Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: osage outlaw on May 11, 2012, 12:19:22 am
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I thought I would post my finished "Bullet" bow. A lot of you guys got to see this bow at the Classic. It is 45# @26" and 65" or 66" long. I can't remember right now. I over built it a little because the wood was very low quality. It had thick early rings and the late wood was crumbly. I had to put horn overlays on it because the string was denting the nocks while tillering it. This was the first time I've tried tip overlays and it won't be my last. The lower limb has a nice whoop de doo coming out of the fade. When I roughed out the bow on the bandsaw, I found a bullet in the back of the knot in the upper limb. The tree grew around it and caused the open knot hole. When I finished the bow, I drilled a hole in the lower fade and glued the bullet back into it. It kind of felt right keeping the bullet with it. Drilling a hole into a finished bow was a little different :o
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14719.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14716.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14718.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14720.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14721.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14722.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14725.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14724.jpg)
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14728.jpg)
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Beautiful bend, Clint. Getting to see her in person makes it easy to appreciate her.
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Thanks Pat. She sure did draw some attention down there.
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Very nicely done! Character bows are sure nice! Jawge
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Nice job on that bow, glad we got to spend some time together talking at the classic.
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very cool and unique bow. great job man.
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Real nice bow, great touch keeping the bullet, and great work with a tricky stave.
Del
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Great tiller. The bullet and hole mid limb is ace.
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Very nice job,that's sweet. :)
Pappy
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Very cool bow Clint. Trade ya' one of mine for it? ............Come on!
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Glad i got to see this one in person....there always better up close ;) you need to find the man that shot that bullet and thank him for putting a hole in your bow for ya :laugh:
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Glad i got to see this one in person....there always better up close ;) you need to find the man that shot that bullet and thank him for putting a hole in your bow for ya :laugh:
It was probably Clint that misplaced that chunk o' lead! You ever seen him shoot? WOW......thats why he got into archery!
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Great looking bow Clint. It was nice to meet and talk with you at the Classic. Great job.
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Nice job, OO. That hole's a little high for a peep sight, isn't it? :-\ That is very cool leaving the bullet with the wood. Just curious...does it look like a modern bullet? Could you tell what caliber? Just wondering how it might have gotten there...if someone missed a shot at some game, or such.
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Cool bow, Clint! Was great to see it in person. Those horn tips sure dressed it up. Couldn'ta picked a better color combination.
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I love it! Gives new meaning to "shooting a bow." Great story with that one.
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That bows got a really nice bend in it. ' Frank
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Thanks guys.
Badger, Blackhawk, MattW., Stringstretcher: It was nice to meet you guys and build bows next to you.
Matt, those horns were the only thing I had for overlays at the time. They came from my Grandpas old tool shed. I grabbed them before it was tore down.
Pearly: NO, and it wasn't my bullet >:( ;)
Lesken2011: It was a copper jacketed lead bullet. I'm not sure what cal. The tree was growing next to a country road. It was probably the victim of a driveby. All of our signs have bullet holes in them around here :o
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Love it!!
Sweet bend and story :)