My latest crossbow, all wood and hemp and finish. Ten inch powerstroke, 100# draw. Stock 35 inches, slightly longer than necessary. Verbs omitted entirely.
![Wood crossbow DSC03319](https://2img.net/h/i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/trufflehound5/DSC03319.jpg)
![Wood crossbow DSC03318](https://2img.net/h/i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/trufflehound5/DSC03318.jpg)
![Wood crossbow Th_DSC03314](https://2img.net/h/i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/trufflehound5/th_DSC03314.jpg)
The stock is poplar, the trigger oak, the bow itself red oak backed with hickory, or pecan really. Finish is a linseed oil/polyurethane oil finish (This seemed to work well, but I saw a lot of miniscule cracks in the finish on the belly. Any experience?)
The tiller is a little off, and it bends too much near the middle of the bow. I gave it some set near the end of the tillering process, so I can't do much about that. Crysals never mend.
Here is a closer view of the fades. You can see the crysals. The bow still functions, but I don't have any similar bows to compare it to. Probably is somewhat sluggish, but it still packs a fair punch. Note that I used a rift-sawn board instead of a flat-sawn board. I think this happened because I read something Geezer wrote in an all-wood prod thread, saying that in crossbows the grain should run from top to bottom instead of side to side. I probably should have realized then that he could be talking about the stock.![Wood crossbow DSC03320](https://2img.net/h/i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/trufflehound5/DSC03320.jpg)
So there we are. Thought I'd share.
Red oak is rather stiff and splitty, so I'd thought this would be my last red oak crossbow. But then yesterday I snagged a bunch or of red oak salvage boards from a faceframe, so I guess I must walk down that road a little longer. The constraints of a low budget.
![Wood crossbow DSC03319](https://2img.net/h/i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/trufflehound5/DSC03319.jpg)
![Wood crossbow DSC03318](https://2img.net/h/i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/trufflehound5/DSC03318.jpg)
![Wood crossbow Th_DSC03314](https://2img.net/h/i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/trufflehound5/th_DSC03314.jpg)
The stock is poplar, the trigger oak, the bow itself red oak backed with hickory, or pecan really. Finish is a linseed oil/polyurethane oil finish (This seemed to work well, but I saw a lot of miniscule cracks in the finish on the belly. Any experience?)
The tiller is a little off, and it bends too much near the middle of the bow. I gave it some set near the end of the tillering process, so I can't do much about that. Crysals never mend.
Here is a closer view of the fades. You can see the crysals. The bow still functions, but I don't have any similar bows to compare it to. Probably is somewhat sluggish, but it still packs a fair punch. Note that I used a rift-sawn board instead of a flat-sawn board. I think this happened because I read something Geezer wrote in an all-wood prod thread, saying that in crossbows the grain should run from top to bottom instead of side to side. I probably should have realized then that he could be talking about the stock.
![Wood crossbow DSC03320](https://2img.net/h/i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/trufflehound5/DSC03320.jpg)
So there we are. Thought I'd share.
Red oak is rather stiff and splitty, so I'd thought this would be my last red oak crossbow. But then yesterday I snagged a bunch or of red oak salvage boards from a faceframe, so I guess I must walk down that road a little longer. The constraints of a low budget.