HBH, snow day project

PEARL DRUMS · February 03, 2011, 04:31:00 PM

Here is my snow day project. Its hickory backed hickory with a hickory handle section. 66" NTN, 58# @ 29". I glued 2" of reflex in and ended up with about 1/2" of follow..so far. Shoots hard and strong. Still needs a sanding job and finish.

1oldbowguy · February 03, 2011, 04:42:00 PM

The pictures seem to say, GREAT! Looks like it is pulling very well. Congrats, well done!

hova · February 03, 2011, 04:55:00 PM

i like it

-hov

Roy from Pa · February 03, 2011, 04:56:00 PM

Nice Chris.

formerbutcher · February 03, 2011, 05:03:00 PM

Looks like a shooter to me ! Well done !!

Pat B · February 03, 2011, 05:10:00 PM

Very nice! Full draw, braced and unbraced all look good.

PEARL DRUMS · February 03, 2011, 05:18:00 PM

Dang! I must have done something right if Roy and Pat gave me the thumbs up. Thanks guys

Roy from Pa · February 03, 2011, 05:29:00 PM

Pat and I exchanged PM's and we agreed to lie and tell ya it was awesome:) LOL

Now did ya get the Osage I sent ya son? And I sent your buffalo tips out today.

PEARL DRUMS · February 03, 2011, 05:38:00 PM

Nope, the weather has most deliveries at a hault. Those billets and horn tips are going to sit in my shop until Im 100% sure I wont screw it up. This bow boosted my confidence a ton. I learned to trust the gizmo. I had trust issues with the gizmo before and just forced myself to let it do the dirty work this time. Guess what? That dang thing works just like everybody said it would!

Roy from Pa · February 03, 2011, 05:41:00 PM

I always heard them boys from Michigan were slow learners:) Yupper those gizmos work great. Now ya know why my bows look so sweet:) Well the ones that don't blow up, LOL.

PEARL DRUMS · February 03, 2011, 06:20:00 PM

Nah, Im just a bull headed German who refuses to do things the easy way.

PEARL DRUMS · February 03, 2011, 06:21:00 PM

Nah, Im just a bull headed German guy who refuses to do things the easy way. Sometimes I can shake it off and a decent bow leaves my shop!

Green · February 03, 2011, 06:53:00 PM

Chris you're getting pretty dang good at this. Nice tiller job.

AKmud · February 03, 2011, 06:59:00 PM

Looks great! Are you going to flip the tips?

red hill · February 03, 2011, 07:06:00 PM

Nice job, Chris. Hickory not bad to work with the right tools.
Stan

Knawbone · February 03, 2011, 07:38:00 PM

Feels good doen't it, looks dane near perfect, way to go. Hopefully my first one will turn out with that nice a tiller

PEARL DRUMS · February 03, 2011, 07:49:00 PM

You got that right Stan, good hand tools make hickory fairly easy to move around. No tip flipping on this one AKmud. I am going to increase my reflex by 2" next time around, I want at least 1" left over after shoot in. Thanks for the kinds words everybody..................except Roy....

Dave Bowers · February 03, 2011, 07:56:00 PM

Can't wait to see the finished pics

Toymaker · February 03, 2011, 08:32:00 PM

Nice job!!

howdydoit · February 03, 2011, 09:17:00 PM

Pearl

She looks great. Im gonna have to get your number so we can talk about building bows.