After seeing Gordon's fantastic Hazelnut build-along I was inspired to print off his directions and see what I cold do.
It is also convenient to have him live close so he could give me a few pointers and double-check the tiller (asymetrical limbs really mess with my eyes). The bow was built from a nice hazelnut stave I cut last summer. It was heat treated twice, silk backed with diamond back skins, and sealed with 10 coats of true-oil. It is 60# at 28" and is my second fully completed bow. It was invaluable to have Gordons step-by-step instructions from the build-along. I tried many new thing on this bow and I'm pleased with how it turned out. I will post full draw pics when I have someone to take them.
Thanks for looking,
Bryan
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Very nice!
Spectaculous!!!!!Nice skinning job too.
kool looking bow... Nice job
I just love bent wood. Way to go Bryan! :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
-Brett
Where do you find hazelnut trees that big? :confused:
Beautiful arc you have there!
Killdeer :thumbsup:
That's the freak nasty of long bows. Great job!
You done real well Brian! Looks fantastic!
Mike
WOw,,,, that is sweet!
Thats good lookin stick. You did a fine job!
Killdeer, (using your formal name because we've never met :) ),
Western Oregon grows some big trees of all sorts. I saw lots of Hazelnut big enough to make a bow when I live out there.
Here in Maine, thumb size is pretty big.
WOW. Very nice job.
Same down here, 'bout like laurel clumps, so I hadda ask. Thank you, Mr. Jim!
Killdeer :campfire:
those wavy lines would scare the crap ouuta me if i saw that bow on the ground!!
not too bad for an oregon boy.LOL..how does it shoot.i forgot to ask on paleo.john
That is a gem. Nice work and sweet arc. Good Hunting!
Thanks for all the nice compliments.
Blacktail- It shoots like a dream. It's a few pounds heaver than I hunted last year, and it really packs a punch. I'm not sure if I was focusing more on not, but my shot placement was better than ever.
Killdeer- I harvested a few sucker-staves that are 6-7" across. Most orchards are trimmed heavily so there are only arrow shoots. I managed to find an orchard that hadn't been managed for 8-10 years. I think I ended up with several dozen staves.
Bryan
Lucas from Saluki was here this summer and commented on the hazelnut trees here in the back yard. That was the first time I'd heard of hazelnut being used for a bow. I knew that the sprouts made good arrows and atlatle darts but not bows.
Well, a while back I decided to cut all of the crooked stuff and let the straight stuff grow. Then I'll have hazelnut, osage, and hickory for bows, and Japanese arrow bamboo, and hazelnut sprouts for arrows....all in the back yard. Ain't life great.
Good looking bow Bryan. I hope to have one like in a year or so.
Beautiful bow, Bryan. Tell me about that deer rack. Blacktail?
Stan
Sweet!!! That's a nice looking bow.
StanM-
I believe the rack is from a white tail. I found it in a box in my parents attic with a black bear head. It was from my Great-Grandfather who lived in the Boston area. I never met him, but have his horns as a reminder of the only other hunter in my family.
Are you chasing turkeys this spring?
Bryan
Hey Bryan,
I thought it might be whitetail. Would've been some of the best eyeguards I'd ever seen on a blacktail.
Yeah, I'll be chasing. Hope to get some more feathers for my archery class.
Take care,
Stan
Bryan, I have been thinking of making my first out of hazelnut too. This is great to see! I am south of you in Eugene. Did you do this on your own or with the help of some other bowyers? I know there are a few down here that is trying to have someone come in to do a clinic on making selfbows. Hope it happens.
Snag-
There is a nice and very talented group of bowyers that meet every month in the Beaverton area.
If your interestd, we could put you on the invite list. I also had Gordon double check my tiller. He is a first class bowyer.
That's a sweet looking bow! Well done! :thumbsup:
Great bow Bryan, excepional in every aspect :thumbsup: :thumbsup: