Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PeteC on May 24, 2010, 04:16:50 pm
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The story on this bow began a year ago,when I received an order to build a long flatbow with an extra long drawlenght.I had one possible osage stave that was long enough,but having a bad spot in a whoop-d-doo,it cracked while nearing completion of tiller.My next option was a elm stave I had just cured,and ,after tillering the stave,I was stretching it's new string when the string cut into the nock and traveled several inches down the limb,my fault.I cut the ends off this stave and threw it in my stave pile.(I'll come back to this stave in a moment).I then ordered an osage stave,tillered it,but it did'nt have the best density,and set beyond what I call acceptable.Next,I tillered out a hickory stave I had,and it made a decent bow,which was the last bow I have posted,back some months ago.Since then I have built several "mirror images" of that bow,and thus,did'nt do any posting. Now,back to the elm stave.I pulled it out of the pile a few months ago and boiled in some recurves,but,after removing from the form,I found a bad crack in the bend on the lower limb.Back to the stave pile.A couple of weeks ago,I thought about that stave,and decided to cut back the tips,glue the crack,and try a 60" flip-tip.I tillered it out and finished it just as simply as possible.It's not much to look at,and sure nothing to try to sell,but man does it shoot.It's from the same small tree that the '09 BOY came from.
Stats; 60'' tip to tip,58 1/2'' nock to nock,50#@26'' Slippery elm ,1 1/4'' at fades,out to mid limb,then tapering to 3/8'',mahogany stain,overlays,cane grip
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Forgot to mention,on the tip overlay pic,you can see what remains of the crack that occurred while bending. God Bless
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Looks pretty damn good to me if I were in the market I'd be on it in a minute.Ron
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That's a beautiful bow Pete! Man does that thing have some nice curves! :)
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Well done, Pete. The bow and tiller look great. Perseverance is what it takes. You are so right. You gotta want or it ain't happening. :) Jawge
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i like it pete, check your pm's
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Sweet lookin' bow.
Some of those staves just don't know what's good for 'em, you gotta beat 'em into submission.
Nice to see you beat that sucker in the end ;D
Del
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Thanks fellas,I appreciate it. God Bless
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That's real pretty, Pete! Love the profile.
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Just got to love it when a plan comes together. Very nice and thanks for posting.
gmc
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For all the problems that you had getting there; you got there. Looks nice all the way around.
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WOW great looking bow love elm as a bow wood,looks like you toasted the belly for great preformance.Hammertime.
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Very nice bow Pete. Love the curves in the draw.
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Very nice recurve, Pete! 8)
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Very nice Pete.
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,PHAWKJE!thats nice!full draw is sweeet
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Beautiful bow Pete,I like it all,tips ,tiller,curves. Nice. :)
Pappy
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cool bow and story!
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Great story and great looking bow. I just had a walnut stave with a similar story but it didn't turn out as good!
Mark
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That's what I call a good bow. I've seen your slippery elm of 09 and hoped to see more of your work.
Thumbs up!
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Got your fine weapon all bookmarked for May Self BOM!
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thats a premo tiller pete :).Phillip
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pete can you put up a pic of the handle area? like to see detail of the grip area. great looking bow man.
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Masterful. Nice lines.
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Thanks fellas.Ohma,here are a few views of the handle. God Bless
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