Hickory in the making

[DLH]

59 in 1 1/2 to 1/4 in tips heat treated into about 2in of reflex what yall think?

 

 

 

[crgibson]

Good start DHL, I have a board that kind of looks like yours I posted it for comments, feed back was better back it or find a better board..after seeing your start think ill join you with my hick run out grain. I might rip off my board an 3/16" tapper to 1/8" at the tips swap ends then glue it back down on its self with the reflex added like you did.

 Good luck, Chuck

[Shakes.602]

I do believe my post question has just been answered. hahaha          Your Bow looks Good!!

[DLH]

I have some linen that I will prolly back it with it won't be a high poundage bow either. I didn't glue the reflex in  I heated it in but I considered heat treating than glueing in reflex as well.

[Aznboi3644]

I see no problem with that back...I have a hickory bow with more than twice the runouts.

Hickory is pretty forgiving of grain.  and that grain looks good to me.

[4est trekker]

I'm nearly positive the last two pictures are showing the belly, correct?  There appears to be a fade in both, as well as evidence of heating.  Could you post a picture or two of the back?  (However, IF that WERE the back you'd be asking for a bruising, both from grain orientation and heating.)

[DLH]

Yea that's the belly glad I didn't do the back cause it might not end well. The weight won't be too high either I just did it to experiment with heat and it was left over from a hickory board I had so do y'all think I should back it?


 

 

 

 

[crgibson]

Hows the build going DHL?
 I am no expert by any means and probably should not be giving out any advice. But I can say with only one Oak board under my belt and thought I was finished at one point, But my tiller was off on my upper limb it was to stiff. And to boot I went ahead and started shooting it at 29 30" full draw right off the bat. it started to lift some grain on one of the back edges. I finely got it rasped out and re-tillered the bow. dropped  my draw to 28" and target weight 40ish give or take. So now I'm back and forth about what to back it with rawhide or paper thinking rawhide might be to heavy leaning towards paper. Recently I have been experimenting to on a few different bows ,tillering scrap pieces of wood, rawhide denim backings,stains,and dry heat flipping tips it has Been a good learning experience.
 So to finely answer your question I would probably back it with the linen or something light just to be safe and for the experience of backing with linen dont forget to round the edges good that was one of my mistakes. Like Aznboi said hickory is pretty forgiving so with a low poundage bow you would probably be alright without backing.
 Sorry for getting so windy. Good Luck on the build, Chuck

[AKmud]

Here are a pair of unbacked hickory I did a long time ago.  Looking back, they had some pretty significant run offs but are still shooting today.  One is 40# and the other 47#.

   

   

[briarjumper12]

DHL,
I see you are in Adair co.  I am in Whitley co.  Maybe we could get together sometime and swap notes.
John

[DLH]

gibson I haven't worked on it lately only home weekends and been dealing with a breakup so my mind hasn't been straight and this weekend I'll be at the classic but this summer it will be on only three weeks of school left...
Thats cool briarjumper don't see many ky ppl on here sounds good you ever come out this way? I go to school in Bowling Green at the moment don't know much about Whitley Co. except played ball against them in a tournament. You ever around Columbia or Campbellsville area?

[Stump73]

DLH, It looks great so far. I think my next build will be hickory. linen backing will look good on it. A buddy of mine just finished a red oak bow backed with linen on it and it looks good also. Can't wait to see more of it as it comes along. Keep up the good work.   Mike

[DLH]

Have a couple of friends from Owensboro that I go to school with at WKU shed glad you like it the only concern I have with hickory is maybe the humidity in the summer...