Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: mole on January 27, 2009, 07:18:46 pm
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Whenever I go to shoot a little, chances are that I'll grab this bow. It's the second bow I made when I first got started back in 06. It's been shot hundreds upon hundreds of times by several different people. I usually hear people say how smooth and quite it is. I tell people that this is my 6 dollar/5 hour bow, because that's what it cost for the board at Lowes and how long it took me to make it (I lucked out with a great floor tiller). It's 72" tip to tip, 1 1/2 wide from fades to mid-limb and tapering to 1/2 nocks. It now pulls 50# @ 29". The linen wrapping is because I saw some slight chrysals due to three small knots in the wood. It did have a linen string, but that broke saturday.
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z239/borwish/second%20bow/DSCF0948.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z239/borwish/second%20bow/DSCF0950.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z239/borwish/second%20bow/DSCF0947.jpg)
My buddy Harley finding out how a red oak board performs. He then went out and bought one. lol That's a 32" red oak arrow that also came from Lowes.
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z239/borwish/second%20bow/DSCF0863.jpg)
Battle scars! The bottom/right damage is from me getting a little to heavy handed with the tomahawk. The upper/left damage is from my first attempt using a tiller tree. The pulley broke and the bow shot into the air and the dent is from the bow hitting the rafters. Note the bad glue joint. Placing a weight on the riser wasn't enough in this case.
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z239/borwish/second%20bow/DSCF0953.jpg)
She ain't perfect, but she's mine and she's a keeper.
John
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Most of the best bows aren't perfect. :)
Thanks for sharing.
Sean
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Lots of memories in that one eh :)
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My first bow was red oak, from Lowes. Tillered out nice, shot easily, probably a whole 20# draw!! The Pain in the Keister Bow is red oak. It's a good shooter.
Is that a Hummingbird standing next to the bow?
Too bad about Harley, not having feet and all, but he seems to get around ok. ;D
At least he has a good friend and you all share a hobby. heh heh heh
piper
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Looks like a good old workhorse. What kinda git-tars you got sitting there? You need to bring one of those to the next get-together and help us make some racket. :)
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Thanks for the compliments.
As for the guitars...The acoustic one on the floor is a Gibson J50 from the 60's. There's a good, close photo of it in one of the old National Geographics from when they were doing a story about small town Appalachian life. The semi-acoustic guitar/hollow-body electric one in the chair is a 1957 Gibson es-225td with dual pick ups. I guess they're oldies but goodies as well.
John
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I thought that looked like a J-50. I've got a mid/late 60's one just like it, great guitar.