Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Frode on April 19, 2010, 10:36:51 pm
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Hi all,
Well here it is, finally, mostly, I say finally because this one seemed to not want to get done. Ever. And I changed things along the way. And measured wrong and had to drop back and punt. Twice.
58" tip to tip, 57" ntn, 1 3/4" at the fades down to 1/4" at the tips. Hickory with hickory tip overlays, linen backed, black silk wrapped. It will have an arrow shelf and leather wrap, fitted to the owners hand. 40#@24", the shortest, bendiest bow I've made yet, still makes me nervous, heh.
As always, I greatly appreciate your comments and observations.
Frode
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very nice!
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Cool bow! I like it.
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the grain on that hickory sure popped out nice.
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is there any handshock with those overlays?
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cool bow Frode! :)
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i dont think they'd be very heavy cause they are awfully narrow from what i see youngbowyer, i like the tips personally!, they are out of the ordinary! good job Ty
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Tiller looks good!
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Tiller looks nice,nice job. :)
Pappy
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Thanks everyone!
@youngbowyer and gopher, I haven't more than plucked off a few half drawn shots in the Underground Lair's range, so I don't know about hand shock yet, but I'm hopeful. The 1/4" tips still seem impossibly thin to me, but they are light, so... the finish is a commercially available beeswax/carnuba/orange oil mix, consistency between paste wax and tooth paste, wipe on, let set 20 min., wipe off, buff. Missus Frode got me a big bottle for Christmas and this is the first chance to use it. I like it!
I'll let you know how it shoots soon.
Thanks again,
Frode
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A very nice bow.
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Really nice bow,
I have two 58" started from ash, hope they turn out as well, same fade out width but 3/8s tips,
great looking nocks you have on yours,
can you post the company name and product name on the oil? Really nice finish.
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Very nice bow. The tiller is excellent. Jawge
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Nice looking bow. I really like the string nocks.
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Nice tiller and very unique tips, well done eh
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very nice looks great
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Thanks everyone for the kind words!
I got in a little short range shooting today, and while 40# is still on the upper end of my weight range, it seems to shoot smooth and fast. At the very least, the arrows make a very loud noise when they slam into the cardboard and plastic jug with the turkey target at the end of the Underground Lair's range (OK, only 12 yards ::)). Loud = Good! Being so short, this is the first bow I can shoot standing up in the basement ;D.
Oh, one other thing, I had kind of a zen moment while working on this bow; others have mentioned it here, but for the first time my fingers started seeing better than my eyes while shaping the limbs! An interesting sensation looking at a bow, thinking it looks pretty good, then running your hand along it and "seeing" that it's far from right, and then feeling when it's right before seeing it. Not that I've snatched the pebble yet, by any means :D.
Also, I really like hickory!
Frode
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Boy Frode, that looks really slick. It looks awesome as a functional shooter, and the finish is great too. The handle area is wicked cool, and the nice skinny tips with those overlays are great.
Pllus, hardcore beard! =)~
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We'll look at it again next week for April Self Bow of the Month fun.
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I agree...Excellent bow, tiller, and beard!
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Well, last word on it... it shoots real nice, no hand shock, fast, and the new owner is a happy camper. It seems to stack quickly right at it's draw length, I don't know it that's good, bad, or normal, but it doesn't seem to hurt it's shooting.
Oldbow, considering the glued on overlays, is something like this still considered a self bow?
Thanks again everyone,
Frode
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Very pretty grain round the handle, great tiller, personally I'd lose some of the overlay, any wood protruding beyond the string is only dead weight, but they are nice and individual.
I'd certainly call it a self bow.
Nice work
Del
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Tip overlays,would not discredit it as a selfbow.