Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: sharpend60 on December 22, 2010, 05:08:42 pm
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I was thinking about starting a bend through the handle board bow like the one laid out in TBB 4 except with slightly re-flexed tips.
But I don't like the idea of grabbing a square-ish handle.
Can I build it up to a more bulbous shape with rawhide (I have some) or leather?
My only concern is preventing the handle from bending.
I would think either of these options would be flexible enough.
What do ya'll with me experience think?
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why does the handle have to be 'square-ish'?
i make bend throughs and round the handles to make them comfortable. even give very subtle shaping to fit the contours of the hand.
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No, if your handle is bending you can't narrow it unless you compensate by adding wood to it. So your board is probably 3/4 by 1.5. Handle bends. If you wish to shape it then you can keep those proportions. So if you want to shape it a bit making it 1 x 1.25 thick. Still bends. But you can shape it a little. Jawge
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Yes you can build up the handle using rawhide or leather - I've done that many times. But as George said, you must be very careful not to narrow the handle area too much if you are going to let it bend.
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I wasn't gonna narrow the handle section at all thus the want for some other way to make it more comfortable.
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get some dr scholls foot pads cut em to fit glue em on then wrap ur handel works very well brock
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I use heavy shoe leather back and belly and shape it to be comfortable. You can use ant flexable material for this like leather, cork or rawhide