Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: islandpiper on January 20, 2009, 10:07:14 pm
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Here is the first of the MOVIE BOWS. I was contacted by the writer of a screen play that will be filmed in mid-March. I'll be making four bows, all long flatbows. Here is the first of them, not quite finished yet. I brought it home today and shot a dozen or so through it and that baby is sweet, for such a long bow. I'll post some specs when I can measure them.
Here are some pics, as it stands tonight.
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By the way, here is a link to the movie's blog.
http://www.gatetovalhalla.blogspot.com/
piper
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Ya dont look like a ELVE ?????? ;D
bob
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real nice bow :)
What does it pull?
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Thank goodness, they are not relying on me to act in the movie. There are guys who do that who can't make bows.......see, there is balance in the cosmos. :) :)
And, by the way, the Elves in this film are all taller than me. Something changed in the world of fantasy. Elves were little guys when I was a kid. Now, they are big, strapping fellows.
piper
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Thank goodness, they are not relying on me to act in the movie. There are guys who do that who can't make bows.......see, there is balance in the cosmos. :) :)
And, by the way, the Elves in this film are all taller than me. Something changed in the world of fantasy. Elves were little guys when I was a kid. Now, they are big, strapping fellows.
piper
ya will ferrrel wrecked that with the movie elf ,just like he did every movie hes been in lol
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Thanks DavidW, I'll pull the scale on it tomorrow, I didn't have a string for it till i got home and had dinner first tonight. BTW, it is hickory, from a board. I dry-heated the flipped-tips with the heat gun and let it bend itself over the end of the bench. I didn't have any cooking oil in the shop, just a stick of margarine in the fridge. So, I used that. Worked real good, and made the shop smell great.
In spite of it's size, this is a good shooter. I was pleasantly surprised, since the last bow I made has been named the SHOOTS LIKE A DOG bow. No twist in these tips at full draw. Different board, I guess.
piper
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Lookin good piper. Give us another heads up when he movie is done so we can see your bow in action.
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Do you not have to follow the rings with hickory?
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dave,
you dont have to chase a growth ring if your back is pristeen,just ppel off the bark and thats the back,you do need to follw the grain though.
this bow he said was from a board
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Nice. It looks a lot like the Pearson hickory recurves fron the 50s and 60s.
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Gnomes are the little ones, they like to build stuff, Think Santa's little helpers.
Elves are tall, they like wine and dancing, and archery too!
But then this is just word-play. Call 'em what you want. Cause it's fantasy after all.
Cool Bow piper!
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My answer didn't post..
I have a hickory board bow cut out and seasoning. I went through boards for at least an hour before I found one that would allow me to follow the rings. I thought ALL selfbows needed to follow the rings on the back.
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Dave, if you only wasted an hour you're still doing OK. :) :)
piper
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whats the string made of and how many threads?
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The string is B-50 from 3-rivers (fast and polite delivery) , seven tan and seven red. Served with nylon. Flemish loop on one end and bowyers knot at the other.
Nocks not complete, as you see. I'll post more pics when i get back to it. piper
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Great keep us all posted....
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If there is one thing that I've learned it is that the longer bows are always the smoothest.Ron
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Here is a story that ran in the Baton Rouge news paper today. No brag, just fact. I'm looking forward to having some more bowyers stop in and say hello!!
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/livingston_tangipahoa/39456687.html
Keep an eye out for the movie!!
piper
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Cool story. :)
Pappy
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Thats great. What a cool article. violins are a bit out of my league so I admire the skill and knowledge it takes to make one correctly. I imagine learning to make long bows was a bit faster process :)
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Dave you don't have to follow a Ring on a Board Bow....I just make sure that I get either Biased Cut or Quartersawn Lumber....and don't worry about the Back....just look for grain run-off on the sides....get one with as little run-off as possible.
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This is intersting that they want bows that really function for this shoot. Are the actors going to be able to handle even reasonable draw weight for multiple shots? My understanding is most movie bows are props, not the real thing. That is true with Scropion King and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Are these going to be hero props, or will they make copies for various other shots? A hero prop, if you have not heard the term, is a prop used for close ups. For longer shots, they use similar props that don't have to look good, or ones they destroy as part of the film's story. The sword used in Robin Hood (the horrible Kevin Costner version) was something like six different swords. One was heavier and more cumbersom to make the evil Sherrif look weak and silly during the sword fight at the end, if my memory serves me right.
Dane
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Well done brother, I look forward to seeing your work in the upcoming film.. great to see someone with honor and integrity building bows for film. ... Hawk