Author Topic: Couple New Stringfollow LB's (Read 869 times)

Hatrick · « **on:** February 07, 2013, 08:06:00 PM »

Here's a couple of Hill style stringfollow longbows I just finished. I recently built one for a friend of mine who wanted a sassafras core. It shot so nice I decided to experiment a bit and make 2 more. These two have 2 lams of sassafras each with a center lam of walnut. I had some walnut laying around and always heard it was a decent core wood. I also thought it would look nice in the center.

Bow#1 - 66" black glass back with clear on the belly and a veneer of osage. 16" Curly maple riser with black leather grip. Black and white phenolic tips. 8 strand D-97 and completely silent with puffs. 44# @ 28"

Bow#2 - 64" brown glass on the back with clear on the belly and a veneer of osage. 16" wenge riser with brown leather grip. Elk antler tip overlays. 8 strand D-97 and very quiet with no silencers. 45# @ 28".

Both bows shoot very well but bow#2 is an absolute dream to shoot and noticeably faster. This bow surprised the heck out of me with speed.

JJB · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2013, 08:10:00 PM »

Beautiful! Both look really sharp, I really like the looks of the walnut cores.
-Jay

kennym · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2013, 08:36:00 PM »

Very Classy!!

Millhimes · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2013, 08:38:00 PM »

Very,Very nice.Great job on them bad boy's--Joe

red hill · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2013, 08:59:00 PM »

Beautiful bows!

BCWV · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2013, 09:20:00 PM »

Very nice indeed!

Walt Francis · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2013, 09:45:00 PM »

timbermoose · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2013, 09:59:00 PM »

sweet looking bows. great job.

Richie · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2013, 10:50:00 PM »

Nice

jsweka · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2013, 11:07:00 PM »

Beautiful bows!!! I really like the look of colored glass on the back and clear on the belly.

rmorris · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2013, 11:22:00 PM »

Good looking bows! What arrow setup you going with?

scottm · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2013, 12:25:00 AM »

Nice work!!

Buemaker · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2013, 02:51:00 AM »

Oh yes, very good.

Bue--.

Osagetree · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2013, 04:47:00 AM »

Sure #2 is faster,,, it's got osage in it!

Nice bow's for sure!!!

Canadabowyer · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2013, 10:58:00 AM »

Nice!!

kevinbarry · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2013, 07:03:00 PM »

Very,very nice work!

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2013, 07:08:00 PM »

Those are sharp...

Hatrick · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2013, 07:36:00 PM »

Fellas, thanks for all the compliments. I am absolutely loving bow #2, the wenge riser. I've been shooting some 5/16 as well as 11/32 woodies all in the 43 -45# spine range with this bow. With a 125 gr. point up front they're weighing in at 455 - 470 grains. Bow #1 shoots the same arrows just not quite as quick.

These bows are really educating me with this particular stringfollow form.

KHALVERSON · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2013, 06:14:00 AM »

dave
those are some nice lookers for sure

ron w · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2013, 10:23:00 PM »

Really fine job!!

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