Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jesse on August 07, 2009, 09:46:26 pm
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This is another r/d bamboo backed ipe bow from one of David knights blanks. I liked my other one so much I had to make another like it :)
It's 66"ntn pulls 55#@28" but when you start drawing it you would swear its over 70# till you get it back.
It holds 1 3/4" of reflex when measured from the back of the handle. 3 3/4" reflex if you measure from the belly to the tips. It took zero set after several hundred shots. What more can I ask for. The handle woods are Davids choice except I cut off the top of the riser and added a stripe of ebony sandwiched between 2 American osage strips. Just wanted to try something a little different. The bamboo is stained dark with RyanO's technique. The wood and stain look much better in person. I cant get this camera to take a good close up. I dropped my good camera down an ice fishing hole last winter ;D
(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/DSCF0216.jpg)
(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/DSCF0225.jpg)
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(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/DSCF0171.jpg)
(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/DSCF0163.jpg)
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Thanks for looking :)
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Jesse
Great job on that one. The tiller looks right on and the finish is real purdy. Did you get any good pictures ice fishing that day. ;D
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Jesse
Great job on that one. The tiller looks right on and the finish is real purdy. Did you get any good pictures ice fishing that day. ;D
Thanks Rick Yes I did have some good pictures on the card including ones of the fish I had just caught. I thought it was kinda strange that the fish was laying on the ice and the camera with its picture on it was in the water ???
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Fish justice ;D
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Looks good!
...and fast!
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Looks great Jesse, what I like best is the fact that at full draw all the reflex is pulled out, so I'm gonna say that
she is a screamer :)
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Sweet job !! I really like the way that that stripe looks in the handle... ;)
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Thanks guys. I'm gonna take it to the WTA state shoot today. Hope it stops raining.
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Very nice work!!
Jesse, you said the bow is 55lb at 28in but feels like 70lb. Do you mean that it is hard to draw the bow or the arrow shoots out so fast that it feels like a 70lb'er bow??
Thanks for your time.
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Great and fast looking bow Jesse! I like the stripe too, it adds character and a different look. Nice job!
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Sheesh! That's outstanding. Bookmarked, for sure.
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Hot Dang Jesse! That baby looks sharp! I bet it's a rocket launcher too. 8)
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Great job jesse, another fine bow
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Thanks a lot guys. The stripe in the handle is starting to grow on me :)
Very nice work!!
Jesse, you said the bow is 55lb at 28in but feels like 70lb. Do you mean that it is hard to draw the bow or the arrow shoots out so fast that it feels like a 70lb'er bow??
Thanks for your time.
Cromm what I meant was it has a lot of early draw weight but once you get it back a ways it gains weight slowly so it only feels heavy for the first half of the draw and then it doesnt pick up a lot at the end of the draw. If that makes sense ;D
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Nice one, Jesse! l also like that strip in the handle, it really sets it off. Great Job.
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Wow, that bow sure turned out nicely. You should be very proud of that one.
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Yes it does Jesse.
It still looks like a bookmarked winner to me!!! ;) ;D ;)
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No doubt, Clap for that one 8)
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Love the handle wood combo. You did a nice job finishing out that glue up!
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Thanks again. I took it to the WTA shoot yesterday and somehow qualified to shoot for the state championship shoot today. I made it through the first round of elimination and then shot high on a target so that was it for me but it was a fun way to break in the new bow. :)
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She's a beauty dude! What finish did you use?
any idea where I can find any directions for the ryano type stain job?
Nick
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looks nice. where did you get the blank from?
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She's a beauty dude! What finish did you use?
any idea where I can find any directions for the ryano type stain job?
Nick
Thanks Nick. I just used whatever dye I had around and some india ink and put it on in layers with a wrinkled up plastic bag. kinda blotch it on and turn it so it all looks different. Then just sand off the edges. Ryan does a nicer job than me but it isn't hard and if it starts to look bad just keep going till it looks good ;D I used two coats of shellac to seal it and give a little depth and then a few coats of satin water based spar urethane. Both dry very fast and I have been doing all my bows with this combo and love it. The water based spar is some tough stuff. Just make sure the shellac is wax free. The spray should be wax free but the brush on usually has wax. I used the spray shellac and brushed on the spar urethane
looks nice. where did you get the blank from?
Thanks I got it from David Knight. KnightD on this site. Look him up
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Nice bow!!
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Beautiful bow Jesse,you do some outstanding work. :)
Pappy
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Extremely good looking bow Jesse! I bet it's a good performer! :)
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Thanks for the compliments guys. Really all the hard part was done already on this. Just tapered it and tillered it to my draw length and weight, some handle work and overlays and its done. I think I worked on it over about 3 or 4 days to complete it. For me this is great because the glue up part of making a bow has never been my favorite part. I make them from scratch as well but these are much more enjoyable for me. Think I might work on a self bow next. :)
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Hey Jesse how about I send you a bunch of wood and you send it back looking like this riser.. >:D ;)
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Hey Jesse how about I send you a bunch of wood and you send it back looking like this riser.. >:D ;)
Thanks David. Like you would have any trouble with that :D I got big ideas for the next time I do a lam bow riser.!!!!! Top secret!!!! :o
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Another nice bow Jesse... ;D I like the handle stripe.