Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: SLIMBOB on June 16, 2019, 03:33:41 pm
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Finished this one up today. Or nearly. I have undone the handle wrap and I am flipping the bow over. It just shoots much better flipped. But, outside of that technicality, it's done. A few thoughts. I love Mulberry...If I had but one wish in 2019, that wish would obviously be that all the children of the world would join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace. But if I had 2 wishes...yeah the first would be that crap about the kids, but the second wish would be that I had an unlimited supply of sweet Mulberry at my finger tips. (hat tip Steve Martin). I loved working with this wood. I think the comparisons with it being a cousin to Osage are misleading a little. Much softer than Osage. The heartwood works more like Hackberry to me. Except it does work like a dream under the drawknife unlike Hackberry. Getting the sap wood off was a nightmare, but once underneath it the heartwood will do most any thing you ask it to. Although somewhat easily dinged if your not careful, it surprised me once I had a string on it. I was certain it would snap before I got to 27 inches, or at least lose all of its muscle and take a lot of set. Wrong on both. It never worked up a sweat getting to full draw and it settled in with 1 7/8 inches of reflex and stayed right there. It's about 1 inch of reflex when first unstrung and then shortly after it rebounds to 1 7/8 inches. Had to glue in a handle section as it got to thin right there in the middle. It shoots really sweet (especially since I flipped it over). The R/D aspect is guess work for me as I don't have a lot of experience with them, so the tiller is more or less what I thought looked right than anything else. Any comments on that aspect from you R/D guys is welcomed. Any way, thanks for looking.
The specs....
Texas Mulberry (Red)
67 inches ttp
Reflex/Deflex
About 1 5/8 inches wide at the fades
parallel to mid limb and then tapered to about 1/2 inch at the tips
Black Cherry tip overlays
48 lbs at 27 inches btw.
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Braced and money shot.
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That's a very nice looking bow!
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Thanks Clint. Glad you checked in. Very glad you like it!
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Bob,
You got that right, that is "money"...Nice bend, balance and craftsmanship buddy...Excellent finish and tips are beautiful...I mean you got that Hackberry in spades man...
Don
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Nice handle wrap on a nice looking stick!
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Hey Don. Thanks! I am pretty proud of this one. Not so much the finish work, although it's not bad, I just love this bow. The sweep of the limbs and the way it shoots.
Thanks Dvshunter. The handle wrap like this was a first for me. I do like the way it feels in the hand with it.
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That’s a good un!
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Very nice indeed! I'll bet she's smooth as silk (you know they couldn't make silk without mulberry trees). 8)
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Thanks Curt. This is that Mulberry we cut on your place 6 and a half years ago. I know to someone with your advanced age it seems like just yesterday. ;D
Thanks upstate.
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Very nice mulberry R/D bow, Bob. I'd bet she is a sweet shooter at that length. :OK
Mulberry is very nice bow wood.
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I like the length. Beautiful bow and finish.
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Very nice, I like that one :D
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Looking good Slimbob. Afraid I haven't gotten very far on that mulberry I stripped the sapwood off of. Kinda hoping the weather straightens out and I don't have time to till winter. Your giving me some serious inspiration though.
Bjrogg
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Thanks Pat. I appreciate your input on this one.
Thanks woodely
Thanks DC.
Thanks bjrogg. Hope you get to plow, but if and when you tackle that Mulberry...mmm,mmm good!
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Awesome bow, I love the rd shape. Mulberry is one of my favourite bow woods for sure and you did this one proud
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Real nice Slimbob! Looks like it ought to have some zip to it.
Mike
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Thanks Leon. Mulberry quickly moved up near the top for me. Small sample size with this being my first bow from it, but really like it.
Thanks Mike. It's definitely got some muscle behind it.
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Nice looking bow. Love the color of the tips...the contrast looks great on that mulberry. Also, excellent job on the handle. An all around great job.
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:OK
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man... that looks sweet...gut
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Now that is a sweet lookin rig... love the overlays, and that tiller is spot on. Great work.
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Good job SLIMBOB! I need to keep an eye out for Mulberry.
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Yes that is a very nice bow
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Thanks guys. This was one I enjoyed working on as much as any I have made. Except removing the sap wood. That sucked. But from cutting this one with my buddy Curt, right up to applying the finish, this one was a joy, and somewhat effortless in a lot of ways. The results are just a reflection of that I think.
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Looks like a sweet shooter to me. I have been meaning to try mulberry. Your finishing work is great.
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That's a WOWser!
Excellent work, BoB. Love the profiles, the fd is perfect.
And yep mulberry is great bowwood, I love it too.
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Great work Bob! Love the profile both unstrung and full draw, money for sure :OK
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That is a real beauty, I love how you deflexed the handle area. Greatjob!
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Hey Bob, seem's you are on a good run (-S excellent bow you did - she's real beauty!!! How did you deflex the stave in the handle? I checked your build along but didn't find that point... (-_) Cheers from overseas - Simon
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Hey Howard. Good to hear from you. Hope you find Mulberry as pleasing as I do.
Thanks Simon. Your #100 was an inspiration to me and a model.
Ben. Thanks man
Badger. Thanks. I’m proud of this one. It shoots really sweet.
simk. Thanks! The handle was thin. About an inch deep. Mulberry bends easily I found, so dry heat and a few clamps.
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Well done. nice work.
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Thanks bassman. Like that little number you have posted. I really liked that Plains style bow you did earlier this year. Very nice.
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Very impressive! Jawge
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Just a few last minute thank you’s before closing this one out...thanks to PatB for offering his advice on this one throughout. It was very helpful. Thanks to DC. Appreciate your input when I called on you. Thanks to Marc and Simon. I relied on the R/D bows from you both as a model to get this right. Thanks to Curt “tipistuff” for letting...no, helping me cut this from his place. Thanks to everyone who followed me on this one. Appreciate all the input, and encouragement. This one was plain ole fun!
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Beautiful job Bob
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Bob,
Well deserved my friend...Thanks for posting your work here...Looking forward to that sinew backed Osage rocket launcher man!
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Congrats,,,beautiful (-S
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Sidewinder. Thanks.
bradsmith2010. Thank you.
Don. I've done only a bit on the recurve. Getting the profile even right now. It's close and I will work on it some today. I have a bit of deer rawhide headed my way to cover the sinew with. That stave was a mess when I started and it is still womperty (if that's a word), but It's gonna become a bow I believe. Not a pretty one, but a shooter. That's the plan any way. Working a bit on a new Elm bow as well. It's been drying for a few months and I think it's ready to floor tiller. Excited about it.
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That's a beauty! Very nice work bob! Thanks for sharing!