Arvin and me

[bjrogg]

Arvin is one of the guys I would really love to stand in a big field and watch arrows sail through the air with. Maybe even watch them just plain disappear.

He has been more than generous with me over the years and sent me several really nice pieces of Osage .

Last summer I got home one night to find a nice package. Even my wife was excited to see what was inside.

I opened it up to find two bow blanks.

One a pyramid design with a light reflex in the tips.

The other a little wiggly with reflex through the whole bow

Arvin wanted me to make a 48 lb @ 25” for flight bow.

He even sent me some arrows

I told him it would probably be after Christmas before I got at it.

I picked up the pyramid one with the slightly reflexed tips and ran my finger caliper over it. I was really impressed. I could tell there wasn’t going to be much that wasn’t a bow there.

I shaped the tips and made a string.

I think I made about the same amount of shavings and dust reduce the tips and shaping the handle as I did tillering .

I got it to 48@24”

Bjrogg

[Pappy]

Nice BJ, just like you said about Damon's , it looks much better here. 
 Pappy

[wooddamon1]

Agree with Pappy 100%

[sleek]

How long is the bow? Did it take any set?

[Selfbowman]

🤠

[bjrogg]

Sorry I thought I replied to Sleek but I don’t see my reply here. Maybe I missed the post button.

Sleek I think it’s 62” if I remember correctly.

It did take about a 1/4” of set

I did take a couple scraps off the outer third on right limb, sanded and put two coats of Tung oil on. I haven’t had a chance to put it on tree since.

I’m hoping to get a force draw done for Arvin but I haven’t been able to find the time.

This cold weather is making me lots of extra work.

Bjrogg

[RyanY]

Nice work BJ! I always admired the skinny tips on your bows.

[superdav95]

sweet lookin bend on this bow bj

[Selfbowman]

You guys need to stay tuned to this bow.

[bjrogg]

Well Arvin n me are going to do some testing with this one when we get a chance.

I did shoot one of the flight arrows bare shaft into my black hole target and it seemed to have pretty good arrow flight. I know very little about flight arrows but enough to know they are completely different than hunting arrows.

Arvin asked if I could do a force draw curve. I did my best. First time I ever did one. I just have a fishing scale so it’s not as precise as it could be but it’s pretty close I think.

Arvin seemed pretty happy with the numbers.

Can’t wait to get in a big field and send a couple down range

Bjrogg

[Bob Barnes]

thanks BJ and Arvin...this is going to just keep getting better...   

[jeffp51]

Nice

[Pat B]

Very nice bend on this pyramid, Brian. 

[Selfbowman]

If the scale is close to accurate the bow has high early draw weight. Notice the unstrung profile. The tip s are out front  of the handle . This is why the bow has high early draw weight. The fact that BJ finished the bow with very little set contributes to the high early draw weight. He can tiller a bow !!!! I look forward to him giving me some tillering tips. This could be one to break records. Lots of energy in 16-17” of draw from brace!

[bjrogg]

Thanks Arvin I really don’t have any idea if it’s a record holder.

I like early string tension for my short draw bows. I don’t have numbers, but they always seem to perform well with my short draw. I’ve always wondered how “Simply Orange “ would do. That bow fits me perfectly and it has been hunted with and carried around by me for about 8 years now. It’s really held its profile amazingly well.


I look forward to learning more about flight. I have lots of places I can shoot an arrow for distance when it warms up a little. I’ve shot my target arrows playing around but never really even
measured distance. Should be good fun with the grandkids. We like shooting holes in the sky.
And I can get them to retrieve the arrow while I range them with my range finder.

Bjrogg