| From: Toms
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Hi all,
I'm in the final stages of finishing up a Belcher bow blank, the hybrid, and thought I would share some pics. It's Jim's Longhorn model, 66" and 34@28.
If you are at all into woodworking I'd recommend you give these a try. Super fun and they don't take a lot of specialized tools. I finished this one with some files, an old detail sander, a crappy belt sander and some left over finish.
Best part was the cost. I've always wanted a "target" Longhorn but couldn't afford the price. This route is much more affordable.
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| From: Toms
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Some more pics
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| From: Toms
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Strung
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| From: GF
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Can you show full profile strung/un-strung?
Looks great from here!
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| From: Chas
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Well done, I don't see this option on their site??
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| From: Earl Mason
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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How much was the blank? And yes show the profile.
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| From: Pa Steve
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Good job. That's a nice looking bow.
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| From: Toms
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Thanks for kind words. Here is a pic of the profile, hopefully it doesn't come out sideways.
I added the overlays myself. The riser is out of figured Mozambique as is the overlay. The bottom part of the overlay is cut from a piece of wood i found in my dad's garage.
The blank was a bit more than the standard because i upgraded the riser. I believe action wood is the standard option. I wanted something heavier. Here is the website for these, as you can see there are some more options in terms of models available.
https://omcbowyersupply.com/t/bow-blanks
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| From: Toms
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Pics aren't exactly working. Try that again,
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| From: 2 bears
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Very nice. The overlays set it off. I will check them out. Thanks.>>>----> Ken
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| From: buddyb
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Nice bow, what wood is that, "shedua"?
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| From: Barber
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Dry nice
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| From: Toms
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| Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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The riser is Figured Mozambique. I had never heard of it before and later Jim told me they use it in railway bridges in Africa. Very hard and dense stuff - at least if you are using hand tools.
It was a bit harder to work with compared to other woods i have experience with like diamond wood, rosewood or wenge in terms of toughness. It finished up nicely and has some decent heft which i like.
I haven't really tuned the bow yet but it shoots Carbon Express Predators 800 spine with 175 tips amazingly well. I set the nock point at 1/2 inch above centre and the shafts fly without any wobble. I shot them through paper and they are just about perfect bullet holes, just very slightly weak.
The bow shoots great. It is super smooth and stable, and has quite a bit of performance. I'll see if I can find some unbraced pics which show the reflex in the limbs.
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| From: joe vt
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| Date: 10-Dec-17 |
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Ovangkol, Amazique, Amazoue, Mozambique, and Shedua, they are all the same wood with different names.
Great looking bow, well done.
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| From: cobra
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| Date: 10-Dec-17 |
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Looks great. Love the riser.
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| From: deerhunt51
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| Date: 10-Dec-17 |
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175 grain tips! I bet it shows week. I would think you could easily go to 700 spine arrows.
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| From: Dogman
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| Date: 12-Dec-17 |
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Was the arrow shelf cut out and roughed in when you received the blank. Was your grip roughed in?
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