Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PeteC on January 03, 2011, 10:05:06 pm
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This is a Slippery elm flatbow.I took these pics a few months back,and forgot about them.Here are the stats; 68" tip to tip,65 3/4" nock to nock. 57#@ 28". 1 5/8" at fades,slightly tapering to mid-limb,then tapering to 3/8" tips. Osage overlays.Black walnut stain. Cane Grip. Holds 2" of reflex. Shoots hard and very quite.The last pic is immediately after un-bracing. God Bless
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Nice work Pete! I dig the cane handle wrap.
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Beautiful as always, Pete. Looks very well put together.
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Really nice Pete like the profile and handle wrap-That handle area almost looks like two different kinds of wood very cool-nice work-Hammertime
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Excellent work as always Pete. that sure is a sweet profile and tiller. Congratulations
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Nice I like it.
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That's a pure hunting weapon! 8)
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Great job Pete, I like everything about it. Braced, unbraced and full draw. I wished I knew what slippery elm looked like compared to the junk elm we have here in kansas. i think they call it "chineses elm" and then there is the large leaf "american elm" buts thats all I have seen. Mark St.Louis likes elm and heat treats it, is that what you do too? Danny
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Simply beautiful!
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Of beautiful simplicity! - What else would you need...?!
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Beautiful bow,tiller looks dead on ,very nice job. :)
Pappy
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Thanks a lot fella's. I appreciate it. Hammertime,that's just the heartwood in the handle that gives it the 2-tone look. Sidewinder,Slippery elm,Ulmus rubra, has a large,very rough leaf.I find it growing in the same habitat as E. Hophornbeam,in relatively low areas along creeks,and you should have it in Kansas.Look it up in a good tree book.It'll give you several identifying characteristics. Once you learn the leaf you can find them,although,finding a straight one is very much a challenge. We have plenty of the softer elms as well,and some of these will make a good bow,but it is hit or miss with them. I like this specie because the wood is very dense,and it heat treats well. And yes,this bow is heat treated. Thanks again to you all. God Bless
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Expertly made!
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Very nicely done. Beautiful bow with an excellent tiller. Jawge
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Looks great Pete! I've yet to draw a sliver off of my stave ::).
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Excellent bow! Great profile and the full draw is awesome! I am just getting into some of the elms and I like them a lot.
Mark
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Perfect, nice wrapping!
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Very nice bow....great tiller. I really like your bows
Jon
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That is one nice bow Pete.
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Thank you adb,George,Paul,Mark,Tbod ,Jon,and Yeti.God Bless
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Great looking bow Pete.
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Great Bow Pete!
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Thanks Kerry and Nathan. God Bless
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Very Sweet, Pete! You always come up with good ones! That is a hunter for sure!
Do you reflex on a form? Is Elm a favorite wood for ya?
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Thank you much Bullitt. Yes,I do induce reflex on a 2X6 form. I cut the elm in the spring,split the log in half,give it a week or two to stabilize.Split out the staves,strip the bark,lay out the bows,take the stave to floor tiller,then clamp it to the form. I leave it on the form a month,remove it,then start weighing it.When it stops losing weight,I start tiller.If it is dry,I take it to brace height,then heat treat(on the same form).Give it 3 days to stabilize,(per Marc St.Louis in TBB vol.4),then finish it. The hard elms are way up there for me,but I also like eastern Hophornbeam,and Hickory.But my top favorite is Osage.It's just an all-around tough wood,and you don't have to heat treat it to get good performance.I have osage bows that have literally had hundreds of thousands of arrows shot through them. God Bless
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Outstanding work Pete! Unbraced/Full Draw both look to be the work of a pro, which you undoubtedly are... :) Bookmarked for January BOM contest.
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...and all your work just can't be beat!!!!! :) <<<sorry just seemed like it needed that too. ;D ;D
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Thanks a lot Josh and Scott. God Bless
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NICE
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Looks fast, real fast.
Dustin D