Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ken75 on February 03, 2011, 11:32:29 pm
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60 inches tip to tip hickory back and belly, maple power lam ,maple core , black walnut riser. finished 56 lbs at 28 . had to guess on the tiller but im happy with it . hope ya like
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Good looking bow ...so far so good. ;D ;D ;D
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I like it, looks promising. Should look even, the more experienced guys will have to chime in, but nice glue up
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in pic 2, there looks to be maybe a bit of a thick glue line between the bottom 2 lams just wher the riser section starts on the right?
Hopefully it will dissapear as the wood is worked back, but it might be worth keeping a wathc on it.
Very pretty shape.
Hope you don't mind the comment.
Del
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Pyramid front profile Ken? No experience with that design but I believe this is a good case for letting your taper produce your tiller. I do every bow like that anyways. I would use a 1/16" belly taper to mid-limb and then carry that same measurement/thickness to tips. Adjust taper as needed. Hope that helps........Art
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thanks ....here i go
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Sweet Jesus Ken, That looks great.....but 2 layers of Hickory AND Maple? that thing is gonna have some serious draw weight to her. Ought to be sweet lookin and tough as nails too!!!
rich
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heres the finished look
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That, sir, is a certified Georgia Peach of a bow.
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Hey Ken,
I really like the look of them working recurved limbs. If them get straight in a hurry (looks likes it's going to) that bow ought to have serious speed.....I like it !!!!
rich
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Looks fast, nice bow !
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That looks like a really hard type of bow to make. nice work! Thanks for posting the pics.
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wow! thats awesome! i like i like! trade?? lol
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Congrats on a greta looking bow!
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sweet bow Ken, my wife really liked the lines on it, gives me an excuse to try an build one, like I need a reason, anyway cool bow, Bub
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it looks like to me that the brace height could be a fuzz higher but thats me. i like this one , very cool lookin bow. ruddy
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thanks JW , hows those two workin for ya ?
thanks Rich , its fast !!
thanks John K
thanks Wvarcher its was longer than usual i glued the riser and powerlam then sanded smooth , then added the maple core on the back of the riser and sanded smooth then added the back and belly and clamped to shape. little more in depth than most of mine.
thanks Areo
thanks Aaron
thanks Bubby , go try one !
thanks Broke , could be
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Very cool bow. Have you tried top shoot it from a horse yet? My experience with shooting bows from horse back tells me that the longer the bow, the harder to shoot from a horse. My longest horse bow is 52'' my shortest is 42'' both are Indian style bows with short draws. Like the look of your bow so me thinks me going to try something similar but shorter and see what i get. Good job, Nice bow.Let me know how it goes when you try it on a horse.
Katt
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thanks JW , hows those two workin for ya ?
They are holding up the corner of the man cave really well, thanks. They oughta be pretty well cured and stabilized to our drier climate so I need to get off my duff and check the draw weights soon. A buddy is planning a archery bunny hunt soon and I wanna use that snakebacked curley so-n-so real bad!!!
thanks again!
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I don't know much on that design but it sure looks sweet especially the handle well done -Hammertime
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thanks wildkat not yet im not sure if any of our horses (10) will tolerate me doind that but its worth a try
sounds good JW hope you enjoy them
thanks hammer
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Very nice lines , looks like a powerfull bow...
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Very sweet bow Ken. Love the lines, curves and beautiful contrast. Should make a great horse bow. Great job on a rare style. i want to build another one like that. I did one about two years ago for Lulyn but it was a little underbuilt and ended up breaking, She has been begging me to make another. ;) Congratulations
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You might be surprised,Start shooting the bow from the ground around the horses so they can get used to the sound of the bow. We have shot bows off of 6 of the 9 we have. Let me know if you have any Questions about shooting bow on horseback (have a bit of experience with it), and above all else have fun with it.
Katt
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Very nice bow Ken. Love the lines and the wood combo. ;D ;D
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thanks Dragonman
thanks Keenan, what weight and draw does she perfer
its a thought wildkatt i have one i shoot around he stands with his head on my shoulder while shooting and he likes to smell the bow too. but then my 22 mag doesnt bother him either...nevers moves from the hay bail
thanks woodsrunner
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I shoot pistols, rifles ,bows and about anything else i can find to shoot from horseback(lol)Let me know if you have any questions about it.
Katt
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I keep coming back just to look at that bow. Great job!
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will do wild
thanks jonathon C. thats a nice compliment
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do you need someone else to shoot it to let you know how it is? lol. ill be glad to help!
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Killer design Ken. It does look wicked fast. Danny
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aero let me play with it for a while then we'll talk
thanks sidewinder
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Cool looking bow! I really like seeing your work, you are one of those who isn't afraid to try a different design every once in awhile. :) :) Bookmarked for February Backed BOM contest too. :)
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thanks Josh , this one has turned out nice , had to play with the brace height a little to get everything right . now i can shoot the heck out of it out to about 35 yrds, and stay in the kill zone. gotta keep it interesting huh !!
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ken,
That's a nice one, for sure! If I may ask, what were the lamination thicknesses?
Frode
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frode the maple core and power lam are full 1/8th the hickory backing and belly are slightly less from tillering , thanks