Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: RyanR on February 05, 2016, 09:37:25 pm
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About two years ago Chris D (The Bad Chris) gave me one of the billets for this bow at the Marshall MI shoot. A few months later I got the other billet that I had originally intended for a different project from Chris K (The Good Chris). Awhile later I dreamed up the idea of making this bow. They were both osage billets but, they each had a much different appearance. One had a yellow appearance with your typical medium growth rings. The other was more orange in appearance and had huge late growth rings 1/4" thick. They both had a side bend so I took that into consideration when laying out the splice. Luckily most of the bend was taken out with heat correction. The splice is a 4" W-splice with two 3/8" oak dowel pins. The bow is 66" ttt and hold 2-1/2" of reflex. The overlays are water buffalo horn that I bought from the pet store. I have not put it on the scale but I estimate it to be low 50's at 27". I was originally worried that the two different billets may give bad shooting characteristics but, it shoots really nice and has a very smooth draw.
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More pics
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That came out nice, that reflex will give it some extra yardage for sure.
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Really cool idea. Beautiful job joining those up and killer tiller.
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Great job on that one Ryan. The full draw looks perfect.
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Real nice Ryan I like that one
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Good work Ryan. I had forgotten about that billet. The tiller looks perfect and the un-braced pic tells the story.
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Great looking tiller! Nicely done. Jawge
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Great looking bow and very nice profile!
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That bow had a unique beginning...looks great.
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Awesome...glad to see those put to use. Looks great Ryan!!! :)
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Nice!
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Nice looking bow Ryan. Nice job.
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man that is one sweet bend. tiller looks spot on. great bow.
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Nice job, bet she really spits an arrow
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Looks like your found some common ground between the good and the bad, well done. Excellent tiller
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Great idea Ryan...looks good.
The full draw looks like the good, bad and the ugly.. >:D :) ;)
DBar
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That bow is like Yin and Yang man! It looks absolutely fantastic great job! :)
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very nice,, congrats :)
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Nicely done Ryan, great looking bow.
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So the photo with you shooting this could be titled "The good, the bad, and the ugly"? >:D (couldn't help myself, it was just laying there)
Ok, the story of this bow's genesis is plenty cool, right there! No doubt about that. But then you pulled this thing together with that killer tiller! You get some real cred when it comes time to boast! This bow comes with bragging rights!
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So the photo with you shooting this could be titled "The good, the bad, and the ugly"? >:D (couldn't help myself, it was just laying there)
Wow, I didn't realize I set myself up like that. I let my gaurd down. LOL
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Nice work Ryan
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Nice bow and cool story!
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Thanks for all the compliments. I finished this around Christmas and finally got around to taking pictures and posting it. I guess better late than never.
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He just needs an ugly arrow now...
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Nice lookin bow Ryan. Great work
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Very nice and good name, ;) which limb cooperated the best, good Chris or Bad Chris. :-\
Pappy
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Great looking bow. Excellent bend. Nice job!
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good looking bow Ryan....hope all is well with you, haven't heard much from ya lately!
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Very nice and good name, ;) which limb cooperated the best, good Chris or Bad Chris. :-\
Pappy
Both limbs seemed to cooperate fairly well. I will bring it to Elm Hall if I remember not to let Pearly shoot it at Marshall. Otherwise it may be firewood.
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Where's the UGLY??