Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ken75 on August 24, 2011, 02:16:56 pm
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well i just finished my 100th and 101st shooters , it took 22 months and was one of the best rides ive been on. nothing fancy about these just a crepe myrtle stave 51 inches and an osage stave 52 inches. crepe myrtle bow has some character and four knots finished 46 lbs at 27 inches. osage has a lil swirl and a handle inspired by Ryan . finished 49 at 28 inches. hope to share more in the future ive settled down some on the building but i still enjoy it .
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Congrtas on the milestone! :) love the character knots on the cm and the color handle and tips on the osage. both are sweet looking full draws. I'd say "keep 'em coming" but that's a given with you. :D
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Nice bows, but for a while there I thoght you meant they wer 100# and 101# and I was thinking that's a lot of poundage on a short bow...but then I am a bit daft ::).
Del
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Congrats on reaching the triple digits Ken. Mighty fine looking shorties....as always. ;)
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thank you Eric
thanks Del , the pound signs on the left not right , but then when i say pound ya prolly think its pay day huh ! >:D , dont worry i expect traces of nuts , that bein said daft or not your the most agreeable Britt ive been around
thanks Blackie
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Very very nice.....that CM has a picture perfect circle on it, not that the osage is a slouch mind ya. Like it's "ziggy" grip area.
Got to say Ken That CM gets me goin anymore....after ya shoot one I'm kinda spoiled for other woods ::)
Dell ya made me laugh out both sides a my face....knew he couldn't pull 100# and he sure as hell dont weigh no 100# >:D
Super bows my friend
rich
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Congratulation!
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As always, great looking bows! Congratulations on the century mark!
Mark
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Nice job Ken. I never take advice from anybody with less than 100 under their belts. I just added you to my "ask a question" list!:)
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Nice bows Ken. Since those 2 bows are so closely matched, I'm curious which shoots further, draws nicer, etc. Osage or crepe myrtle, which is better of those 2? Like I said, just curious.
George
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You mean #'s 100 and 101 this month, right? ;) ;D
They both look great, buddy, but dang that CM looks like it would wrap right around a beach ball. Awesome tiller on that one.
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Big congrats on the mile stone. Amazing! I really like the rimitive and simplistic, but efficient look of thee two bows..
They look like fine hunting sticks.
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Congrats, ken. Keep making bows and showing us your work. You and others on PA make me want to try different woods and all kinds of bows.
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What an amazing accomplishment man. Congratulations! I'm flattered that you implemented the Z handle design. Nice bows. :)
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May there be many more for us to see! Congrats on the Hat-Trick!
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Nice bows good job keep up the good work
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Nice pair for such an occasion ...congratulations
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Congrats Ken! I know you'll continue to inspire all of us with the next 100 :) With all that practice, you should be able to hammer them out in half the time ;)
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Congrats on both bows,nice work,good looking tiller and on 100+ club. You done it in a hurry. :) :) I knew you have been turning them out. :) :) Keep um coming. :)
Pappy
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Wow! Congratulations on quite a milestone. You made 100+ bows in less than 2 years? Jawge
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thanks ya'll for the kind words , we joke when the new guys show up about "welcome to the addiction" but theres a lot of truth to it . i broke about 15 bows before reading the instructions and finally completing one , and once i got started i felt like i needed to try every design i could read about or dream up. thanks to all of yall for direction and inspiration, and especially to Rich for answering many questions at all hours of the day and night.it was nice to lean on his years of experience and knowledge.
Ken
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So are you going to change your name to Ken100? Ken101? Next thing you know it will be Ken1000. Like others have said both bows are very nice but the tiller on that black one is just AMAZING. Good work on both! Congrats on breaking 100! Wait I mean MAKING 100. Just AWESOME.
My father-in-law asked me the other day "...what are you going to do with all these bows? You gonna sell any or are you just trying to see how many you can make?" He also said recently " You need to stop making bows and check the oil in your car once in a while..."
He thinks I neglect things that "need" to be done while I'm wasting time making bows.
I never started this with the thought of making a few bucks. I just thought it would be cool to make a bow.
I'm still a newbie to bow making and it's just something I need to do. Yep I got the addiction you mentioned. It's just enjoyable. Nothing like shooting the first arrow from a bow you just made. Or going through the tillering process and feeling the excitement of transforming a peice of wood into a bow. Or when you string it for the first time, or....I think I have 5 in the works right now not to mention the additional 11 or so I have the local boyscouts working on. I can't finish them fast enough before I just have to start another one!
You are one of the people that have really inspired me on these forums and I thank you for it. Thanks for sharing your work with us!
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thanks arrowind for the nice reply . i hearya on others understanding whay we do it. no name change though 75 is the year i was born. glad to hear others like my work
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Quite a landmark, congrats!
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Wow 100 bows in two years...impressive!
No wonder you make beautiful bows with all that practice ;)
Thats like one every week if you take xmas and new year off :o
Well done and congratulations!
/Mikael
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happy centennial!! make more...lol....congrats!
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Very cool, I have quite a long way to get to those numbers. Very nice couple of bows. I really like tha CM. Great job
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Well you certainly learned how to tiller a bow while making the 99 before these. Congrats on the triple digits.
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Unfortunately Ken hasn't been around for a few years now. He did build great bows...and prolifically.
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i wish he was around, i got alot of cm questions.
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Unless it was a full time job 100 in under 2 years is very impressive to me. Well done. 8)
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He really cranked them out, Jesse. He also turned arrow shafts. He sent me 6 black walnut shafts and I made arrows with most. Maybe he got a job. ;D ...or possibly burned himself out on building bows. :o
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im still around Pat just don't post much anymore, don't build as many but a few when I want to. burned out is a correct guess. nice to see ya'll still at it . been fishing hunting and reloading a lot these days
built 23 since this thread
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Did you ever build one for the 2012 bow trade?
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I was wondering about you the otherday, you used to crank out bows likea machine.you learned well and got good tutoring from a very wise and nice guy.realy like 100@ 101 good to see you posting again
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I was wondering the same a few weeks ago. Then saw this post and thought he was back in action. Then noticed the date that the thread was started ::) Anyhoo, good to hear you are still around Ken.
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Hey Ken, It would be better if you told the guy you owed a bow to in the 2012 bow trade why you got one and couldn't send one. ???
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Ken, good to see you one here again. You make nice bows.
Took me years to hit a 100 bows.
Jawge
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100 holy cow! Grats man! They look like sweet little shooters. You coudl bring those in a blind for some turkey hunting! ;)
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Man that's awesome! Congrats on the century mark! I really really like that blueish color on the knotty bow!