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Longbow build
« on: January 02, 2022, 10:37:29 PM »
Officially stepped to the other side in this new year. Got to shoot a build I’ve been working on for sometime now. Got a little bit of tweaking yet but pretty happy with what I’ve got so far. Turn out at 52#@28” got to spray the limbs yet maybe make a riser for them sometime.







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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2022, 11:22:28 PM »
Nice one :thumbsup:
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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2022, 04:00:30 AM »
Very nice..

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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2022, 07:00:29 AM »
That looking good from here.
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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2022, 09:39:55 AM »
Very nice!! :thumbsup:
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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2022, 01:07:28 PM »
Bow looks nice :thumbsup:
So you on the good side or the bad side now :laugh:

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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2022, 01:08:17 PM »
Looks great

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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2022, 02:26:40 PM »
That looks pretty good man! 

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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2022, 03:19:14 PM »
Bow looks nice :thumbsup:
So you on the good side or the bad side now :laugh:

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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2022, 07:53:51 PM »
I wanna see a close up of that handle!
Looks like some carving going on there!

Nice!

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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2022, 12:06:11 AM »
I wanna see a close up of that handle!
Looks like some carving going on there!

Nice!

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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2022, 08:25:43 AM »
Always really nice Brushwolf   :bigsmyl:
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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2022, 08:32:27 AM »
Wow! So nice. Doing the dimple type stippling is on my list. Did you use a carbide burr or a round stone type Drexel for that?

I have a riser already glued up that I want to do that with. But I gotta practice first!

How long is that bow? VERY graceful and flows so well!

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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2022, 08:35:55 PM »
Wow! So nice. Doing the dimple type stippling is on my list. Did you use a carbide burr or a round stone type Drexel for that?

I have a riser already glued up that I want to do that with. But I gotta practice first!

How long is that bow? VERY graceful and flows so well!

Mostly diamond burr bits for the stippling. Bows 62”
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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2022, 09:17:44 PM »
Very nice work 👍
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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2022, 09:34:42 PM »
What material did you use for that riser?  That looks fantastic.

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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2022, 10:04:50 PM »
Nice work mike.

If I’m recalling right……that’s your old recurve riser, and you’ve managed to dual purpose it and get longbow limbs on it?

How do they compare? Noise? Speed? Smoothness? Stability?
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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2022, 10:55:24 PM »
Nice work mike.

If I’m recalling right……that’s your old recurve riser, and you’ve managed to dual purpose it and get longbow limbs on it?

How do they compare? Noise? Speed? Smoothness? Stability?


Yes you’re correct it originally is a 60” recurve riser. Noise a tad quieter than the  recurve the recurve is pretty good also. Speed a seems a little slower going to crono both limb sometime they are with in a pound of each other so it should be a good comparison. Stability is awesome with the carbon backing. It’s my favorite for the static recurve limbs also   Smoothness seems good. I need to tweak my form a tad for future builds maybe a little more pronounced limb also.
Looking to be able to put longbow limbs on the same riser in 60” and 62” configuration.
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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2022, 10:56:12 PM »
 
What material did you use for that riser?  That looks fantastic.

Macasser ebony and black phenolic center
« Last Edit: January 06, 2022, 11:49:05 PM by BrushWolf »
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Re: Longbow build
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2022, 07:16:59 AM »
Both types of limbs on the same riser is one of my goals. Do you know what your limb pad angle is?

That is a gorgeous bow.
« Last Edit: January 07, 2022, 08:34:45 AM by Appalachian Hillbilly »

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