Boo backed hickory bow based on Arvin’s design.

[simk]

thanx for the pic Dave, of course that full draw looks spot on 

[superdav95]

Fantastic bow Dave! How much of the reflex was glued in vs heated in?

Sorry just saw this question Brendan.  I heat treated most of this reflex in minus about an inch give or take.  I glued it up with about 5” or so.  The heat treated bow blank had about 4” or so baked in off the form.  Then added about an inch more on glue up once I got everything sorted with de crowning the back and such.  It maintained about 4-4 1/2” of that.  So in essence it’s a mild Perry reflex influenced bow but it’s mainly heat treated into reflex.  That may be the difference to some degree as well.  My heat treatment is quite deep compared to others I think, I could be wrong on that but based on some of response and questions I get I suspect this may also be the case.  It would be considered by some extreme and on the edge of the limits of the wood.  With the boo back it’s a great combo in the end. The heat treated hickory is very light in mass in comparison to some of the other good bows woods like Osage.  This may go against conventional wisdom and we may be touching a sensitive area here but I’m willing to put it out there in the hopes that others will not be offended or slighted by what I say.  We are all on this journey together and I’m still learning too.  Anyway a long answer to a short question kidder but yes more baked in then Perry reflexed on glue up if that makes sense.  Cheers.  Dave.   

[Will B]

Following this very closely. Thanks for the detailed process Dave. Very helpful to me at this stage of my own BBH.

[JBL]

Amazing bow.  Just beautiful.

[WhistlingBadger]

What a beauty.  Well done once again.

[superdav95]

Thanks guys!   Well it was handle wrap day here and got this one done up with a wrap as well.  Thanks for looking. 

[Bob Barnes]

What a day's work you have done...I'm thinking I like this one even more than the yew 2 piece.     Love the dye job on the boo... I just wish I could get hickory to work in our humidity.  Thanks again for sharing.

[Selfbowman]

Did you get the handle three niches off the wall? That’s a beauty Dave!

[Will B]

Beautiful job Dave. Nice leather handle wrap.

[superdav95]

Thanks gents!

[superdav95]

Did you get the handle three niches off the wall? That’s a beauty Dave!

Yes I did.  It around 4” give or take. 

[Selfbowman]

Might be a contender for the modern longbow class. Cool!

[Aksel]

Very impressive bow and craftmanship!

[superdav95]

Might be a contender for the modern longbow class. Cool!

Thanks Arvin!  I’m hoping so.   I’m going to make an identical bow to this one for you to test out for flight.  This one has some unsightly splits in the handle and on the belly area at the tips that I didn’t like.  They filled in nice and shouldn’t be a problem performance wise long term but just want to be sure.  The bow blank I’ve got for the new build is better and same dimensions.  I’ll keep you posted. 

[superdav95]

Very impressive bow and craftmanship!

Thanks man!