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Built a String Follow Longbow w/pics

Started by Hatrick, April 19, 2011, 08:18:00 PM

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Hatrick

April 19, 2011, 08:18:00 PM
I've had a Shelton ordered from Northern Mist for a while now but with all the talk about string follow bows I decided to build one for myself. This one has 1/2" of SF from the riser to each tip. 3 lams of bamboo flooring and a lam of red uni weft glass sandwiched between 2 .040 of black glass. It's 65" long. Curly maple riser and tip caps. Straight Hill Style grip.

I was shooting for 48-50# and came up a good bit short as this one is 38# @ 28". For my first SF bow at least I have some data to go by now so I figure the next one should be a good bit closer. This was really just an experiment for me into the SF world. As you'll see I left the riser a bit longer than most others you'll see. I thought I'd like it but I think I'll go back to a more standard look on the next one.

The next one will have an osage riser, black glass on the back, clear on the belly with a veneer yet to be determined.

I actually enjoy the way it shoots very much. I was pleasantly surprised with the cast for 38# as I was shooting some 440 grain woodies out of it.  

     

     

   

   

 

 
The scent of Autumn is like food to the hunters soul.

ron w

#1
April 19, 2011, 08:25:00 PM
Excellent, you did a fantastic job. I have a Cumberland String follow by Apex P. Great shooting bow, good cast and almost silent. Can't wait to see your next one!!   :thumbsup:
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

Mudd

#2
April 19, 2011, 08:39:00 PM
:thumbsup:   God bless, Mudd   :archer:
Trying to make a difference
Psalm 37:4
Roy L "Mudd" Williams
TGMM- Family Of The Bow
Archery isn't something I do, it's who I am!
The road to "Sherwood" makes for an awesome journey.

Doug S

#3
April 19, 2011, 08:45:00 PM
Nice looking probably very quiet bow!
The hunt is the trophy!

Cyclic-Rivers

#4
April 19, 2011, 08:45:00 PM
I hate it, Its not dirty yet! I can help you with that though.   :readit:    :D

Very nice job   :thumbsup:    :clapper:
Relax,

You'll live longer!

Charlie Janssen

PBS Associate Member
Wisconsin Traditional Archers


>~TGMM~> <~Family~Of~The~Bow~<

raghorns

#5
April 19, 2011, 08:48:00 PM
That's a beauty...The curly maple riser is a great choice.

I am looking forward to shooting a string follow one day.

Thanks for shar'in
Ps 119:105 "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."

JJB

#6
April 19, 2011, 09:10:00 PM
That's a very nice looking bow, bet it shoots great, excellent job!
-Jay

GREASEMAN

#7
April 19, 2011, 09:15:00 PM
Great Looker!!

Thumper Dunker

#8
April 19, 2011, 09:42:00 PM
Real nice.
You can hop but you can't hide.
If it was not for rabbits I would never get a buck.
Yip yipahooooo yipyipyip.

kennym

#9
April 19, 2011, 09:57:00 PM
Nice job!!
Stay sharp, Kenny.

   https://www.kennysarchery.com/

Dick in Seattle

#10
April 19, 2011, 10:06:00 PM
Very nice work!   Nothing wrong with 38#... a little on the heavy side, but you can work up to it!  You'll find it will handle any 3D shooting you want to do.  (I use 27# and 23#.  If you do it again, try 1" of string follow, you'll like it even more.  I'm currently shooting 1 1/2" of sf, maybe a bit extreme, but man, is it forgiving.
Dick in Seattle

"It ain't how well the bow you shoot shoots, it's how well you shoot the bow you shoot."

copperhead95

#11
April 19, 2011, 10:47:00 PM
very pretty bow!  :thumbsup:
47# 56" Anneewakee Addiction recurve
"Don't tread on me!"

kpete

#12
April 19, 2011, 10:47:00 PM
Nice bow.  Classic form.  I am shooting a bamboo/osage bow with about an inch of follow.  Smooth and quiet.  Keep it up
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever-Isaiah 40:8

StanM

#13
April 20, 2011, 12:05:00 AM
Boy howdy, if you can make 'em like that, I'm not sure why you've got one on order. That's a beauty!

Apex Predator

#14
April 20, 2011, 06:09:00 AM
Great job bud!
I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat vegetables!

Hatrick

#15
April 20, 2011, 07:13:00 AM
I appreciate the nice comments fellas.

I wish I had more time to build bows but work and too many other household chores take precedent. Besides, I have along way to go to get where Marty (Apex) is in the bow building word. Before this I've built some D/R longbows. I didn't have any example to really look at but thought that 1/2" String Follow would work thinking that the bow might take some additional "set" over time increasing the SF some. I just don't know. Maybe some of you could straighten me out here.

Will a glass backed SF bow take on any additional SF over time?

Dick, that' simply amazing. You're down to pulling  23-27# and still building bows and enjoying every shot. My hat's off to ya! Must be keeping you young at heart.    :notworthy:
The scent of Autumn is like food to the hunters soul.

#16
April 20, 2011, 07:37:00 AM
very cool!!

Being glass backed it will behave just like any other bow, no matter backset, straight, or SF.

The profile is locked in between the glass.

hvyhitter

#17
April 20, 2011, 08:33:00 AM
WoW...very nice!!!
Bowhunting is "KILL and EAT" not "Catch and Release".....Semper Fi!

Dick in Seattle

#18
April 20, 2011, 12:08:00 PM
Tony is right on... when I first got interested in bow building, it was because I wanted a copy of the 1950's lemonwood longbow I had in... well, the 1950's...   (My how time flies...)   I had/have a couple of original examples, but with age and additional acquired set, they have lost a lot of oomph.  I wanted to see if building the original amount of set in via a fiberglass layup would give a bow like the original that wouldn't acquire more set and hence lose performance.  Needless to say, it works!  Good to see string follow catching on.  Now, if I could just get folks to stop using shelves!     :)
Dick in Seattle

"It ain't how well the bow you shoot shoots, it's how well you shoot the bow you shoot."

Hatrick

#19
April 20, 2011, 08:23:00 PM
Thanks guys, I just figured it may take a bit more set fiberglass or not. Nice to know I can add some additional string follow and not worry. Fact is I was just out shooting it some. This is a really fun bow to shoot. I was surprised at how well it shot 440 grain woodies. Not bad cast at all. I've got plenty of materials to build another but it may be a while with everything else there is to do.

Dick, sorry bud, I love the string follow but I HAVE to have a shelf.    :D
The scent of Autumn is like food to the hunters soul.
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