Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: acker on May 03, 2010, 12:20:43 pm
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Hello,
This bow is made out of a 3" diameter juniper tree .
Its 66,147 " N /N long
pulls 54# @ 28"
My first plan was to make a longbow D - style out of it but, as i removed the bark and saw the beautiful character of the stave , I tried to catch as much as possible from all the knots and curves.
Enough words, here are some pics
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow002zhbjk83v.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow003f8um5gsy.jpg)
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(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow0144chsudbp.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow017250a46kz.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow0187l84ycwr.jpg)
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(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow020xynav6mq.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow022n8cl5rxb.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow023gpemtnyz.jpg)
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(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow0336c4f7nyv.jpg)
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(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow039l2k36q7s.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow0455nljetis.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow053vnhow0c6.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow057si1vepw6.jpg)
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(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow060hgexr56a.jpg)
Here pulled to 24" :
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow077zmg06nrw.jpg) (http://www.fotos-hochladen.net)
I will ad full draw pics later .
Hope you like it , acker
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looks great! your more brave than i am. ive yet to move from board bows yet, trying to get tiller correct. anyways, good work!
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man, that's an incredible looking bow!! You must be so proud you decided to leave the character in!!
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That is one very beautiful, character-laden juniper bow. You did a great job on it, that's one anyone would be proud to own. :)
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Looks great Acker. Juniper is wonderful bow wood. I wish I had access to more of it.
Rich
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That's the stuff that I love to see. Great job on that.
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Acker you're da man!
Beautiful bow!!!
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PS: nice pictures, too!
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That's a great looking bow! Juniper is one of the only woods I have access to around here I love it though. Good job!
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Some real character there.
Del
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Superb results from a tricky, but beautiful stave. The braced profile is simply perfect !!
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Nice work, dont know how you guys make these knotty bows ,you've got more skill and patience than me
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Thats one knarly lookin piece of beauty. You did a fine job on that bow.
VB
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Now that just turned out great... :)
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:-[ :-[ Thank you all :)
I like to work with juniper , its smells so nice when you scrape it and its a lovely bow wood.
Its the third juniper bow for this year and it wont be the last one.
I will still make a new D style longbow and a shorter one backed with sinew... ::)
Thanks for your nice comments.
acker
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Definitely a primitive bow which this site is all about. Very well made. Looking forward to a full draw pic.
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Now that is what comes to mind when you hear " primitive bow". fantastic work! I dont have Junipher around here, Any extra staves you dont need? ;)
steve
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NICE ;) That is a tricky looking piece of wood to make into such a fine bow. You did a great job on that.
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Great looking character bow! I might have to try Juniper one day. I use mostly hardwoods like hickory BL and HHB all of which you need a cutting torch and a grinder! ::) Any who I like ur bow good work!
Russell
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great looking bow. there are some scary looking knots on that but she is holding together. how does she shoot? juniper does really well with sinew backing, maybe try that next time, really seems to speed them up.
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@Old bow: I try to get one posted next weekend ::) and thank you.
@s.c. hunter: yes, do you have some Osage stave's you don't need ;) ;)
@ricktrojanowski / AncientArcher76 : Thanks for the nice comment.
@juniper junkie : A sinew backed juniper bow is on the list for this year, the sinew is here , the juniper is waiting and the hideglue...smells ;)
It's shoot quiet good , not a speed monster but comfortable. By 10gr-pp around 152 - 154 fps thats not stunning but OK the knotty one
Thanks acker
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It's shoot quiet good , not a speed monster but comfortable. By 10gr-pp around 152 - 154 fps thats not stunning but OK the knotty one
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Well, that's not exactly slow either, is it!? ;D ;D ;D
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Very good looking bow. I have some "cedar" staves that I was hoping to make a bow out of. You have inspired me to give it a try...
A question, is it best to chase a ring? I had to strip the bark down due to borer damage since they were not peeled when green .
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Great looking bow, I have a stack of red cedar waiting for me in Ms I cut it down about 7 years ago. Hope the bugs aint got to it. Steve
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Very good looking bow. I have some "cedar" staves that I was hoping to make a bow out of. You have inspired me to give it a try...
A question, is it best to chase a ring? I had to strip the bark down due to borer damage since they were not peeled when green .
I dont know about cedar, but with juniper I dont worry about the rings in the sapwood, they are usually too tight to follow anyway. is it western cedar you are working on? I got a stave out of a slash pile that was cut a couple of years ago, anxious to try it.
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Hi JJ,
It's not western cedar, just what they call "cedar" here in Kansas but it's really juniper from what I've been told.
Yep, those are some tight old rings for sure. Guess I'll just scrape the back smooth and see how it goes....
Thanks for the input.
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Nicely done. I want to see the trophy shot, arrow in place.
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Fantastic looking bow. I am a fan.
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The fulldraw pics :
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow005b7rtwu0m.jpg) (http://www.fotos-hochladen.net)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/wacholderselfbow007wix9nez7.jpg) (http://www.fotos-hochladen.net)
The bow has only 1 , 25 " set untill now , thats quiet good for a juniper selfbow
acker
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Nice curve!
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tiller looks good!
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Great looking bow,very well done on a challenging piece of wood. :)
Pappy
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awesome lookin' bow,all kinds of character.i'd love to try some juniper wood for a bow.
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Ah, yes. The full draw gets you into BOM fun. Thanks.
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Wow great job
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nice bow, i just made my first selfbow i tried to leave as much character in it as possible, it is 46" at 45# with 20" draw. i'll post some pics later as soon as i figure it out" this is my first post". my last name is acker , just wandering where you are from?
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@ all: Thank you very much for the nice comments :)
@sa: Hello , I`m from Germany and acker is just my nickname which I have since I`m a little child.
give us some pics of your bow :)
acker
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I like that :)
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