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Title: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: Dublin Joe on August 18, 2010, 10:05:00 AM
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a411/DublinJoe/Centershot02.jpg)

I've done the board bow thing a couple of times so I wanted to spice this one up a little.

The centershot shelf should widen the range of arrows I can shoot, a good thing since I'm about to begin making some arrows from dowels and lumber.

This bow's 71" ntn, 1 1/2" down to 3/4", with a 12" riser of palm and basswood.  I'm going for 40# at 26".
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: Mike Most on August 18, 2010, 12:54:00 PM
Thats an interesting piece of dark wood in your handle. Good luck,

Mike
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: AZ_Shooter on August 18, 2010, 01:00:00 PM
I really like the palm riser.  Where did you get it?
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: Dublin Joe on August 18, 2010, 01:09:00 PM
The palm wood came from my time repairing Indonesian imported furniture.  It had been a bench but it arrived broken so I got the pieces.  It's very hard.
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: AZ_Shooter on August 18, 2010, 02:54:00 PM
Do you happen to know what species of palm it is from?
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: Dublin Joe on August 18, 2010, 04:56:00 PM
No, I don't.
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: walkabout on August 18, 2010, 05:48:00 PM
looks very cool, hope it turns out the way you want it too
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: hova on September 22, 2010, 09:55:00 PM
show your tills!!
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: fish n chicks on September 23, 2010, 10:08:00 AM
I like it!! Looking forward to some finished pics.
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: Pat B on September 23, 2010, 10:26:00 AM
Where is the bow?
Title: Re: Centershot Red Oak Board Bow
Post by: Dublin Joe on September 23, 2010, 10:49:00 AM
I haven't tillered this one yet.  I'm hoping to get a Shinto rasp and wanted to use it on this bow.  I'll post pics, I promise.

Joel