Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: goatfarmer67 on September 08, 2010, 10:20:44 pm
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got my first bow tillered and thought i would shoot a couple of arrows through it.so i strung it and excersized it 50 times before shooting it.after which
i noticed what appeared to be splinters trying to raise under the paper backing.i band aided it with art sinew and super glue.dont know if you can
tell anything by the pics or not.the handle wrap is still wet (hemp string and TB3) i will try to get a full draw pic soon.[img][img]
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well,cell phone pics aint all that good,just try to imagine how bad it would look if you could see it clearly :)
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If those dark lines near the wraps are the "splinters" your hail mary effort may have been for naught! :(
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it may very well come apart.i knew that it was not a optimum piece of wood.but i learned some stuff.
i have a very nice piece of quarter sawn white oak that i can start on now.
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Nothin wrong with breaking them, especially when using not so good wood and starting the learning curve. I broke a boat-load over the first few months. Learned a lot, though. Glad I experimented as much as I did when starting, it taught me a bunch, moreso than by reading.
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well,the glue was all dry today when i got home.i strung it up and shot 36 arrows out of it.
so far,so good.