Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Floorman on February 18, 2009, 12:31:54 am
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Pyramid red oak board bow 68" nock to nock 68#@27" , 2 5/8" at widest point of the limb 1/2" wide at tips , It's a sweet shooter and as fast as my navajoII recurve .
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Cool bow, Skeet. I love the pyramid profile. Stresses are evenly distributed. I made a hickory backed red oak pyramid style a few years ago. 2 1/4" to 3/8" tips. 64t/t I let anyone and everyone shoot it to see what happens. It's takes a licking but kept on ticking.
Also, If you get caught up the stream without a paddle just use your bow. ;D
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very cool bow brother, at 68# she should be a real passin through kind of gal. ;D ;) Hawk a/ho
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great lookin' bow!
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Good looking rig,Love that Pyramid look.And at 68 # it ought to be fast. :)
Pappy
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That should get the job done! Very nice! ;)
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You know, I love red oak bows. To me, if made right, they are as good as any wood bows. Good job.
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Nice bow Skeet,I really like it.That would wreak havoc on the pigs. >:D God Bless
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Cool bow.
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Quite the bow. Any chance of seeing an unbraced picture. Also, closeup pics of handle and tips are always welcome.
Bookmarked, too, for Feb Self Bow of the Month
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Looks like a good un to me :)
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WOW!!! I really like that bow. My son and I were looking at bows in the PA mag and he told me that he wanted to try and make a Pyramid style bow and I thought that was a great idea. Do you think with this design you could get it to pull back to 30 or 31 inches around 50 or 55 pounds? Great looking bow! Thanks for sharing with us. Kenny
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Yea, you could draw any bow 30" to 31" if you make it long enough and wide enough. With a draw length that long you must be pretty tall so you would want to make it a little longer than 68". Finding a great board to build it out of is key reading the grain I mean . Have you read TTBB ? In volume I there is great info on selecting the right board .
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very well done. Must be an illusion it looks like a shorter bow than 68 ntn" That must zing em out there at that weight :o great job
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No I haven't read the tbb. Any of them in fact but I have read a few other bow building books. The TBB set is next on my list. :) I think from the help on this site I have found a good way to select the boards. took me alot of trial and error but I think I have it now. Does your bow taper in thickness out to the tips also or is it about the same all the way down?I really like the thin handle area on that bow.
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You tiller this bow like any other self bow , take it slow and easy ,you can do it.
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Very, very nice. I've been wanting to make one like that, but I never seem to have enough clean wood to go that wide. Guess I oughta try a board.
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Very cool looking bow! I like it! It should do a number on just about anything at that poundage.