A good friend brought a bow by one day that he had
just got back from someone that he had lent it to.
Well it was not taken care of. As soon as I started
to draw it back, I realized the limbs were badly twisted.
I think it may have been overdrawn for one thing.
The brace height was over 9" if I recall.
Anyway I offered to try and straighten it out.
I also decided that I wanted to refinish it for him because
the riser was a mess. ( He doesn't know that part yet).
Anyways, it is an Allegheny Mountain recurve 55 # at 28".
I took a few pieces of wood, and made a few notches,
and clamped it in past the twist, and put a heatgun on it.
I would heat it up, and let it cool, and continue that process
being careful not to overheat it.
NOTE: I don't know what I am doing, but I am a cabinet maker,
and have done plenty of custom radius work, and even done
some steaming.
Anyways, I did this for two weeks. After one week it was
alot better, and shootable.
After the 2nd week it was better, and shoots pretty daggone good.
I hit better with it than my Longbow.
I might try to get him to sell it to me..........mayby I shouldn't have
refinished it and made it look good.
Here are some pics:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/P1010011.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/P1010012.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/P1010013.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/P1010014.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/P1010016.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/P1010017.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/Jun17_0001.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/Jun17_0002.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/sP1010009.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/sP1010011.jpg)
These are actually wet pictures.
I am putting a satin finish on it for "Hunt-Mode"
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/sP1010013.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/sP1010016.jpg)
Shoots pretty daggon Good
.....at 10 yards
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/P1010070s.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/jake5555/Tonys_Bow/P1010071s.jpg)
I told him I wanted to buy it off of him,
and he said it was mine.
We will work something out.
So I have another hunting bow now.
WHHAaaaaHHOooooo
Nice...
Eric, you definitely have the "sickness" now, full blown. I can't wait for that phone call from you that you "dropped one".
Check your PM's for that info we talked about.
Nice job.
Great looking bow and great job "fixing" it up. NICE!!
Looks like you you may have a second job. Good work......
I think I could get into building one.
Who knows......
Nicely done!!!!!