HH bug got me ... Part One!

[Overspined]

Tg2nd,  could it be due to thinner glass??  I have a Miller split bamboo and it is straight until shot, then string follow, and straight again after a rest.

[rushlush]

Converml, thanks for your help. Its in this thread some where, if I'm not mistaken. It's about a Sunset Hill.

[Converml]

Check out the post on page 500 by Macatawa

[benmmc]

Originally posted by Converml:
Check out the post on page 500 by Macatawa

Yes I think that's what he was looking for. Here's a link:  http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=098600;p=500#007516

[benmmc]

Originally posted by benmmc:
 

Originally posted by Converml:
Check out the post on page 500 by Macatawa

Yes I think that's what he was looking for. Here's a link:   http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=098600;p=500#007516  [/b]

Oh wait, I think this is it:  http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=098600;p=505#007597

[rushlush]

Convermal and benmmc, thank you thats the one. Page 505

[benmmc]

You can just call us the HH bug detectives...    

[MT Longbow]

Hi HH fellas, I just bought this Bow and need your opinion and insights. 78lbs @27 and 68"NTN

I think its a Ron Maulding creation.

Questions;

-Is it a Ron Maulding?

-Is It a tamarack?

-Was it our very own infamous Trad Gangers Dennis Sturgis Jr's bow at some point?

-What woods do you think it has (I see boo lams on the belly and back) , but dont know the riser or center lams?

-What year ? 1984? FF or Dacron only tips?

-For those that own a Maulding (or did) how did you like it?

Thanks Fellas!

Patrick

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[MT Longbow]

last pic of tip

 

[WESTBROOK]

Patrick, I'd shoot a PM to Denny, bet he'd fill ya in. Or Ron LaClair, Iknow he used to shoot Mauldings back in the day. They may be out Turkey hunting this week though..

Eric

[Charlie Lamb]

It's absolutely one of Ron's bows.

[4BTradArchery]

Alright, I have been reading this thread for long enough and just have to have one.  It does not hurt that I have some tax return money burning a hole in my pocket.  Does the Toelke Super D count as a Hill style bow?  What about a Sarrels Yukon (I have attached a link that shows a Yukon  http://www.sarrelsarchery.com/LB76R.jpg)?  
I already have a Toelke WHip and love it.  I am looking at a Sarrels because I would like to have a bow built by a Texas bowyer.

[tg2nd]

Originally posted by Overspined:
Tg2nd,  could it be due to thinner glass??  I have a Miller split bamboo and it is straight until shot, then string follow, and straight again after a rest.

Measured my bows. Same thickness of the glass.
3 out of my 4 Hill bows have it. My Schultz doesn't have it. 3 out of my 4 self built bows have it.
Really would like to know.

[Overspined]

Funny you say that tg2nd!  My buddy started building hobby bows on a straight form and all end up a 1/2" string follow. They shoot sweet, but I have no idea why. He asked me the same question and I have no answer as I am not a bowyer. This does not happen with any Hill Archery or Northern Mist bow I have.

Cool Bow Pat!!
I don't know if that Sturgis bow is FF compatible!   No wedge or limb tip overlays.  I know guys shoot FF from self bows but I wouldn't try it.

[Charlie Lamb]

Since all I can do is make a guess, I'd have to say that the core is Osage, though it could be yew... don't have any idea what aged Tamarack looks like.

From looking at the serial number I'd say '84... like you.

The bow wasn't built for FF. Not sure it was even around when the bow was built. I've never had a problem using FF type materials on non fast flight longbows.

The bow is a keeper for sure and a fine example of a Hill style longbow. They were known for being fairly quick and smooth shooting.

[Charlie Lamb]

Ron and I became friends in the early days of his bow building. His favorite Howard Hill Redman had broken one extremely cold winter day and out of desperation (money was very tight)Ron made his own.

In those early days he used maple cores almost exclusively due to costs. My own experiences were with that era of Maulding longbows.

They were great shooters and especially in the heavy weights I shot in those days would smoke an arrow.
Ron experimented with tempering maple lams and it really seemed to help.

I'd recommend buying any Maulding bow you can get your hands on.

For what it's worth.... in the eighties, around the time that bow was made, I was involved in a roll over auto accident and broke my neck.
Ron had moved to Casper, Wyoming by that time and that's where I was in the hospital.

I spent the whole summer in the hospital (prognosis concerning me ever walking again was dubious)hundreds of miles from home and my pregnant wife.

Ron would come visit me a couple of times a week and bring real food, friendship and encouragement.
My opinion of the guy is that he's tops.

I've still got one of his brochures around here someplace.

[Russ Clagett]

Fellow Hill bow enthusiasts........I am new to the Hill style bow thing and have a majorly new guy question.........

What is the little wood chip thingy on the side of the shelf for?

I see bows with them and without....and I can see no real reason for it......or am i missing something important?

help.......

[Charlie Lamb]

Russ... that's just to extend the width of the shelf. Pretty common, but not all together needed.

[Goshawkin]

MT longbow,Nice bow, I saw it on the auction site.Almost was going to bid it,but I've got something else in the works.

[Russ Clagett]

Thanks Charlie!

It didn't make much sense to me so I had to ask...thinking of taking mine off....my shelf is plenty big...

Russ