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Offline Badly Bent

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birch bark backed mulberry bow
« on: June 16, 2013, 10:04:36 am »
Heres some pics of one I recently finished from a split of mulberry given to me by Mr. Paul Semp of this forum and backed with some birch bark I got off a downed tree in Mich. last summer. Came in at around 45# @ 26" but then had a problem. While holding at full
draw while my wife snapped a photo I heard a cracking noise. Small hairline crack developed about 6" above the handle on the back.
I've since done a rawhide and sinew wrap there and retillered down to around 40# or less now. I don't think I'll hold a bow at full
draw for more than a second or two again after that. :D
The bows around 60" , 1 5/8" at fades and sort of pyramid taper to 9/16" wide at tips, sinew wraps at couple areas. This one is not a great shooter by any means but will make an OK target bow for an occasional archer, one of my daughters likely.
Thanks for looking :)
Greg
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2013, 10:07:28 am »
Couple more pics;
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2013, 10:25:15 am »
Shame about the break.  That's the worst part of the picture takin', I just won't hold one at full draw for more than a second or so and the picture seldom snaps at the right moment.  Sweet lookin' bow regardless!
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Offline dbb

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2013, 11:04:37 am »
Nice bow,shame about the damage :(
I almost always love the coloring of your bows  :)

/Mikael
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Offline ohma2

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2013, 11:08:29 am »
in the fifth pic, you can see what looks like a grain run off right before it goes under your wrap area. that is a nice looking bow and good pics.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2013, 11:15:34 am »
That birch bark makes a nice wrap! Sweet bow. Too bad about the crack. We all hate that sound!!
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Offline missilemaster

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2013, 11:51:54 am »
Sweet little bow Greg!
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Offline bushboy

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2013, 12:47:10 pm »
Looks great to me!nice one!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2013, 01:01:20 pm »
Thanks Slim, yeah I'm done holding at full draw for the pic ,  from now on my bow post may not show a true fully drawn bow again. :-\
Thanks dbb
Thanks ohma2, that fifth pic you refered to is the belly side, not sure it was agrain run off problem, poor tiller was the culprit I believe.
Thanks Kenny, Yeah the crack sound is sickening, even my wife said oh no when she heard it. She now recognizes the sound as bad.
Thanks Cody
Thanks bushboy
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2013, 01:26:36 pm »
another firewood bow!  boy I'm glad I didn't burn that mulberry.   looks sweet bring it next time we shoot I like to see it
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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2013, 01:57:11 pm »
Really nice bow.
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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2013, 02:07:08 pm »
Nice, little shooter. I like the simple, clean lines and the birch bark. I've been trying to decide to birch bark or cherry bark one I'm finishing up.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2013, 02:20:53 pm »
Yeah Paul that mulberry is nice, glad you didn't burn it. ;D
Thanks Zion
Thanks Mullet, I got some cherry bark to try also when the right bow comes along. This was my first attempt at a bark backing.
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Offline JonW

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2013, 02:28:39 pm »
That's a nice looker Greg. That backing looks cool as well. 40# is still fun to shoot!

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Re: birch bark backed mulberry bow
« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2013, 04:04:53 pm »
Dont know where the "badly bent" come from cause that pretty lookin thing definately aint got one. Fact is, that your little bows all got nice bends to 'em.
rich
PS: That grip wrap is way cool.
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