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Offline 4est trekker

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Test Bow for My Wife
« on: February 06, 2010, 07:40:00 PM »
Here's a bow I just finished up for my wife.  It was a practice bow of sorts in building brush nocks and Perry-reflexing just the tips of a solid stave (or in this case, board).  I want to do this on my new osage hunting bow, but thought I'd give it a trial run first.  It's paper-backed maple, 64" ntn, 31#@24" with a wax finish.  I resawed the last 10" and tapered the resulting "lams."  I then glued in a tapered wenge insert and induced some reflex/recurve at glue-up.  Then I built up the brush nocks with alternations of poplar and wenge.  I thought the wenge would be too heavy for good performance at the tips, but not so.  It shoots my wife's 340  grain arrows fast, hard, and with authority for such a light bow.  Also, no hand shock to speak of.  I just finished her side quiver, pictured with the bow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2010, 07:50:00 PM »


 

 


I can never take a good side-profile shot of the full-draw.  I canted it a little bit again, so it appears a bit out of tiller.  Oh, well.  

 
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2010, 08:12:00 PM »
Nice job as always. Do you have any pics of how you did the wedged tips? I like that idea. More pics of the quiver too !! Thanks for sharing.    John
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2010, 08:15:00 PM »
That is cool for sure.
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2010, 08:33:00 PM »
Excellent bow 4est.  Those brush nocks are really nice.
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2010, 08:36:00 PM »
Nice! But the black looks twisted tighter than the yellow.

The bow is Sweet!
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2010, 10:38:00 PM »
WOW!!! very nice!!   :clapper:    :clapper:
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2010, 11:33:00 PM »
Frank:  Dang...I knew someone would notice that!  That's on my list to fix.      :knothead:
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2010, 11:54:00 PM »
Looks great, 4est.  How do you do the paper backing?
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2010, 02:06:00 PM »
Curt, I only wish I had your talent with wood! It's another beauty, string or no string.  :thumbsup:
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Offline Harperclan7

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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2010, 09:32:00 AM »
Another beauty 4est!
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2010, 10:44:00 AM »
Cool bow 4est. I love the splined reflex tips.
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Re: Test Bow for My Wife
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2010, 11:35:00 AM »
She looks good to me....  :thumbsup:
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