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Offline Del the cat

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Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« on: May 14, 2010, 12:40:15 pm »
It's experimental for a few reasons.
Fisrt time I've use Cherry, first time I've backed a bow with Ash, first time I've laminated using hide glue.
The Wood was all cut from local timber, cut so that the grain runs as it would in a longbow.
E.G It's not 1/4 sawn boards. It's more of a 'laminated stave'.
The design is sort of pyramid, with a v short grip and tiny arrow pass as it's ony 50" long.
I'll shut up now and post the pics!








The backing was cut as close to following a ring as I could manage from the timber I had, some growth rings are showing on the back but look quite nice.
The Cherry was very knotty and I had to drill and fill quite a few, leaving a slight swelling in the width of the limbs in some places giving it a 'character' feel.
On the pic of the back you can see where I had to fill where there was a crack/pith from the centre of the log showing.
I also made a big mess up cutting out the handle, I did it real slap dash as it's just an experimental bow, subsequently I've had to let in a piece of Cherry to keep my hand down below the arrow pass....but hey you can sue me!
I've just put it through the Chrono...  165fps, pretty quick! (shooting a 24" 5/16 shaft with 50grain pile) nearly as fast as my longbow at much less poundage.
50" ntn 55lb draw weight.
Hope you like it... really is 50"ntn this time O:)
Del
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Offline Muina

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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2010, 02:30:26 pm »
That's gorgeous, I've used Ash backed Cherry before, but mine was from boards. Don't you just love the smell of the cherry when you're cutting it, smells like a sweet :)

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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2010, 02:34:50 pm »
That's a looker, bud. The ash and cherry bows I've built were fairly "snappy"....curious as to how your's performs?
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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2010, 02:38:29 pm »
Quote from: half eye on May 14, 2010, 02:34:50 pm
That's a looker, bud. The ash and cherry bows I've built were fairly "snappy"....curious as to how your's performs?
Rich
165 feet per second.... 112.5 mph through my Chrono, which is almost as quick as my 75lb Longbow.
I'll try it for real at the field shoot on Sunday.
Here's me hunting with it  ;) and some more pics, showing the nock and the v small arrow pass.
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Here's the Ash and Cherry before glue up.

Del
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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2010, 02:51:20 pm »
Just noticed, in the very first pic of the thread, it looks like my nocking point is a tad low....I shall investigate!
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Circular Tiller?!
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2010, 03:13:16 pm »
As the draw is about equal to half the string length I thought I'd construct a circle rather than the usual ellipse to look at the tiller.

Hmm doesn't look quite circular on the screen here, but near enough.
Wadda ya think of the whole circle vs elipse thing eh? eh?
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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2010, 03:52:06 pm »
Del...you ain't gunna get a circular tiller from a stiff handled Bow.....unless you are really...really good... ;D
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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2010, 03:59:57 pm »
Quote from: El Destructo on May 14, 2010, 03:52:06 pm
Del...you ain't gunna get a circular tiller from a stiff handled Bow.....unless you are really...really good... ;D
Yeah, I wus just playin around we normally draw ellipses, I just wondered if I could construct the circle.
Out of interest I noticed the right tip didn't seem to be working, I've just looked at the bow and it has a bit of natural recurve there.
I s'pose the tiller has to be judged like a stave bow rather than a laminated bow...in fact I don't quite know what to call it  ;D
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Offline mox1968

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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2010, 05:49:53 pm »
lovely bow del the two woods look amazing together great job mate.
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Offline robtattoo

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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2010, 05:54:43 pm »
Beautiful little bow Del! Hat's off mate.
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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2010, 07:40:53 pm »
I love it...the back especially!  I love the patterns in the ash.  I do wonder, though...



Center of the stave, just above your hand...is that a crack?
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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2010, 07:49:38 pm »
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in fact I don't quite know what to call it 
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 I'd call it often at 165, nice. Sweet Ash Little Bow!!    ;D
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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2010, 08:20:37 pm »
NICE Del. Looks like it would make a GREAT turkey blind bow ;)
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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2010, 10:14:11 pm »
pretty respectable FPS there dell, nice work.
i really like your assymetrical front profile grip.  it seems more ergonomic.  been considering doing that myself. how's it feel in the hand?

i always enjoy that New York back alley styled british wall you always show us :)

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Re: Del's Ash Cherry experimental Bow.
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2010, 10:56:51 pm »
Gorgeous little now indeed!!  At 50" and 55# is there much hand shock from such a heavy draw?

As for what to call the type of bow...  "lamistave"? :D
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