Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: Ray on June 16, 2009, 08:37:06 PM
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I am about 90% done with this longbow. I took my sweet time making it. It is Ipe backed with hickory.
This is about 62 inches end to end unbraced. It has no arrow rest - therefore it is somewhat like an english longbow. This particular bow has turned out very narrow which is to my liking. I believe it is around 55-60 lb draw weight right now. I had zero help with this bow.
Before I declare it done I will need to shoot it to confirm the tiller is good, sand it, and finish it with some Tru oil. After I finish it with some tru oil it should make that wood shine a bit more.
Notes.
I glued the timber together using Urac 185.
I used phenolic for the tips , glued on with super glue.
Plenty of time was spent on the cabinet scraper and the belt sander.
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really curious to see how it shoots Ray. It will be a thing to treasure when your done.
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I have a good tag for December. My permit says I can shoot does or bucks. That means I should have something down this December. I hope I can nail one with this bow or one of my others.
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:tup:
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AWESOME job!
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Very sleek.
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Very nice.
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Nice!!! ;)
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looking good
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Very cool 8) Id love to do that some day.
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Looks great man! Nice Job!
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I took it to the range today. It shoots great. Got bullseyes at 20 yards with most every shot. I think it's closer to 60lbs. I'll finish it off and post some pics later.
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Done.
The tiller. I am not sure it is that great but it shoots good (more important than looks) so I am going with it.
There was a guy at the range today who tried out my bow. He said it shot ok.
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The glue lines...
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Great job Ray. How many total hours invested?
Nice bow, but not near as cute as your daughter!
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nice work ray..cant wait to see what you harvest with it
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:tup:
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Ray,
You might enjoy the Washington Selfbow Jamboree next month in Packwood.
http://www.tbwonline.org/Events%20Calendar/Flyers/WAJAM_09.jpg
DS
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Ray,
Very nice looking bow, wishing you the best of luck this hunting season with it. Nothing better to harvest a critter with something you made.
Joe
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Nice Ray, really nice glue lines... Looks like you could have got her bending a little closer to the handle... you'd have ended up losing some weight though....
You are getting this chit down!!!
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Ernie, Correct. More bending near the center. I agree. Too busy for any more bows right now. Will try again later this year (winter). Possibly an English Style Longbow. We'll see.
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Looks very nice. Good work
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looks good ray...what wheels are you going to put on that thing?....lol
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Lets have a update on this thing, is it going to be ready for the opener?
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Yeah this bow is ready. I have shot it a bunch and put a new string on it two nights ago. It's measured up to 54 lbs at 28 inches.
I am going elk hunting for about 3 days (two times) in September and will be utilizing this bow. That is if I see a legal elk. I have had good luck spotting a couple of bulls just two weeks ago and hope they stick in the same general area. We'll see how it goes.
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Finished product pics please. :chuckle:
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I'll take some this afternoon.
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I realize I responded incorrectly earlier today. This topic has the finished pictures of the bow.
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Didn't realize those were finished pics, nice job.