My 1st crossbow
Business end is made of brazilian cherry. The tiller/stock is crepe-myrtle with B.C overlay for bolt rest. Bone nocks.Waiting for my camera battery to recharge and will show the trigger mech, and...
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Yes I'm not liking the overlays and do not think they are nessessary. It draws 150# at 14". I flinch like a pansy when engaging the trigger still.
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Not overlays on bow, but the top overlay on the tiler.Now usually the discharge (shooting) with this type of lever is pretty easy. What is leverage ratio on your mechanism?Means the lenght of the...
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Yes I meant the bone overlays, I like the wood overlays and it has a nice groove in it.In front of groove the lever is 28 cm, behind it it is 36 cm.
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Let us know how it shoots.What is the meaning of the two bone overlays in front of the tiler?J.
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Looks really goood!, i love the crepe-myrtle , it has nice ripples in it, makes it look like silk
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Thanks seb. Jaro there is no meaning those are the peices I removed. I must now make the grove a bit deeper, as the bolt rocks out of place when not held entirely steady. It shoots well, but I think...
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Ok it wasn't just the groove. I had to make a bone peice at the tip of the tiller to hold the base of the bodkin. Watching on video I noticed the bolt being top heavy on the tiller and the fletched...
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It's raining out so forgive the close range video, but it does show the power and effectiveness of this design.s24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/thimosabv/?action=view¤t=P1120004.flvI placed a...
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Trigger mech. Roughly done. Again I wanted to make sure every thing worked before official binding together.
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Admirable job, Thimo. I'm not much into crossbows, but I can see the challenge... That thing scares me from here!I liked the video, too.Why did you pick cherry? I am just wondering. I thought it was...
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ThimoCan you crono the bow?Like to know how fast it shoots and howheavy your bolts are? fiddler49 freezing here in beringia -18 deg F
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Ken, He used Brazilian cherry, not cherry. "Brazilian cherry" is just one of the many idiotic names invented by wood dealers. The wood is jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril) and has nothing whatsoever to do...
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Thanks everyone.Jaro I didn't want to tell them I was copying your work, because I felt this one didn't turn out as nice as yours. I figured you would take the sgt stick to it. Ken it is Brazilian...
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Sorry again, I was confused re Cherry/Brazilian Cherry...That is a really cool project...!Do you think for a self wood prod that there is a "best" wood choice, like with warbows? Meaning- for the...
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Ken, even if the crossbow can be held drawn for long I dont think that was something what an experienced crossbowman did and even with composite bow, you want to discharge as fast as you can put a...
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So a cocked crossbow would be a bit like a grenade... Ha ha. I can see where you wouldn't want to stand around with all that energy stored...Did they overcome any inefficiency by just making them...
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Yes, which eventuelly led into making them even more inefficient, which led to making them heavier....oh gosh give me a handgun! Actually the composite prods were quite efficient and light, they must...
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