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Title: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: mikkekeswick on February 04, 2016, 03:13:00 AM

This is an English longbow I just made. It was using up some offcuts of pau am and Honduras rosewood that had been lying about for ages getting in my way!
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/011_1.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/011_1.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/007_2.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/007_2.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/010_2.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/010_2.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/008_2.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/008_2.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/009_2.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/009_2.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/014_1.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/014_1.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 04, 2016, 07:13:00 AM

Very nicely done,  Mike. Tiller looks great.

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: soy on February 04, 2016, 08:22:00 AM

Nice!   :clapper:

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: Jomohr84 on February 04, 2016, 09:02:00 AM

Awesome work!

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: Minnesota Bill on February 04, 2016, 09:44:00 AM

That is awesome. What is the length on that?
Bill

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: Wolftrail on February 04, 2016, 10:01:00 AM

Turned out really nice.  Is there a difference between pulling dead weight from a fitness machine versus a bow. The reason I ask is because not to toot my own horn but I'm no wimp and pulling 50# on a machine is not easy especially if that was a bow and flinging 50-75 arrows at the range.

When I was in my 20's I good easily pull 60# repeatedly on a good day but ....?   :dunno:

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: choochoou on February 04, 2016, 10:13:00 AM

Beautiful

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: mikkekeswick on February 04, 2016, 01:25:00 PM

And here is another! This one is 42# @ 28 and has some nice albino buffalo hornnocks. I tillered this a bit more elliptically for better target performance.
Both of these bows are 71 inch ntn and cheers guys  :)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/006_3.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/006_3.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/008_3.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/008_3.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/005_1.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/005_1.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/003_1.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/003_1.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/007_3.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/007_3.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/004_1.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/004_1.jpg.html)
  (http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/009_3.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/009_3.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: Krasus on February 04, 2016, 03:39:00 PM

Beautiful workmanship!!

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: KellyG on February 04, 2016, 03:49:00 PM

Wow those are wonderful bows. If you ever get tired of looking at them and shooting them I would gladly hold on to them for your.   :bigsmyl:    :biglaugh:  Thanks for shareing.

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: Nezwin on February 04, 2016, 05:25:00 PM

Beautiful work! I like the difference in tiller - good examples of different approaches to one design.

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: frank bullitt on February 04, 2016, 07:29:00 PM

Very fine work, sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    

Love ta shoot one!

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: Buemaker on February 05, 2016, 05:28:00 AM

Nice bows and tiller. Bue--.   :)

Title: Re: Pau am elb 61@28
Post by: bigbob2 on February 05, 2016, 06:31:00 PM

beautiful work, especially like that 'albino' horn tips.Great tiller and seeing the difference between bows with different purposes.That is a subtlety that might escape some people.