New Bow & set of arrows

Daniel Koster

Daniel Koster

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I visit an archery forum now-n-then (PM me if you want the name...I'm not sure cross-forum posting is allowed...?)

Anyway...there's a custom longbow over there...goes by the name of luvmysupertec.

I contacted him a while back to see if he'd like a trade...:D :D :D


He said YES!


And, as you all know, I am a Tradin Fool!!



So we set it up - a longbow for a K2 Karda and Santoku - both in ironwood. Do the math...you'll see who usually comes out on top in a trade with me. ;)



Anyway...long story short...I got the bow a few weeks back. Sent it out for a custom string, sealskin rest, beavertail silencers and a dozen custom arrows - all to be done by a local "arrowsmith": Bob Cottingham. Bob does excellent work! As did Bill (luvmysupertec). :thumbup:

I could not be more pleased with the whole deal.

This bow shoots like a dream and the arrows fly straight and true.

Specs:

69" tall
55# at 31" (my draw is 30.5")

The bow is made from walnut, cocobolo and purpleheart. Limbs are walnut over a bamboo core and the riser is alternating cocobolo/purpleheart/maple.

The string is black dacron 50, twisted and served.

The arrows are tapered port orford cedar shafts, painted red, crested and coated with 4 - 4" brown feathers. Half have brass target tips, the other half have medieval target tips. Nocks are red.

I am set!!!




Ok...here are some pics. :D


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Close-up

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OK...maybe the smile is on the inside....*groan*....I'm no beauty queen!!!

Dan
 
I didn't know you could make a bow out of multiple wood types. Does that mean it is not all one piece? How hard is it to pull back? As you can see, I don't know anything about bows, but it looks nice.
 
Snow - Yes - it is laminated strips of wood. Some use bamboo, some use phenolic for a core, then add strips and shape! :thumbup:

This bow is quite easy to pull back and doesn't stack. That's mostly because of the extra length, but also because of the good craftsmanship.
 
That's outstanding! Some day I'm going to have to get into Longbows/recurves. I only shoot compound for now.
 
We'll start calling you robin hood soon enough. I thought I read a while back that you had made a long bow at rabbitstick (I think it was you), how did that one turn out?
 
Very nice. We're on the same page it seems. Except with that whip thing. Damn.
 
Yes - that's the idea. :thumbup:

I'm also considering making up some stone point arrows for it too...



Probably going to do a boar hunt and a deer hunt first, though.
 
Looks real good.Be careful or you will be up to your eyeballs in bows.I've been shooting trad about three years and have been through nearly a dozen bows.I'm shooting DAS recurves now.I've been contacted by A&H and am trying to decide if I want to order one of their longbows.

Didn't mean to ramble on about me.Do you bareshaft tune your arrows?
 
I'm not even sure what that means...:D


I'm kinda new to traditional archery. :o
 
Daniel,
When you bareshaft, you tune your arrows so that they will fly straight into a target at 20 yards without any feathers. You do this by adjusting brace on the bow,knock position and arrow point weight.When they are tuned you will have a more forgiving set up that will shoot a tighter group.

Lots of info on that other sight if you do a search on bareshafting.Let me know if I can help in any way.

Sorry if this sounds like I'm being a know-it-all. I'm just as much a nut about trad bows as knives.

I hope you enjoy your bow.It is a beauty.
 
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