2022 Bow Swap Progress Thread - Finished

Started by EvilDogBeast, February 13, 2022, 03:53:19 PM

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PV

Thanks Mike!!!!
Beautiful job!

Smooth draw and a quiet thump on the string[attachment=1]
I'll get the full draw pic later today
Thanks for the extra bonus blade
Haven't shot a recurve this century,looking forward to it !!

Crooked Stic

So I won two knives at Tradfest this past weekend. That one looks to be made out of a farriers rasp. The other was aMora with a fire starter in the handle.
I think you will find that bow has good manners and good cast. Glad you like it.
High on Archery.

PV

Excellent cast Mike.
Looks like a farrier rasp, I ve a few here from my BBB days.
Full draw

Crooked Stic

Looks to me like that bow your making will fit my hand  :biglaugh:
How far you drawing the curve there? One of my buddies has one with 32 in. Draw and has a bit left in it.
High on Archery.

Mad Max

I would rather fail at something above my means, than to succeed at something  beneath my means  
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PV

About 28.5 " Mike, plenty of draw left in those limbs

EvilDogBeast

Congrats PV!  Looks good on you.  Stic, another fabulous bow.  Thank you for the hard work!

Crooked Stic

You all are welcome. Always fun.
High on Archery.

EvilDogBeast

These showed up today...

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4 point

Those are nice Chris! I thought they were spliced until I zoomed in. What wood are they?

Mad Max

Quote from: 4 point on April 08, 2022, 10:38:55 PM
Those are nice Chris! I thought they were spliced until I zoomed in. What wood are they?


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EvilDogBeast

They are pistachio.  Picked them up from Kevin Connor over at Wood From the West.  Pistachio orchards cut down unproductive trees and graft new saplings onto those rootstocks, which gives them those weird, sharp demarcation lines.  The orchards were using those cut trees for firewood so Kevin grabs as much as he can and cuts into bow veneers among other things.  This wood, in my opinion, is so impressive that I use it almost exclusively.

Kirkll

Is that black walnut with an english walnut graft? or is it some type of fruit wood?    Kirk
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EvilDogBeast

I'm not sure what rootstocks they use at the orchards, but the scions are pistachio.

Dannon

Well I made another rookie mistake the other day. I was cutting out my sight window and was going to use my table saw to cut along the top of my shelf. My youngest sons kept popping in and out wanting to go fishing, so trying to get in a hurry I cut on the wrong mark!  :banghead: :banghead:
I thought the bow was done, I'd have to start a new one. Then I thought I'd just glue a strip of Bacote in the cut with some EA-40. I ran a piece of Bacote through the thickness sander till it would fit in the slot, glued it in and let it dry. I sanded everything down and I believe this is a fix to the mistake. Although noticeable, I believe it will hold. I've shot the bow probably 10-20 times. Ready for some final sanding and finish and it's about done.

kennym

A bit more progress , got some writin on it today . Couple lbs light at 437@46 tho ...  :laughing:

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Stay sharp, Kenny.

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Crooked Stic

Couple of pounds ain't gonna hurt  must be pretty long to huh  :biglaugh:
High on Archery.

kennym

She's long and lean, every young man's dream ...

Think that's a George Jones song...
Stay sharp, Kenny.

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4 point

She's definitely clean Kenny. I like it.

kennym

I was kinda goin for a retro natural native wood look.  I like it, hope my victim does as well!!
Stay sharp, Kenny.

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