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Offline GBoyd

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Hickory self bow
« on: July 04, 2015, 08:23:10 AM »
Another self bow I made, this time from a store-bought piece of lumber. This one pulls 60 pounds, made for a friend of mine who wants to knock down some of those big whitetails running through his place in Ohio. It's a flatbow with a golf tee put on for a small shelf. The handle is hemp cord soaked with Titebond III. I used several different colors of Rit die to get that weird colored look and then finished with Tru-Oil.

I also found a model that can pull a 60 pound longbow.

This is where I purchased the wood. I highly recommend this kind of bow. I've made a few like this and have abused them. Haven't been able to break one yet.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/156932376/on-sale-premium-grain-hickory-bow-stave?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=hickory%20bow&ref=sr_gallery_20

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Re: Hickory self bow
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2015, 12:35:29 PM »
Very nicely done!

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Re: Hickory self bow
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2015, 01:05:45 PM »
I envy the patience and skill it takes to create a bow such as this from just a "store-bought piece of lumber".  Wish i had your talent. Good on ya'.   

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Re: Hickory self bow
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2015, 01:07:55 PM »
 :tup: nice
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