I just got done ordering a Selfbow through "Kegan" :jumper: some of you may know him, from what i see he does excellent work. Its gonna be 60" 55-60#@27 Hickory, its a Flatbow. Man im so excited! What can i expect performance wise compared to stock longbows and recurves? ive never had one. Im working up half a dozen dowell arrows for it fletched from a bird from last year. I will try to hunt with these but i have Alum. and carbon back up!
If you dont care post up your works of art! with specs and such, get my blood flowing! I would love to be able to build my own one day, but until then i would like to drool over yals! God bless you all, my brothers and sisters!
Dalton
You should go check out the Bowyers Bench....
Here's mine 61" N-N and draws 57#@28"
Osage with sinew and rawhide backing.
Gene (http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx177/BrokenArrow-03/Osage%20rawhide%20backed%20self%20bow/DSCF0003.jpg)
66" Osage LB 52@28
(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q291/bjornweb/DSCN0905.jpg)
A close up of the one I posted above.
Gene
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Here's Adam with a character bow he made when he was 14.
(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q291/bjornweb/DSCN0393.jpg)
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And that is a 'Raptor arrow' Adam has in the bow! LOL
Hey Gene, email sent.
This is the first one that I made. I love to bend and shape wood!
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Im'going to post a few for Keith Zimmerman....he can fill in the details
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He's got a beauty for sure...I can not believe the limb tips on this one
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Been a long time since I've taken the time to work on a selfbow. Here's one of the last one's I made a couple of years ago.
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'Bout time to start another :)
Here'a a takedown BBO and a 1pc Yew backed with BOO
(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q291/bjornweb/DSCN0318.jpg)
They both broke fairly early in life..........it happens.
Thanks, Gene.
It's a Ryano Osage selfbow with antler tips. It is a 60" drawing around 65@28. It's very quiet as all selfbows and light as a feather.
MAN!!! :eek: :eek: :scared:
All of these bows are GORGEOUS!!! Anybody want to highlight performance? compared to a Laminated bow? With a 2 blade head and aluminum behind it, will i be fine on deer? 55-60@27) will i have enought juice to sling dowell arrows? Thanks in advance!!!
Dalton
Dalton,
You will be fine on deer at those weights and can definitely shoot dowels.
Here's a picture of a blacktail doe I shot with a hickory backed eastern red cedar bow in an ELB style. I believe it was pulling around 50# at 28". The shot was from a tree stand and I used a 5/16 ramin dowel with a Ribteck head, I believe it was a 145 grain version. Shot broke a rib high and stopped after fracturing the opposite leg bone. Bow wasn't even completely finished at the time. Later she got a different handle and horn nocks.
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Here is a pic of mine with the only critter I have taken with a selfbow. The buddy of mine who made it named it "The Rulebreaker" because he chopped it in half and put a bow bolt in it to make it into a takedown. It is an Arvin Weaver selfbow, 45@28 (my DL is 29.5 so about 50#@myDL).
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/SouthAfrica2009241.jpg)
Bisch
Very nice guys! I've made on osage, a filbert (or as others say a hazelnut), and am working on another osage. Don't have any pictures yet. The first osage came out at 55#@28" and shot well. I have three layers of tru-oil on it. Another few coats and it'll be ready for a leather handle wrap. Fun stuff!
Here are a few of mine
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Nice bows guys! Here's a few of mine:
Bowyers Workshop (http://www.bowyersworkshop.com)
I have posted this one before; but here it is again anyway. Sinew backed Osage, 62" and 52@28. Definitely want to make another one like it this summer. That's Adam at the controls a coupla' years ago-the bow is still shooting as good as ever. :archer2:
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Very nice bows guys!!!
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Here's one I made awhile back, pic was taken before I got the finish on it. Have made a few since.
kegan from archery talk? if so awsome. he makes a good bow. never shot a self bow or one by him but his hybrids are sweet.
Yep Sawtooth thats the one! i have seen the grey wolfs but funds are a little short on hand so i figured what the heck? and went with a selfbow