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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Scott F on September 18, 2015, 06:26:00 PM
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Here are a couple pictures of a 60" D/R longbow that I recently finished. It is 60#@29.5" but I was hoping for a 45-53# 'ish' bow. I was also trying to make a 58" bow but I didn't want to make it any heavier by cutting it to 58".
I sent a couple PMs and emails out to solicit some assistance with the design (THANKS again; it mattered!) I tried to look at as many forward handled longbows as I could to replicate the limb profile as best that I could. I've never held or shot a shrew, thunderchild, etc -- but that was the profile and characteristic(s) that I was shooting for. I'm pleased but will do some things differently when I get the opportunity to try and make another one like a slightly shorter riser and something less than a .350 stack! It is smooth on my el cheapo bow scale out to my draw length (29.5") but I want a slightly lighter bow to hunt with.
One of my biggest hurdles for this build was to gain access to a bandsaw to shape the riser. I ended up using a $7 coping saw to rough cut the riser and ended up buying a spindle sander -- which was indispensable to grind the fadeouts. I don't know how I ever made a bow without one. I barely used my belt sander for this bow.
My next one I am going to try to muster the courage to cut it in half and try to make it a two-piece bow as Big Jim shows on his videos. He makes it look EASY, but I am on to him! No way it is easy, he is a very gifted craftsman and a pro.
Thanks for looking (if I posted the pictures correctly).
(http://s872.photobucket.com/user/Pictures4scott/media/2015-09-18%2017.05.36.jpg.html)
(http://s872.photobucket.com/user/Pictures4scott/media/2015-09-18%2017.04.58.jpg.html)
(http://s872.photobucket.com/user/Pictures4scott/media/2015-09-17%2012.07.09.jpg.html)
(http://s872.photobucket.com/user/Pictures4scott/media/2015-09-17%2012.06.58.jpg.html)
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Okay, so what did I do wrong posting pictures?
Time to search for the how-to...
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Did you publish them to photo bucket? If so you need to copy the IMG code there and paste it here.
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Let's see if this works.
(http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/ab287/Pictures4scott/2015-09-182017.04.58.jpg) (http://s872.photobucket.com/user/Pictures4scott/media/2015-09-182017.04.58.jpg.html)
(http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/ab287/Pictures4scott/2015-09-182017.05.36.jpg) (http://s872.photobucket.com/user/Pictures4scott/media/2015-09-182017.05.36.jpg.html)
(http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/ab287/Pictures4scott/2015-09-172012.07.09.jpg) (http://s872.photobucket.com/user/Pictures4scott/media/2015-09-172012.07.09.jpg.html)
(http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/ab287/Pictures4scott/2015-09-172012.06.58.jpg) (http://s872.photobucket.com/user/Pictures4scott/media/2015-09-172012.06.58.jpg.html)
Thanks Roy!
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Very nice...
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good looking bow :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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I really like it. Great job. Would love to see a full draw sometime too!
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That has a nice profile, well done! It looks like it would really throw an arrow.
-Jay
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Love the profile! Very nicely done!
Ps. You could always trap the limbs and shed some weight. If you was so inclined. I've droped as much as 9 lbs before.
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Good looking bow
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Pretty dang good looking bow!
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Really like the profile. Nice work :thumbsup:
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Thanks guys. I'll try to get a full draw picture up today.
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good job
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Very nice bow! Whose design did you follow or did you develop your own profile? I ask because I am wanting to do a similar profile.
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I printed a bunch of short D/R forward handled bows and tried to determine the amount of deflex and reflex from the photos. I used some butcher block paper to make a couple profiles and emailed my favorite to a forum member with tons of experience. He was kind enough to lend some advice and I refined the paper template. From there I traced it to a 1/4" plywood template and transformed that to my plywood bow form and shaped it with a router.
I guess it is my design, very heavily influenced by some pictures of mostly Shrews, Thunderchilds (Thunderchildren? lol) and Javaman's Elkheart.
I started with a .350 stack, a 14" riser (~20 degree deflex angle), and a .003" total taper. My form has 3" deflex and about 1.5" reflex from the back of the riser in the form. It came out a little too heavy so I kept the bow at 60" instead of cutting it to 58" as I 'designed' it to be. The limbs are a proud 1 1/4" at the fades. My next one I plan on:
1. Shortening the riser to 12"
2. Starting with a .340 stack.
3. Using some different lams -- my wife makes fun of me for using actionwood because "It looks like fake wood!"
4. Making it a 58" bow
5. Finding the courage somewhere to cut it in half in order to follow Big Jim's two-piece method.
I'm happy the way that it turned out, the limbs have no twist and it pulls well to my 29.5" draw with no perceivable stacking.
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beautiful bow- well done,
but it concerns me somewhat that you wife laughs at you because you use" fake wood" :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
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...I should have thought that one out a little better, dadgum it!
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:D
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LMFAO
I think ole Roy is gonna keep his mouth shut on that one.. :)
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Roy's gonna keep his mouth "on" fake wood?!?! :laughing:
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BTW, Scott..
Thank you for your service ^5...
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Scott F I think that is a stunning first try and you nailed it. I have read somewhere on the forum that someone said you can only do so much things on a forward riser, but I disagree.Options is legio...
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What is your braceheight on this bow?
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Nice job. Really like your bow. Want to make something similar myself.
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Thanks guys.
Right now I have it braced at 8 1/4", but I am still determining the optimal BH.
I can tell you this, it is wicked quiet which is something that I was after. That and the fact that there is absolutely NO way that my .400 deflection arrows will work because they show very weak. I have some .320s coming in the mail tomorrow.
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Thanks guys.
Right now I have it braced at 8 1/4", but I am still determining the optimal BH.
I can tell you this, it is wicked quiet which is something that I was after. That and the fact that there is absolutely NO way that my .400 deflection arrows will work because they show very weak. I have some .320s coming in the mail tomorrow.
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Nice lookin bow Scott!! :thumbsup: