HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

Green · May 30, 2014, 01:40:00 PM

For not having a cresting rig, I'd say you did exceedingly well! Hope you have great success with those in the Fall.

cahaba · May 30, 2014, 02:39:00 PM

Thanks Rob and Brian.
I really need to make a cresting jig. Does anyone know a site to order a motor from?

I used to always purchased my wood arrows or shot aluminum and then carbon. Then I got to reading some of the great tutorials on here and decided to try making some.

I really enjoy making them and if I had a few more tools it would probably become an addiction!

cahaba · May 30, 2014, 02:40:00 PM

OOPs

JDBerry · May 30, 2014, 04:11:00 PM

Pluto had a party the other day, nailed a 1/2 dz. 55-60s, good thing he is bigger then me. ..James

Brianlocal3 · May 30, 2014, 04:12:00 PM

I picked mine up from the local vaccum and sewing machine store

Brianlocal3 · May 30, 2014, 04:39:00 PM

He will be pooping toothpicks for a week

Green · May 30, 2014, 08:01:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by JDBerry:
Pluto had a party the other day, nailed a 1/2 dz. 55-60s, good thing he is bigger then me. ..James

He's telling you no more running off and winning IBO shoots while leaving him home! Don't disrespect any dog that outweighs you! :D

Brianlocal3 · May 30, 2014, 08:09:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Green:

QuoteOriginally posted by JDBerry:
Pluto had a party the other day, nailed a 1/2 dz. 55-60s, good thing he is bigger then me. ..James
He's telling you no more running off and winning IBO shoots while leaving him home! Don't disrespect any dog that outweighs you! :D [/b]

That and then he leaves him another weekend to go win the Washington State Championships in traditional longbow division, so twice this year he's left the poor defenseless 200 lbs dog while he goes out and brings home trophies

Pluto is just telling him he can't eat trophies. Lol

Jim Picarelli · May 30, 2014, 08:45:00 PM

Does HHA do weight reductions on their bows or is that a job better suited to the Bow Hospital and other places like that? Reason being, I have a 68" Wesley that's 65@27(I'm drawing 60# on it)....great shooting bow but I can only handle it for maybe 20-25 shots before getting fatigued. I'm thinking maybe 6-8 lbs off of her and she'd be perfect...Thanks for any info

Paul_R · May 30, 2014, 08:48:00 PM

Yes HHA does weight reductions and HHA would be my first choice for work on any HHA bow.

Jim Picarelli · May 30, 2014, 08:56:00 PM

Thanks Paul...makes sense to me too

Overspined · May 31, 2014, 06:32:00 AM

Used to be about $150 for HHA to reduce & refinish a bow..

Thanks James, I love making arrows but now I have to shoot them because my woodie pile is getting too big to justify making more.

mike g · May 31, 2014, 09:58:00 AM

Craig at HHA did mine for me, I think about 5 lbs. is the limit....
With shipping both ways, I had my bow back in 2 weeks....

David Mitchell · May 31, 2014, 10:59:00 AM

Craig did my Redman reduction for me--came back just like new. But like Mike, I think about 5# is usually about all they can do. But it depends on how much the glass was taken down to hit target weight to begin with.

Jim Picarelli · May 31, 2014, 11:10:00 AM

I could live with 5#. I'll have to give Craig a call and set something up. Thanks

58WINTERS · May 31, 2014, 11:32:00 AM

I had 5 taken off a Wes Spec 8 might be pushing it. Best talk to Craig or Jason they know their bows best.
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Paul_R · May 31, 2014, 11:43:00 AM

The amount that can be taken off is typically 10% no matter who's doing the work.

May 31, 2014, 09:39:00 PM

It all depends on the bow. If it is one that has a boxy tiller and sharper corners, a bit more than ten percent is possible. One can loose five pound by just rounding the corners, if one then sands the glass thinner a few more pounds are possible, if one then reduces the limb dimensions and increases the trap a few more pounds are lost. If it is one that came in heavy to begin with, some of these steps may already have been taken to get down to the order weight and not so much can be reduced. However, these bows tend to be lean and mean and really are fine shooting bows.

mike g · June 01, 2014, 10:29:00 AM

In a couple of months.
I'll be looking for another Hill style bow.
As far as the lambs go, which woods would be best....
Which wood is best for compression, which I guess would be the belly. Osage. and which one for the back....Yew ?....Bamboo core..?
I'm thinking on the lines of a Tembo, Less lambs, less glue lines etc....
And I'm not discounting JD Berry's bow's.

I'm also thinking....
Forward handle.
String follow.
Back set.

I can't afford a lot of bows, so I would like the best of everything in one bow....If that's possible....

Charlie Lamb · June 01, 2014, 11:00:00 AM

Mike... if it was me, I'd chose a bamboo core and forget about the veneers, solid color glass (black or brown), reverse handle if that's what you think you'll like and a little backset or regular handle in string follow.

Howard Hill Archery is fast on delivery and dependable bows of high quality.

It would be hard to beat a J.D. Berry bow in any configuration. I'd call and pick his brain regardless.