took flight...... ;D
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2010, 03:05:01 am »
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Wow it still took that much set after heat treating!  Was the wood too wet?  Hickory is sensitive to moisture.  I understand that that's a lot of stress on the bow, but that's a lot of set for a heat treated bow.  The tiller is spot on so it wasn't that.

No wood can take that kind of abuse without breaking down - even with heat treating. The only thing that's holding this bow together is the perfect tiller.
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2010, 04:36:36 am »
Scary looking arc!!! - The tiller is as good as it gets, no question about that!
If you'd build that same bow with osage it might have a lot less stringfollow!

ps: As Gordon says!
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2010, 07:14:22 am »
What can I say ,you got that looking good.Tiller looks great.Lots of bend for such a short bow. :)
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2010, 08:25:08 am »
amazing, man!  You're really good at this...didn't you make a short little holmegaard last year?  With chinese writing painted on it?   I know what you mean about "low tension at brace"...a 57" yew holmegaard i made last summer felt the same...but still drew to 52# @ 27" and still snaps out arrows. 

Now, do it again!  This time with osage or locust or something like that...
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #20 on: February 15, 2010, 09:16:27 am »
Lets see some close ups of the belly.  ;)
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #21 on: February 15, 2010, 11:58:34 am »
Thanks a lot guys. If I ever get a hold of a short piece of osage I might try it.

Ryano - The bow is at home right now. I'll try and remember to take more pics next time I'm home.
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #22 on: February 15, 2010, 12:04:43 pm »
Wow, 48 inches, being drawn that far without snapping. That is a testament to your tillering skills.
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #23 on: February 15, 2010, 05:36:44 pm »
That is awesome, probably bout the most bend i've seen in a self bow :o. you guys think osage would be able to pull this off??  Ty
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2010, 06:26:37 pm »
Well done! Jawge
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #25 on: February 15, 2010, 08:32:36 pm »
That is some accomplishment! Very nice and bookmarked under Feb Self Bows for BOM, too.
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Offline michbowguy

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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #26 on: February 15, 2010, 09:31:06 pm »
...great googly moogly. look at that wood bend! :o :o :o :o
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #27 on: February 15, 2010, 10:23:29 pm »
You got a u-joint in the handle of that thing? Dang! lots of bendin. :o
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #28 on: February 16, 2010, 12:35:39 am »
WOW
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Re: Finally - 48" hickory recurve selfbow
« Reply #29 on: February 16, 2010, 09:09:50 pm »
Very unique, and as everyone has mentioned, the extreme bending is an amazing sight. I think the unusual decoration with the red coated limbs stands out as well.
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