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    • rayborbon
        October 26, 2009 at 3:11 am
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        #5299

        Looking to finish up this project before late season archery.

        Hickory, Osage and Yew longbow at 70 inches. Should weight in at about 65 lbs draw @ 28 inches.

        Sharing some pics. This is about my 4th bow and my 3rd laminated one…

      • Stephen Graf
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          October 26, 2009 at 10:07 am
          Post count: 2428
          #39650

          Nice! Especially like the way you did the string nocks with the tapered down hickory.
          Good luck in the late season!

        • Mark Turton
            October 26, 2009 at 4:23 pm
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            #40001

            Looking good Ray, interested to see it with varnish on and to hear ho it shoots.

            Mark.

          • Rocks
              October 27, 2009 at 2:54 am
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              #40529

              Very nice, I like it!

            • Chris Shelton
                October 28, 2009 at 3:30 pm
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                #42365

                very nice work, I really want to make my own td curve, cant affort to right now, college is expensive!!! Great work though!

              • rayborbon
                  October 29, 2009 at 4:57 am
                  Post count: 298
                  #42990

                  Got a string on it. Wow this thing is hard to string up. I feel like a sissy.

                  It’s done cosmetically. Next stop… The Range

                • db22
                    November 1, 2009 at 1:58 pm
                    Post count: 24
                    #46911

                    What adhesive did you use to glue the pieces together? So far, I have only made self bows of red oak, with risers glued on using Titebond III. Hope to have a bandsaw by springtime, and start a walnut/maple or hickory/maple longbow, with some deflex in the limbs. Thank you for the pictures and inspiration!

                  • db22
                      November 1, 2009 at 1:59 pm
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                      #46913

                      sorry — accidental double-post

                    • rayborbon
                        November 1, 2009 at 4:30 pm
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                        #47065

                        I used Smooth On EA 40 on these pieces. However if I was not using osage and instead used something like IPE then I would certainly go with Nelson’s URAC 185. I think Smooth ON EA 40 tends to stick better to the oily woods like Osage.

                        This particular bow had no requirement for a band saw. The belt sander was much more useful.

                        Good luck on your project.

                      • Mark Turton
                          November 2, 2009 at 5:09 pm
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                          #48188

                          Hi Ray

                          That looks very nice, so how did it shoot?

                          Mark.

                        • rayborbon
                            November 3, 2009 at 10:43 pm
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                            #49549

                            Well I finally got around to it this morning.

                            It launches the arrows like intercontinental ballistic missiles. A tiny bit of hand shock on the shot but nothing more than some professionally crafted bows which I have shot.

                            I’d say it’s a success. I put it on my friends’ scale and it came out to exactly 67 lbs @ 28 inches.

                          • Mark Turton
                              November 4, 2009 at 12:38 pm
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                              #50158

                              That’s a good weight to have I personally would not want to go any heavier but sounds as though it suits you well. Might a heavier arrow soak up some of that energy and reduce hand shock?

                              Mark.

                            • rayborbon
                                November 4, 2009 at 6:26 pm
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                                #50426

                                I don’t see the hand shock as an issue. It’s not very significant and some people might not notice it as much as I did. It was more of a critical remark than it was a functional problem.

                              • Daniel
                                  November 7, 2009 at 9:25 pm
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                                  #53881

                                  Looks like artwork to me, very nice longbow !!!
                                  SB

                                • Bow-Cephus
                                    January 8, 2010 at 3:11 am
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                                    #10379

                                    Wow looks great! Much more detailed than I’ve been able to carve out yet!!! Great JOB!! 😀

                                  • Chris Shelton
                                      January 8, 2010 at 6:55 pm
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                                      #11082

                                      just a question about your work of art, why suck the low brace height? I am sure there is a good reason, just never shot with a low brace like that myself?

                                    • rayborbon
                                        January 10, 2010 at 4:48 am
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                                        #12690

                                        It was with a low brace height in the photo because the string was incomplete. In fact the string in the photo did not even have serving material yet.

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