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Title: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: str8sh2ter on March 05, 2009, 08:21:00 PM

This is the third attempt at building from a blank. the blank was glued up and had the limbs shaped by lindell beene of   www.lakesidearchery.net (http://www.lakesidearchery.net)  .He does great work.The two previous were also roughed in by him.This one i didn't alot more work on.i'll eventually do everything fromglue up to finishing as i progress.
 It's a 60" hybrid that leans more toward recurve but has the narrower 1 1/2" limbs and a firly straight unstrung profile. Itr pulls around 45-50#.I need to put it on a good scale.
 The woods are Chechen and Stripe Maple with Rosewood accent strips on the riser.The Maple is dark streaked heartwood.I didn't stain it.
  I'm looking for all feedback "Good ,Bad Ugly"

thanks
  (http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp164/Str8sh2ter/GUN%20PICS/Archery%20pics/100_1230_opt.jpg)
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Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: str8sh2ter on March 05, 2009, 08:29:00 PM

More pictures.i'm getting the hang of this photobucke (http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp164/Str8sh2ter/GUN%20PICS/Archery%20pics/100_1231_opt.jpg)t stuff.


 (http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp164/Str8sh2ter/GUN%20PICS/Archery%20pics/100_1237_opt.jpg)

 (http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp164/Str8sh2ter/GUN%20PICS/Archery%20pics/100_1236_opt.jpg)

 (http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp164/Str8sh2ter/GUN%20PICS/Archery%20pics/100_1233_opt.jpg)

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: razorback on March 05, 2009, 09:18:00 PM

Looks good. Got any pictures of the bow drawn?

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: str8sh2ter on March 05, 2009, 09:41:00 PM

sorry not yet.i'll work on that and post when I can.
seems i don't get much feedback here.i gyess it's because I built from a blank.i don't know.

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: buckhuck on March 05, 2009, 10:10:00 PM

I think it looks great.  That is one purty bow.

I can't comment on much more than the appearance because I am too new to this.  Post some pics of it braced and drawn and others will chime in with their critique of the tiller etc.

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: Curtis Haden on March 05, 2009, 10:12:00 PM

That's a beauty, Paul!  The riser shape and wood combination is really sharp.  The strung (limb) profile kind of reminds me of some of the old Bears, like the Bearcat and Cub.  Pretty cool!

   :thumbsup:  

This forum sees some pretty sporadic traffic sometimes.  I'll bet you get plenty of comments as more people see this thread, bow-blank or not!

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: sulphur on March 05, 2009, 10:16:00 PM

looks like a shooter to me.  looks like it has a tip wedge to keep that much of the recurve.  i'll bet its pretty quick.

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: str8sh2ter on March 05, 2009, 10:42:00 PM

thanks guys.the tips are as in the unstrung pic.I laminated three thin reinforcements on each. 2 Chechen,1 Maple.
 these do seem pretty quick to me also.i was going to try to put the old Grizzly  Static tips on it but wasn't ready to try that yet.

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: kennym on March 05, 2009, 11:10:00 PM

Good lookin bow!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: rpembert on March 07, 2009, 09:20:00 AM

Great lookin bow! Need to see some at full draw. Like to see them bend.  ;)

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: str8sh2ter on March 07, 2009, 10:06:00 AM

workin on the full draw pic.

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: str8sh2ter on March 07, 2009, 10:28:00 AM

here's the fulldraw picture.It's at 28".Is the bottom limb too stiff?Sure resembles a static tip doesn't it?I really like the profile.
  What do you Bowyers think?
 (http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp164/Str8sh2ter/GUN%20PICS/Archery%20pics/100_1248_opt.jpg)

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: bjansen on March 07, 2009, 01:48:00 PM

Tiller looks great to me...Great job!..I really like that profile as well and I bet it shoots great...I experimented with a bow which had a very similar profile and it was a smooth shooter..

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: Ian johnson on March 10, 2009, 11:36:00 PM

looks great

Title: Re: Bow #3 up for critiquing.what do you think?fulldraw pic.added
Post by: Wulomac on March 10, 2009, 11:48:00 PM

That's a good looking weapon!
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