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Offline druid

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"Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« on: April 09, 2012, 03:05:40 pm »
This is bow for a good friend of mine. First idea with this stave was to made a warbow. My brother Pathfinder floortillered it and gave it to me to continue. It crysaled badly immediately after. To do not waste a stave I deicided to transform it to recurve bow for a friend. It is 73 ntn. It was little narrow (1 1/2") and I left it so long because of danger of owerdrawing. Finall draw weight is little over 50# at 30". Took no set after tllering and still have 4" of reflex, , not heat treated. Tiller could be better but there were some problematic, almost invisible spots. Had some chracter and one nice hole.
I still do not understand this early crysaling during warbow phase, never happened before.  :-\





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Offline bowbendr

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 04:00:01 pm »
Beautiful work as always, Druid!
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Offline danny f

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2012, 05:28:46 pm »
nice bow, well done. :)
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Offline Gus

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2012, 05:56:48 pm »
Druid,

That's a Beauty!

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Offline coaster500

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2012, 06:02:14 pm »
What an intersting and beautiful bow Druid...  as usual a piece of art :)

How does it shoot???

I don't think I've seen a curve that long before and I'm still trying to see what you are seeing in the tiller, looks good to me..   I love the look of it, very graceful looking bow!!!
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Offline Steve Milbocker

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2012, 10:56:22 pm »
Very cool bow.
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2012, 01:26:07 am »
Great looking bow once again Druid, love the pics too.
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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2012, 05:35:34 am »
Another great lookin' bow!!  You are an excellent bowyer
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Offline bambule

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2012, 06:29:46 am »
I had it often in the past that a BL Bows chrysals badly (most only on one limb) after floortillering or first stringing.
I also don't know why that happend - maybe because of wrong seasoning?

Great bow - nice tiller - but the recurves won't help really on such a long bow :-)

Greetz
Cord
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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2012, 07:32:52 am »
Nice bow from a tough stave.Very nice work.  :)
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2012, 10:16:47 am »
Looks good. A little longer than most I've seen with flipped tips, but I think it adds pizzazz!!
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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2012, 10:22:52 am »
  NICE bow do you only make sapleing bows I do think I seen a stave bow from you. Not that theres anything wrong with that just wardering. I make hickory sapling bows now and then.
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Offline Gordon

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2012, 11:22:04 am »
Your bows are always so unique - I just love looking at your work.
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Offline okie64

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2012, 08:37:46 pm »
Great lookin bow Druid. Cant say Ive ever seen a recurve that long before but it looks great, very unique. I like the peepsight too.
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: "Salt Rock" black locust recurve
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2012, 11:09:29 pm »
Very nice work druid. I've got some BL drying right now and I can only hope it turns out half as nice as that.
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