Author Topic: ugly bow great shooter (Read 11812 times)

jamie · « **on:** June 28, 2007, 08:22:51 am »

pics dont do it justice. osage 64"ntn, 53#@26. 1.25" wide to 3/8 tip. started last winter and just couldnt figure out the final tiller. the pics dont show the limb twists that come backand twist the other way. anyway finished it up the other day . another 4am job. put a 100 or so shots through it to see how it held up. had 1" of set and holds 1" of set. shoots where im looking. would of prefered more bend in the handle but hit weight and stopped.

Easternarcher · « **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2007, 08:36:04 am »

Full draw looks GREAT! That's a good one for sure...Congratz.

GregB · « **Reply #2 on:** June 28, 2007, 08:39:35 am »

Jamie, I think you need another bow rack...that's too nice of a bow to haul on your front bumper!

You know everyone is going to be wanting full draw pics don't you?

jamie · « **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2007, 08:43:25 am »

thanks guys. greg there is a full pic at the bottom. also if i leave the bow there and hit a deer i can say i was hunting. lol

GregB · « **Reply #4 on:** June 28, 2007, 08:47:32 am »

For some reason that last picture didn't show up for me until the second time around?

Pappy · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2007, 09:45:01 am »

Ya you could tell them you killed it with your bow

Nice job.Looks from the full draw picture the top limb is bending a little more at mid limb than the bottom,may just be the angle.Nice either way.
Pappy

AndrewS · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2007, 09:58:09 am »

Looks like a real good bow, what else

Dane · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2007, 10:11:59 am »

I keep looking for an ugly bow, but don't see one. Great job!

Dane

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2007, 10:31:25 am »

Looks good, Jamie. I like that design bow too. Nice truck. Jawge

medicinewheel · « **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2007, 10:33:36 am »

dane you're right, can't find the ugly bow??
guess pappy is right, too: bit too much bend mid of upper limp (think it's visible in the braced picture, too) ...no big deal i guess, couple of carefull scraper strokes on the lower limb.

frank

OldBow · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2007, 12:14:30 pm »

Wow- a bow with invisible nock on upper limb. Be handy when trying to hide from game in brush. This is a PA first .

Got your bow bookmarked for June Self Bow of the Month for tomorrow

Justin Snyder · « **Reply #11 on:** June 28, 2007, 12:45:22 pm »

I guess I will have to leave the critique to the professionals. I can certainly see what Pappy is referring to in the upper limb. But in the relaxed profile the upper limb looks to have a little bit of a natural R/D profile. If it has as much R/D as it appears, the tiller could be right on. The only way to know for sure would be to handle the bow. Maybe Jamie could tell us for sure. But then again, if it shoots good, why complain anyway. Nice bow Jamie, thanks for sharing. Justin

Hillbilly · « **Reply #12 on:** June 28, 2007, 01:09:32 pm »

Looks good, Jamie.

Pappy · « **Reply #13 on:** June 28, 2007, 01:26:41 pm »

OK OK I wasn't putting the bow down,just thought I would mention it.jamie I love it.

And justin I ant no professional just figured we would share what we see and get some responce
and it worked.

Pappy

jamie · « **Reply #14 on:** June 28, 2007, 01:35:18 pm »

yeah its hard to see from the pics but the limbs go up and down when unbraced. ill try to get a better pic of the unbraced profile. even though the tips look stiff they are unfolding as i draw it. the extra bend in the top limb is from a twist in the limb that twists back. thanks for looking.

Primitive Archer