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Offline D.A. Davis

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IT'S FINISHED!
« on: August 09, 2010, 11:15:00 PM »
I finished my first bow.  It's my second attempt, but it's my first shootable bow.  The finished bow is made of Osage Orange, Walnut and White Maple in the riser, and Red Elm under clear glass make up the limbs.  The riser and limb tips also have some Bald Cypress accents.  The bow shoots great.  It's silent and accurate.  The specs are 64" Hybrid D&R Longbow; 48# @ 28".  It's no speed demon at 136 fps with a 660 gr. arrow.  Oh, and it's my first flemish string.  Here's some pictures:

 

 

 

 

 
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Offline walkabout

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2010, 11:38:00 PM »
very cool congrats.definitly something to brag about whether it absolutely smokes arrows or not.
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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2010, 12:48:00 AM »
That's an impressive bit of work, there.  I especially like the narrowness of the limbs.  Did you shoot that group or stick 'em in for the photo?

Keep doing whatever it is you're doing; you got the mojo.

Joel
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Offline D.A. Davis

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2010, 06:23:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Dublin Joe:
That's an impressive bit of work, there.  I especially like the narrowness of the limbs.  Did you shoot that group or stick 'em in for the photo?

Keep doing whatever it is you're doing; you got the mojo.

Joel
Yes, I shot the group from abotu 17 yards.
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Offline Benner

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2010, 07:28:00 AM »
nice work
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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2010, 09:07:00 AM »
Nice!
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Offline Jason Scott

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2010, 10:17:00 AM »
Gosh, that is a good job! Don't get down about the speed, your talking 13.75 gpp. Most guys that tout 180fps and higher are shooting less than 10gpp. If you can get 175+ fps with 10gpp you are right there in the average to compare to normal testing results. That is not bad for such a heavy arrow. That's not slow. Shoot a 480 grn arrow and see what you get!
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Offline Apex Predator

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2010, 12:48:00 PM »
I agree with Jason, that's not bad at all.  I'm happy for you!  Nothing quite like building your own.  Now go kill something with it!
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Offline Johan van Niekerk

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2010, 01:54:00 PM »
Nice looking bow! And I agree with the rest on your speed. With an arrow that heavy you'll still bring home the bacon at 136 fps
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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2010, 01:58:00 PM »
Nice! Well done.
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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2010, 03:19:00 PM »
Hey, Ishmael, looks like you've become quite the bower, as well as the bowman. (GEN 21:20 reference)
That is an excellent first bow.
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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2010, 04:15:00 PM »
It looks great... Your going to force me to try one now...
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Offline Osagetree

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2010, 07:48:00 PM »
Good choice on the osage!
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Offline red hill

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2010, 08:03:00 PM »
DA, great looking bow!
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Offline White Oak

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2010, 10:02:00 PM »
Very nice work. I'll bet you already have ideas for your next one.
Take care,
Ed  :thumbsup:
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Offline Aeronut

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2010, 04:40:00 PM »
OK, you have that one finished and have shot it.  Time to start another one...   :archer2:

Dennis
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Offline walkabout

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2010, 04:44:00 PM »
what is the width of your limbs at the widest points, and did you use a straight pyramid taper for them?
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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #17 on: August 13, 2010, 05:25:00 PM »
Great job D.A. That's a very fine bow. Don't worry about the speed, with those heavy arrows that's not that bad. I'm sure if everybody would use 13grain/lbs for testing then the numbers would be a lot less impressive.

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Offline blacktailchaser

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2010, 05:31:00 PM »
dude,i have to say you are a blessed man with that bow...i dont know how you did it but its great..i have been looking every where for dvds on this.any info would be great thanks ...john
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Offline Swissbow

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Re: IT'S FINISHED!
« Reply #19 on: August 13, 2010, 06:14:00 PM »
blacktailchaser, there are many very good build alongs with lots of pictures on this site here. you can also find some build alongs and further information in the download section on my website.

 www.swissbow.com

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