Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Steve Milbocker on August 25, 2010, 07:27:38 pm
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WOW I'm new here. That is impressive.
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steve,
That is a fine bow, first, last or whatever one. My first bows looked like crap next to your's and other fellas here ...man your first bows are great :)
rich
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i wish any of my first dozen looked like that!!!
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All snakey and everything too. Ummmm that be sweet.
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Dude...that turned out REALLY nice! Glad you found us, I really look forward to more bows from you. Got it Bookmarked to be in the August Self Bow of the Month Contest too. :)
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Beautiful job. Tiller looks great. I'd be very proud of that bow, especially for a first!
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Incredible first bow! The bottom limb is just a tad weak compared to the top. To keep from droping poundage you can cut an inch off the botom limb and it wil be just about right.
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Eric, did you mean the top limb? I have it tillered 1/4 pos. This bow was built from a roughed out stave from Gary Davis ,I didn't take it from log to bow so I guess I cheated a little. I started right out floor tillering it. Thank you all for the compliments. I think I'm hooked on these bows,I can't see me going back to glass !
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first bow? i don't believe you......
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If that's your first you have a bright future here at PA. Congrats and welcome.
Jeff
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Excellent work! Very impressive. Tiller looks great. Jawge
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Very nice Steve. Well done
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Kicks my first, second, heck, probably third bows' arse. ;) Gratz on a nice bow.
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wow. just wow.
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Great job and congratulations!!! A character bow will teach you a ton. You must have done your homework. My first shooter was a character osage bow and it really taught me ....thanks to the TBB 4 and this web site. A straight stave will be a piece of cake now. Osage is tuff on the body and tuff on tools. You will see other woods are a lot easier to work with....but its hard to beat the durabilty of osage. The stuff makes a great bow....Again CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME
Jon
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VERY impressive for your first bow. Good job!
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I love the straight as a ruler side profile!
Great first bow!
Welcome to the addiction!
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Very nice job on you first,congrats. :) Wished my first looked like that. :)
Pappy
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Thank you all. This is a great site, I'm happy to be here. Marc,it doesn't shoot as well as the black locust you made for me. It's a little on the shockey side by comparison.
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awesome!
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very nice work there steve. you couldnt have picked a better tutor than Gary, he is a class act.as many on this site are.
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beginner's luck ;) excellent job!
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If it has too much handshock for ya you could always take a little more off the tips to reduce mass there. Anything past the string grooves is just dead weight. You could probably narrow them a little more too if you wanted. Both will reduce the handshock you feel. Once again VERY nice first bow. :)
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Josh, I'll probably just live with this one,but I'll do differently next time ;) I wondered if the antler overlays being heavier than wood was a contributing factor? Oh well, I'll always be in pursuit of the best shooter.
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LOL welcome to the addiction. ;D
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Real nice bow. Great looking tiller!
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That's your first?! Wow!
I can hardly wait to see number 20 or so! Congratulations, and welcome, as well.
Parnell
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Steve
I am glad to to see you finished your bow , also glad to see you on here!
Life must be good for ya !!
Did you go to cloverdale this year ? I did not make it down there. maybe I will see you next year ! And yes It like cheating to have Gary teaching you But many have had that opertunity and failed to take it so its realy their loss not ours! And as Gary now says its all in the video ! Good job keep it up see ya !
Guy
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Well I finally finished it up. I took Josh's advice and reduced the tips a bunch, it shoots much better. I thought I'd post a couple of pictures with the grip installed. Once again thank you all for your compliments. By the way, I finished the bow with Teak oil after the modifications were made. That is a nice finish to work with.
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Cool Tips! They look alot thinner now! :) I like the handle wrap too.
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That is one excellent looking bow.
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That's a a really nice bow, 1st or 101st. Great work. Keep it up!
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Congrats on your first bow Steve.it looks great. God Bless
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Holy cow! That is a nicely made bow. I can't believe it is your first bow. The craftsmanship is impeccable. Plus it has a lot of character. While I was scrolling down through the side view pics, I thought "that is the straightest osage stave that I've ever seen." Then the back view came up last showing the character. Awesome. Jim
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Thank you Jim
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if your first bow is that dang saweeeeet i cant wait for # 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ect..... great job
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Thank you
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Really handsome bow, Steve. Keep up the good work.
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That can't be your first bow... :o
Well done, it looks fantastic, you must have done a lot of research before-hand and took your time. I like your style! Can't wait to see more!