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Offline DC

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Ocean Spray with siyahs
« on: June 02, 2017, 06:29:22 pm »
This is the bow that I've been fiddling with for a while. 45#@28" 62NTN. Siyahs are also OS and the tip overlays are fumed OS. OS is very hard so I just marked the arrow pass with a couple of file cuts filled with graphite and 5 min epoxy. You can see there is very little difference between braced and unbraced. This is the natural deflex. It's a cinch to brace and I was expecting it to be a real dog with so little early draw weight. But it shoots right around 165fps with a 10gpp arrow. So far I'm really liking this bow.
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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2017, 06:30:23 pm »
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Offline penderbender

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2017, 07:20:18 pm »
Very nice Don. I really like that tiller! Cheers- brendan

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2017, 07:30:17 pm »
Excellent bow, DC. Well done.  :OK
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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2017, 07:39:45 pm »
Fantastic execution Don. Great work.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2017, 07:43:40 pm »
Wow! That is a sweeeeeeeet bow DC!  (-S Beautifully executed with the siyahs and all. I've never attempted one of those before but now I think I must try. Keep your mailbox free so I can bombard you with PMs!

You really should be proud of this one.  ;)
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Offline Mo_coon-catcher

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2017, 08:12:13 pm »
Awesome bow DC!! Did you leave a little of the main limb sticking past the siyahs to make the bridges?sounds like good performance and an easy shooter.

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2017, 08:29:26 pm »
Wow, thanks guys! I'm really grateful for the comments. There are pictures of the constuction here  http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,60489.0.html The bridges are part of the siyah, I almost cut them off and then caught myself. Mailbox is always open but everything I know is in the link.
Thanks again

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2017, 09:22:36 pm »
Good work Don getting a recurve done on an ocean spray with siyahs.Should be a sweet shooter.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2017, 09:22:59 pm »
Wow Man! That's awesome!

Offline PatM

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2017, 09:53:33 pm »
Excellent! I really like how you trimmed the siyahs  in such a functional way.

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2017, 10:13:53 pm »
Great job Don! Got to see that one shooting:)
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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2017, 05:48:17 am »
That's a good one.

Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2017, 06:47:33 am »
wow! that's a cool freakin bow.. well done
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Re: Ocean Spray with siyahs
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2017, 07:37:12 am »
Very nice!