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Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« on: April 03, 2010, 06:28:00 PM »
Red Oak board from Lowe's. By the time I got the tiller pretty close it had got a little lighter than I wanted ,was hoping for 45lbs. So I tried heat treating the belly but only picked up a couple of pounds. I think it may of helped cast some though. Shoots pretty good. 64 1/2" ntn 40lbs@26" Ended up with 1 1/4" string follow when first unstrung. Still need to put a finish on it but am going to shoot it a little more first.

   

   

   
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Offline Shore08

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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2010, 06:39:00 PM »
Great looking bow. Good job.
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2010, 07:24:00 PM »
Very nice. Congratulaitons! Jawge
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2010, 10:55:00 PM »
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2010, 11:36:00 PM »
Beautiful tiller. Nice bow, especially for #2!
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2010, 01:59:00 AM »
very nice, u r hooked
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2010, 09:33:00 AM »
Nice Job!
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2010, 05:43:00 PM »
Here is a couple pics after a few coats of Deft rattle can finish.Chestnut and walnut handle and walnut tips.

 

 
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2010, 11:21:00 AM »
thats one sweet board bow! congrats. looks like you got tillering down pretty good.
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2010, 12:23:00 PM »
Thats a good looking bow.
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Offline UnderControl16

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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2010, 01:04:00 PM »
what is the size of that handle? everytime that i have tried to make a board bow with handle i have had issues with compression...
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2010, 07:10:00 PM »
The glued on handle is about 9" long.
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2010, 07:23:00 PM »
Hey Mike, how you doing? Haven't seen you around much.

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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2010, 08:43:00 PM »
Looks nice!
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2010, 10:06:00 PM »
Toast!!!  i love toast.
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2010, 10:04:00 AM »
nicely done.  i can't believe how little set you have there man.  gorgeous work.
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2010, 12:31:00 PM »
real nice work!
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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #17 on: April 18, 2010, 09:22:00 AM »
Went to shoot it yesterday and was short drawing it to get it to bending, about the time I got to full draw I heard a TICK!!! I found a crack on lower limb at a small pin knot I had been worried about .It was close to the edge of the limb and I did not see it until I had the bow trimmed out but decided to try it any way.

 I wonder if that piece of hickory is dry yet?
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #18 on: April 18, 2010, 09:31:00 AM »
Oops! I had a hickory board bow break because of the same reason. A tiny pin knot that I missed while picking out the board. Oh well. make another one. Jawge
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Offline Bill Sagues

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Re: Board Bow #2(finished)AND BROKE
« Reply #19 on: April 18, 2010, 01:18:00 PM »
I made and broke several oak board bows before I made an osage bow from a stave at TBOF. Get your self an osage stave/blank and you will never look back.  Good luck!
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