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Offline Del the cat

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Del's latest Hazel bow
« on: November 17, 2010, 12:19:11 pm »
I cut the Hazel in August, it seems to like being seasoned quickly.
It's the first bow I've heat treated from start to finish, as a result it's got less set than my other Hazels. On the down side, there are a couple of tiny chrysals on the lower linb, hence the epoxy soaked linnen thread whipping.



I've made a really tiny grip as the bow is rather short for a Hazel bow (60"), it's also narrower than ideal being from a quarter of the log (I saved the nicest piece as a half log).
The small grip works well and is very comfortable, there's a small window for the arrow, no shelf (not the done thing in the UK old chap ;) ). It's got my usual W/B horn mini nocks and arrow pass.

Here's the full draw shot, 36# @ 28"

I havn't shot it through the chrono yet, but I think it's pretty quick for a 36 pounder.
Hope you like
Del
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2010, 12:29:50 pm »
Just a teaser I guess.  ;) :) Can't wait to see more. :)
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2010, 12:33:27 pm »
Quote from: Pappy on November 17, 2010, 12:29:50 pm
Just a teaser I guess.  ;) :) Can't wait to see more. :)
   Pappy
Having trouble posting the pics...
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2010, 12:59:45 pm »
 That's cute! ;D Tiller looks great.
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2010, 01:04:16 pm »
Very Nice Dell, Like the way the wood looks on the back. I too, like the small grips for shooting off the hand.
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2010, 01:30:32 pm »
Very nice Del. Love the natural cambium back and the tiller looks great! Congratulations
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2010, 01:36:44 pm »
Hi Del,  I haven't worked with hazel much, but I'ce got a couple of staves seasoning.   This is an inspiration to get them out!   Nice bow!  I like the little grooves filled with cambium.  Ron
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2010, 01:45:17 pm »
Sweet looking Bow .....make a good Squirrel Sticker....
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2010, 02:08:23 pm »
Very nice design! I'm slowly working on a hazelnut stave. It is about 62" long. Hoping to keep it up around 55#. How thick are your limbs?
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2010, 02:09:28 pm »
Quote from: Keenan on November 17, 2010, 01:30:32 pm
Very nice Del. Love the natural cambium back and the tiller looks great! Congratulations
Cheers guys,
Her's a pic of one of the nocks which also shows a good deep groove, I spent a fair bit of time picking the cambium out with a knife point and needle file, but it was worth it as otherwise the Hazel is a bit featureless.

You can see the grain runs at a slight angle, that's another reason why it ended up a tad narrower than I originally planned.
Del
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2010, 02:15:54 pm »
Quote from: snag on November 17, 2010, 02:08:23 pm
Very nice design! I'm slowly working on a hazelnut stave. It is about 62" long. Hoping to keep it up around 55#. How thick are your limbs?
      
Here you go, excuse the mix of inches & mm, but I find it convenient, I'd have made it about 1/4 - 1/2" wider at the widest point if the wood had allowed it and about an inch longer.
I'VE JUST EDITED IT, AS WITH AND THICKNESS WERE WRONG WAY ROUND!!!
I can't seem to copy in a table and the editor screws it up... it looks ok in preview though >:(
Hope it makes sense, it's distance from nock followed by width and thickness.

Dist
from   WIDE  THICK
nock   mm    mm
4”    20   10.2
8    25.2   12 bump
12   30.2   12.4
16   32.3   12.9
20   36.9   14.2bump
24   40.3   13.1
27   42   14.1
Note the last measurment is only 2" along from the previous one as its getting into the fade after that.
'bump' refers to a natural bump on the back, the belly is pretty flat, there's a fair bit of crown on the stave, but I wanted to make one without de-crowning for a change.
Del
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« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2010, 02:26:59 pm »
This is the tree I cut it from.
No prizes for spotting the potential staves...you couldn't resist cutting it either could you?

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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2010, 02:31:35 pm »
Very nice!

I love Hazel, it has never failed on me so far (or I on Hazel..)

I can imagine how much time you spent on polishing the back  :D
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2010, 02:53:11 pm »
nice tiller on a nice bow  :)
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Re: Del's latest Hazel bow
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2010, 09:30:13 am »
Tiller looks great, Del. Jaewge
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