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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Apex Predator on June 13, 2009, 07:34:00 AM
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This is the second hybrid bow build for my buddy Scott, since the first came in too light. This one has an osage/wanut riser with maple accents, hickory core, curly hickory limbs, and antler tips. It is 62" NTN and draws 57@28. I just started filling the pores and will finish it soon.
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Man I love osage and walnut.
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MAN! What a great looking riser. The antler tips looks great also Apex. As always, very impressed!
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Wow- great looking bow- bet he will be happy
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Oooooh, that's gonna be a nice one! Great work once again Marty. :thumbsup:
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Man,those are curly!!
Super job on the tips, buddy!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Love that riser swoop, Marty - looks like another winner for sure. Is that your newer R/D form?
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Beautiful as always Marty. I'm sure he'll love it.
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Very nice!
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Kenny, that curly hickory is awesome! I'll be wanting some more of that, for sure. I'll be calling you on Monday to place another order buddy.
This is my newer pronounced R/D (hybrid). I've got three more to build after this one!
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Great Job Marty. Looks great
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a true piece of art :clapper:
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Finished this one this morning. She is 62" NTN, and draws 57@28. Osage and walnut riser with maple accents. This beauty has an edge grain hickory core, curly hickory limb faces, and antler tips. She is a good shooter! I'm gonna try a power lam on the next one to try and move the bend out of the fades just a little.
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Another nice one Marty! Very cool!
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NICE!
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Awesome bow Marty!!!Think you will be pleasantly surprised at the benefit of the power lam, helped me dampen some vibration and added a little quickness. Got me some help from the pirates! Let me know what ya think.>>>>>------->
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i really like that walnut insert in the handle, man, i am going to copy you!
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That looks very nice. With you eye for asthetics I can see why you are going for the power lam idea. Always thinking, aren't you?
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It's a really sweet shooting bow. My chrony is not working properly. I have a light kit on the way that should help. I may not make any changes. The unstrung profile of this bow is quite a bit deflexed right where it apears to be bending the most. I think it looks worse than it is. I'm not gonna make any design changes until I get it chronographed properly.
Thanks for the compliments!
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marty how much did you adjust your stack for the hickory (if any)????
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The 60" all boo bow finished at 52@28. It would have finished around 46@28 if 62" long. She had a total stack of .377 with .040 glass.
The 62" all hickory bow finished at 57@28. She had a total stack of .400 with .040 glass.
Both had 17" risers.
Chrony testing results: hand drawn to 28", using a finger release, and shooting a 10 grain per pound arrow yielded the following speeds.
All boo: 170 fps
All hickory 175 fps
They both came off the same form though, so the longer bow has slightly more net reflex. I figure the net gain for hickory over boo to be somewhere around 3 fps.
Shot out of a machine, with a mech release, and smaller diameter string, I can see 185 from this bow. It's right up there with some great performers. As a comparison, my 54" 55# Howatt Hi-speed (one of the fastest), clocks at 170 under the same conditions. My 55# Grizzly shoots 156! I'm happy.
The hickory bow is the smoothest shooting bow I have made. I normally shoot 48# bows and this one didn't feel much heavier on the draw. It definitely feels lighter than my 55# (scaled) Bear Grizzly.