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Title: busy bow building week
Post by: Shaun on October 28, 2012, 10:36:00 PM

Back from the mountains of WY and working in my shop. Got a bunch of new self bows made this week.

Vine maple 65 1/2" NTN 51# @ 28"

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/Oct2012018.jpg)

Osage 78" NTN 1 1/4" wide and 1" thick at the handle, 78# @ 29

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/Oct2012001.jpg)

Bark on bitter nut hickory sapling 70" NTN 53# @ 28"

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/Oct2012020.jpg)

Osage 62" NTN 51# @ 27" full compass tiller ELB style 1" wide X 7/8" thick at the handle

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/PureOsageELB012.jpg)

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: D on October 28, 2012, 10:41:00 PM

Geez thats a busy week, but a good week. All of them look good. The last one is my favorite though. Love the tiller on it.

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: Steve B. on October 28, 2012, 10:47:00 PM

They all look good. Shaun, can you tell me about the bows? Particularly the vine maple and the big osage. I'm doing a D-vine maple right now (59") and wonder what you think of its qualities and potential as I have a bunch more staves and am thinking of what else I could do with them.
So what was your stave size and what were your thoughts on the bows dimensions? Did you get any set?

Did you make the osage long because you wanted a heavy bow?

Thanks...steve

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: psychmonky on October 29, 2012, 08:00:00 AM

You Sir, are a MACHINE!!!

I can't get one bow done in a week with kids and work.

X2 on loving the tiller on that last one.

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: Hoot-n-Shoot on October 29, 2012, 09:45:00 AM

Nice lookin bows there Shaun.

How did you do out in WY? Any luck?

We just had a trad hunt on the kickapoo reserve, but no luck. We saw a huge buck at 20 yards and lots of does. The buck was a smart one. he is still out there.

Hoot

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: Paul/KS on October 29, 2012, 10:38:00 AM

Yep, you sure have had a busy week Shaun.
:thumbsup:

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: SportHunter on October 29, 2012, 07:19:00 PM

All the bows look great! Nice work.

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: red hill on October 29, 2012, 08:53:00 PM

Well done, Shaun.

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: BigBucksnTrucks on October 30, 2012, 05:32:00 PM

Osage 78" NTN 1 1/4" wide and 1" thick at the handle, 78# @ 29

Wow, that's a seriously heavy draw!
Very nice bows Shaun!

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: Trapper Rob on October 30, 2012, 09:05:00 PM

Nice bows.
Rob

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: Rice Spann on October 30, 2012, 09:49:00 PM

Really nice bows Shaun! How big of a tree did the pignut come from? How does it perform with the bark on?

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: Shaun on October 30, 2012, 11:28:00 PM

Steve B - VM is fine wood but 59" is pretty short for anything but a bend through the handle style. It is more like hickory, ie. likely to take a set if over stressed. Nice light wood and easy to work with spokeshave and sharp tools. I use osage for most bows, best overall wood there is for bows in my experience.

Hoot, I was cooking for Mule Creek Outfitting (sponsor) in WY but did kill a blue grouse with a rock and took a couple flying shots at sage grouse - close but no cigar.

Rice, hickory sapling 1 1/4" at the handle 2 yrs dry, performance OK, stable and consistent with moderate speed like most hickory - experimental bow, so far the bark is holding @ about 100 arrows though it.

Thanks all for the nice comments. I am "retired" and making bows to sell. Website and sponsor status sometime in the near future...

Title: Re: busy bow building week
Post by: George Tsoukalas on October 31, 2012, 08:45:00 AM

Shaun, very nicely done. Those tillers are just super. Jawge

Trad Gang

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