39" bow, 25" draw ....your chuckle for the day

[half eye]

        Was out in the shed (where else?) working on a 61" mollegabet (what else?) when some dry rot decided that the upper lever was going away (duck and cover).......so since I don't need no stakes I figured that it was gettin personal. Cut both levers off at the fades, cut the working limbs in half (size wise) and formed new levers.........and there ya go, it was a midget
        Had to thin down the limbs so I'd have some fat 'ole levers and here she is. It's 40", 39 ntn, draws a full 25" at the astronomical weight of 30#....sweet Jesus it's a killer!!!!!

        I'll find some youngster who will like it, and it beats bein a stake. So here is your chuckle for the day from:
half eye

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[DanaM]

 

[Aries]

Super little bow lol. It always gets interesting when things get personal lol

[Badger]

  1/2 I have been working on some bows just like that for light arrow flight bows. having trouble getting wood wide enough for 50# and still make my 25" draw. Just for the heck of it try a very light short arrow out of that bow and see how she shoots, it might surprise you. I grind down old arrows on my belt sander to about 150 grains. Steve

[half eye]

Badger,
         will be happy to do that....how wide of a stick do ya need....and what kind of wood? There might be one or two  floatin around here some place LOL seriously....what kind ya need got staves and fully quartersawn think theres some of both in red elm.
let ya know about the arrow flight.

[George Tsoukalas]

Nice bow, half. Even nicer is what yo said about giving it to a kid. Good for you. Jawge

[Del the cat]

Yup, that stick was goin' to be a bow weather it liked it or not .
Del

[Josh]

cool Bow Half Eye!   

[Diligence]

I love it!  ....and so will some neighbor kid.  watch out neighborhood cats rabbits!

[half eye]

Hey Badger,
      Made me one o them skinny slivers (pic attached) it's 26" white oak, 3 5" parabolic....self knock and superglue hardened head, just dont tell nobody how the hillbilly makes them secret flite-arrows eh?  It weighs 165.6 grn's and I managed to stay out long enough to fire that arrow 5 times .....shortest was 98yds and the farthest was 103 yds......the distance was not to good but damned if it didn't get out there real quick....that was a shock.
      Thought I'd let ya know. Oh ya, the arrow shaft was tapered from .195" at the knock, .212" mid shaft, and .227" at the tip....didn't want to make it any thinner......all my 3/8 huntin arrows was taking bad to that skinny girl in the house!!!!
half eye

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[Kviljo]

Hehe, that's brilliant

[Badger]

I should have told ya to knock those feathers down to 1" long and 1/4" high, you might get almost double the distance if you shoot up at about 45 degrees. You have a lot of feather holding back a very light arrow, acting like a flu flu. Looks like you are having fun, I can relate. Steve

[half eye]

Badger,
        That's what I been doing wrong.....ya got to glue them squirrels on with tail out the back....damned   Flight shooting aint my thing if ya haven't all ready guessed.
Rich

[Badger]

The arrow looks real good! Are you going to tell us your arrow making tecnique?

[half eye]

Badger
        I make all my arrow shafts the same way. I cut some straight grain quartersawn into 3/8" "squares" then use the belt sander to make them into octagons. Then I eaither hand sand them round or roll them on the belt sander. Put my hand on the shaft to hold it down on the belt and turn it with the other one.
        When you asked about the flight thing....the only shafting I had at the moment was the white oak so that's what I used. Normally I prefer black ash but haven't got to my friends table saw to make the "squares" recently. The black ash is about the weight of spruce but a whole lot tougher.
        Not very scientific but it works for me....a doweling tool would be better but they cost money and then I'd have to go back to school etc.etc. so hopefully I wont screw up any more good hands, they're gettin to be in short supply
Rich