D shape or reflex-deflex longbow

[Rob DiStefano]

quote:Originally posted by Arwin:
Thanks Rob!!!  I love this bow, we have a long history and just got reunited after a 2 yr separation.    

[K. Mogensen]

That riser is somethin else!    

[Arwin]

Thanks guys!!  :D   Thanks for giving a proper genus name too Rob, I didn't know where it belonged, HAHAHAH!!!!    

The riser is tiger maple and purple heart. Limbs are tiger maple as well, not sure what the core wood is but it has a layer of Uniweft sandwiched in there.  :cool:

[Shakes.602]

"Hackles Up"...... Guy walks up to Me & My D-LongBow, "Wow! Nice LongBow Recurve!!"        WHAAAAT??????          

[AdamH]

Just get yourself a HH or NM Shelton or somethin straight or string follow, that's "True "D" anything else is Mild R/D or Hybrid, it's that simple, but hey, they're ALL good ....

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by AdamH:
Just get yourself a HH or NM Shelton or somethin straight or string follow, that's "True "D" anything else is Mild R/D or Hybrid, it's that simple, but hey, they're ALL good ....

heheheheh.

mild r/d longbow or aggressive r/d longbow - BOTH are "hybrids".  

a hybrid is the result of grafting two entirely diff'rent things to create a kinda similar but lots diff'rent new thing.  

hybrid longbows are the result of melding an afl (american flat longbow, i.e., "howard hill") with, well, a recurve.  the recurve part of a hybrid is the deflexed riser (you don't find that on an afl), and the snakey reflexed limbs.  the afl part of the hybrid is the bowstring only touching the limb nocks and not the limbs themselves.  

MILD R/D LONGBOWS, for the most part, have less snake in the limbs than aggressive r/d longbows, and the result is the mild r/d's braced "D" limb shape.  NO, it's NOT a "D" LONGBOW.  it's a hybrid.  you know, that kinda longbow that some folks refuse to call a longbow.  :D

[sawtoothscream]

i perfere r/d   but at teh shoot i was at this weekend a guy i camped with had a d shaped bow his friend built him and man was that a nice bow. really smooth draw, not as fast as my r/d but not bad at all, shock wasnt bad at all.  might have to save up and have him build me one.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by sawtoothscream:
i perfere r/d   but at teh shoot i was at this weekend a guy i camped with had a d shaped bow his friend built him and man was that a nice bow. really smooth draw, not as fast as my r/d but not bad at all, shock wasnt bad at all.  might have to save up and have him build me one.

but was his "D shaped bow" an afl or mild hybrid.  :D

[michaelschwister]

Every tech-wheel-xgun guy who sees me in the woods comments on my "recurve" whether I am carrying a homemade BBO, a ferguson hybrid, or a homemade mild R/D.  I used to think they were misinformed.  Now I see I am the one who is misinformed.......

[sawtoothscream]

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 

Originally posted by sawtoothscream:
i perfere r/d   but at teh shoot i was at this weekend a guy i camped with had a d shaped bow his friend built him and man was that a nice bow. really smooth draw, not as fast as my r/d but not bad at all, shock wasnt bad at all.  might have to save up and have him build me one.

but was his "D shaped bow" an afl or mild hybrid.   :D  [/b]

never got to see it unstrung. was a d when braced but could have been mild r/d. ethier way it shot sweet and looks so nice.

[snag]

Should really check out the bows Allen Boice, Liberty Bows, is making. He makes a R/D bow called the "Contender" that is great shooting bow. He makes another hybrid that is a R/D design called the "Edge".  He's also meticulous in his craftsmanship. I have always been a recurve guy. But one day I shoot one of his bows...couldn't let it go. Bought it on the spot!

http://www.libertybows.net/

[Sixby]

Snag, I agree, When it comes to workmanship I consider Allen the very best.
God bless you all, Steve