Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Marc St Louis on January 06, 2017, 05:25:54 pm
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Been a few months since I worked on a bow, been busy making another one of these
(http://i.imgur.com/GWFdYZl.jpg)
But I got an urge to make one a couple weeks ago, I wasn't too sure what I was going to make though. I started going through what I had in my shop and came across a nice billet of Osage that was big enough, after sawing in half, for both limbs. Here is what I made.
Bow is 64" overall, limbs are 1 3/8" wide with very little width taper for most of their length and have a shallow D section, backing is Sugar Maple. It pulls about 52# @ 28". I glued in 4 1/2" of reflex and it is maintaining over 2", so far. It shoots really well, I am limited to shooting in my shop though. Because it shoots so well I tried testing it for speed using a 510 grain arrow but was mostly getting errors, I did get 1 reading of 145 fps but it was on a short draw of about 26". I had to stop because it was blowing through my stop and starting to punching holes in my back door, can't have that in the Winter.
Here are some pictures
(http://i.imgur.com/t4cIkWo.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/awcT13r.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/HoS963p.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/fTRf8vD.jpg)
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Very nice, Marc.,(the harp and the bow).
I remember another Canadian from a while back, that extolled the virtues of sugar maple as a backing. Do you think that some backings contribute more to good performance, than we usually give credit for?
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Lovely!beautiful profiles !
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Great bend Mark and i love maple as a backer, willie you must be thinking of adb
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Thanks guys.
Could be that a backing that doesn't stretch much, like Bamboo, may have an edge in performance but I can't see it being much.
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Goodness, Marc. You do work as good as, or better than, any I ever have as if you are putting on your socks in the morning.....
How much do we reckon sugar maple stretches, really? 1% ? Maybe 2%? I mean, she took a tiny amount of set, so the backing must be stiff ENOUGH for the belly.
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I like that longer straight limb design mark, it really seems to make more sense on reflexed bows. I have been leaning that way lately.
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I like that longer straight limb design mark, it really seems to make more sense on reflexed bows. I have been leaning that way lately.
Question on your harp, are there only two different strings used on that?
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Beautiful Marc !
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I like that longer straight limb design mark, it really seems to make more sense on reflexed bows. I have been leaning that way lately.
Question on your harp, are there only two different strings used on that?
There are 5 different gauges and 3 different colours Steve. There are 4 strings of .25 for the high notes, then 6 of .32, then 6 of .36, then another 4 of .40 and finally .50. Then there are blue string for the F notes and reds for the C. My wife is the musician, I just build them
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Nice bend Marc.
Bjrogg
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There is something so absolutely pure about your work. All the bend is in the right places. It just astounds me every time. Thanks so much for posting :)
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I thought at first we were going to see a maple and osage harp! :)
Awesome bow. An R/D is on my bucket list of bows to make and yours are an inspiration.
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I can't carry a tune in a five gallon bucket. But I don't know which I like the best the harp or the bow. Very talented man. Arvin
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Thanks guys
P.S. I made this bow left handed because I have had to switch from right to left to overcome my target panic situation, I think as was said in another thread, I've had too many bows break :). Shooting left makes me focus more
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Nice bow, Marc. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who ruined my shot my breaking bows. Hope shooty lefty works for you.
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Very nice looking tiller on that bow.
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Shooting lefty never helped my shot😲
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That is a beautiful bow Marc. I love those profiles. I really need to try this design.
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Thanks guys.
Sadly I am quite a bit more accurate when I shoot right but need to force myself to focus on the draw. Shooting left forces me to focus on my form instead which is not instinctive, yet
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Love the curves of this bow Marc. Excellent work as usual
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Beautiful bow! Love the bend on it. Great job!
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Thank you guys
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Beautiful bow and harp, Marc. You are a talented woodworker and bowyer. Jawge
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You've got one of the best eyes for tiller and woodwork out there Marc.Taking those full draw pics does it's job.Your staying busy while it's white & cold up there too.Sweet looking brace and full draw profile.A different combo of materials for people to see.One thing I notice is your concern for balance of forces back to belly.Like the length on that bow too.
Have you seen any moose lately?I know you showed you made a good stand a while back.
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Thanks guys
I saw a set of Moose tracks a couple months ago during hunting season Ed, they were about 100 yards from my house, but nothing since then. I think they have moved to higher ground now
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Can't remember a wood combo like this.
The profiles look great, I like how the recurves opens up just a bit in the f/d.
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Very nice Marc!
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Beautiful bow Marc as usual. I know a lot of folks that have switched to left hand for the same reason and it has seemed to work for them. Good luck with that. Nothing worse for folks that love bows and shooting than TP. I don't even say the words anymore. ;) :) :)
Pappy
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Thanks guys
TP, I like that :)
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Beautiful curves
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Very nice as always, Marc. This is my first hearing of TP. Read a little about it...very interesting. I'm wondering if you are right eye dominant and if this is presenting trouble. That's a curious phenomenon.
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You build the bow that I aspire to create some day...........!
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Thanks guys.
Having one eye dominant doesn't apply when shooting instinctive
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that is a beautiful bow, but it only has one string,, how do you play a chord,,???
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Marc, this one gets my vote for backed BOM. It's one of my all-time favorites! How's it shooting? (AT)
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Besides testing the ones I recently made I haven't really shot a bow for months. We are getting such a crazy amount of rain since Winter ended that it has set me back in all my work.
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Beautiful work on that bow Marc.