Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Almostpighunter on November 12, 2011, 08:31:32 pm
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Let this be a tale of warning as this story has a sad AND happy ending.
I was never really satisfied with the final version of the 3 sisters snakey osage bow, mostly because of the light draw weight. I finally decided to do something about it and cut 1.5 inches off each end in order to up the draw weight. Initially the bow came back at 50#@29", PERFECT!!!...and then I noticed the tiller was no longer equal. The last thing I wanted was to risk a break because of bad tiller so I went about the tillering process again and somewhere in the middle I decided that the bow should turn evil.
Sad ending: In the process of reestablishing the tiller I lost all the draw weight I had gained AND THEN SOME. The bow is now pulling 35#@29", but the tiller feels (and looks) right on.
Happy ending: I REALLY REALLY love the snake skins and heads on this bow (diamondbacks). Makes me feel like I have two fighting serpents in my hands so the bow is still a pleasure to hold, shoot and, most of all, show off.
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More pics, sorry about the skinny pics above but my camera was set to a high res so I really had to crop to get them in under the 200kb limit.
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what cool lookin bow! love what ya did with the skins. very unique idea.
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Should be in a movie.
You don't hunt with that quivor do you? I'd be scared to. Be like sweeping down range in a bullseye T-shirt.
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That's a nice showpiece stick :)...too bad you couldn't keep a hunting weight with it,but its still prob a nice all day target shooter/head turner at your local range.
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@ Prairie Bowyer: LOL I hadn't thought of that when I made the quiver. I mostly use back quivers for target 3D stuff anyway, but I was going to make a side quiver out of the next hide I acquire...may rethink that now :) .
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thats a real shame.
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Cool looking super snake/snakes 8) looks mean >:D