Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Shooter on October 03, 2010, 09:03:42 pm
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Started this bow last week and finished shooting it in today. It's lam-boo backed padauk with wenge and purpleheart overlays. It took 5/8" set and about 3/16" follow which comes back in 20 minutes or so. It's got a hint of stack starting just past 28 inches but it's real quiet and has decent speed.
Unstrung - 72 3/4" o/a, 70 1/2 ntn, 1-3/16" wide
70#@30"
Thanks for looking,
Bruce
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full draw
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Hint of Stacking...what could you know about Stacking ....with hams like that for Forearms......... >:D
Very Nice Bow...I really like everythuing about it...
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oooooooooooooooooooo, THAT'S NICE!
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Very nice! I like the smooth lines and the tiller is great!
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Nice bends.
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Gorgeous bow! Seen that paduak in risers tips etc but it's nice to see it as a core.
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beautiful bow.
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Amazing bow I love the color.....
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Very nice bow. The small pieces of Padauk I have are so brittle that I wouldn't have thought it would make a bow. It also has a very nice smell when you work the wood.
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now thats a nice bow !! beautiful tiller !
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Very nice bow!! Clean, simple, elegant lines... just my style. Your tiller is excellent, as well. Beautiful job.
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Beautiful bow,very nice work. :)
Pappy
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Nice job ;D
I'll bet that bangs 'em out pretty fast.
Del
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you got a winner there, and the tip work is first class.
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Very nice.
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Thanks, guys. Much appreciated. 8)
Marc, I've had mixed results with padauk. Sometimes insane set and sometimes none. Chrysaling seems to happen with plain-sawn more than rift or quarter. Every time I've tempered reflex into it, it chrysaled. This bow was tempered straight, is quarter-sawn and has perfectly straight grain with big rings. The only draw back with quarter-sawn is the exposed pores which are huge and can fret quite easily.
Padauk is a slow learner but once educated, it never forgets. It does smell nice too. The color runs out of it forever though, and gets on everything. I took some more pics this morning to show how much color runs out after 3 fully 'cured' coats of teak & tung oil. That's what comes off after a quick rub over the entire length of the bow. The color stayed in the grain on the boo even after being 'washed' with solvent.
A fret that popped at a pore - not a big deal since it terminates fairly evenly and can be smoothed out (don't mind the fuzz from the rag). It looks much worse than it really is. I shot the bow all day yesterday without it lifting any further. I've had them much deeper than that and have never had to patch the stuff. Just padauk bein padauk.
The last one shows some figuring.
Not pretending to be an expert or anything. Just thought I'd share what I've been able to learn from trial and lots of error. :)
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That's a super bow Shooter,I like it. God Bless
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Great bow; tiller looks spot on!
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Shooter
Well done.
Beauty, simplicity, and power all in one.... Dang Nice Bow!
Great Tiller.
God Bless
Ron
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Very nice bow! What glue did you use and what prep on the wood? I tried to use padauk for a glued up riser back in my glass recurve building days and I could not get glue to stick to it. I had trouble getting a finish to stick to it as well if I'm remembering right. Gorgeous wood though I seem to remember ruining shirts working it as the red would not wash out. Osage does the same thing.
George
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Great job. I really like that wood combo.
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Thanks again, guys. Glad you like it. Ya'll are too kind ;D
Hey, George. I use TBlll. I make sure to toast the side I'm gluing with some quick, close heat. Then a light sanding on any scorched areas, but I try not to scorch any of it. For degreasing, varsol works better than acetone for some reason.
You're right about the color. I use wet/dry sandpaper and have to wash the color out of every piece before using it on anything else. It's real slippery and hard on tools as well. And padauk splinters are no joke. Must have some kinda toxin to hurt like they do.
You're right about the finish too. Danish oil penetrates real good, even though it doesn't really seem like much is happening. Teak-&-tung don't seem to coat all that well. I can't use urethanes and the like so I have no clue how they'd work.
Bruce
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That's good info Bruce, thanks. You made a beautiful bow.
George
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What a nice bow... Tiller and finish work look real nice. I've always wanted to try Padauk as a bow wood but have been scared of it fretting as I have heard it is notorious for. It is one of my favorite woods to work with though.. I have included it into a bunch of my handle risers and knife scales. You have inspired me to try it in bending portions of a bow now. Got this fine weapon bookmarked for October BOM contest. :)
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Good lookin' bow man! I've heard bad things about padauk as a core wood, only used it sandwiched between bamboo and osage. Nice job, hope that thing hold together. Seems like it could be like bloodwood, get a couple hunderd arrows through it with no negative signs and then BOOM.
dan
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Thanks, Josh, sounds good. Give it a go your own self.
Dan, thanks. It's approaching 500 shots as of today. I'll keep my fingers crossed ;D
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Smmoth lines great color combo congrats on a fine bow!
AncientArcher
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Wow, Shooter! Color me green with envy. Thanks for sharing. You have provided a wealth of tips from working to gluing to finishing high-oil woods too. Great!
Story Teller
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I just got a bit of a chubby from looking at that thing. :o What a beauty! Those tips look great.
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I just got a bit of a chubby from looking at that thing. :o What a beauty! Those tips look great.
:D :D :D