Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: druid on January 08, 2012, 12:19:22 pm
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This is a bow for my friend. Made of low quality wood: ratio of early and late wood is 50:50. 70" ntn, 1 3/5 wide at fades and under 1/2 at nocks. A lot of early draw weight, probably beacuse not taking set, it is little strange for stave like this. Has some twist that added some false stiffnes to the limbs, tiller could be better but I had no nerves to twist it off. Finished with pig fat and bee wax. Stave of this quality took terrible amount of crysals in warbow designs.
(http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2852/dscf1002e.jpg)
(http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/3190/profilnw.jpg)
(http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9294/unbrace.jpg)
(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1065/brace2.jpg)
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9066/fulldrawg.jpg)
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Nice bow, what type of stain or finish did you use?
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another amazing bow did this bow get any crysals in it???
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Another nice low set bow, well done.
I've just finished an osage bow with similar poor late/early wood ratio and it kept 1 1/8 reflex...sometimes the wood just doesn't understand the rules!
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No crysals, thats what impressed me, such a trash stave without crysals... It means that amount of crysals is not proportional to wood density, in this case.
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Seasoned wood properly tillered! I think Dean Torges said that and you, Druid, have hit the nail on the head again with this bow just like every other bow you've posted here on PA.
Wood is variable so you get different reactions from different woods and even the same wood from the same tree. Being able to take the wood at hand and produce a beautiful, well tillered bow is as much the bowyer as the wood itself. I think lots of folks want to blame the wood(me included) and not the nut behind the drawknife. ;)
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Awesome job with that Druid, tiller is just sweet. the whole thing flows together nicely.
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Bows and bees, neither know it's impossible!
Pat: I resemble that remark, my drawknife has a loose nut attached to both handles. (And the computer keyboard/computer chair interface is corrupted.)
I like that bow, Druid. I like it plenty.
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Me too, John! ;)
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That is one of the most elegant bows I have seen...
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That is one of the most elegant bows I have seen...
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62#@30" is my numbers,give your buddy another one...lol! I'll trade ya some hop horn 4 it,jk jk
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"Elegant" is a good word to describe all of the bows I've seen Druid post. Even the nobby, Knotty primitive branches.....pure elegance when you see that full draw pic!
Druid I'm using your tip overlays. I really like them. I call them my "Druid Tips"
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@randman: thank you ;) , these overlays are very usefull, I almost always use them!
DRon, soon you will make something similar, I feel it, just go on my friend!
@Dictionary, toomanyknots, JW, Eric: thanky you, I am doing my best. This good company here makes me feel usefull. :)
@Pat: you said well, even in the same tree there are differents. I hope soon to post my experiment with the other stave of this quality (there is a mess in my cabin but I am pretty sure it is its half-brother), that is warbow design 100+# with a lot of crysals and still holding natural reflex. :o
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Nice job great bends no set you r the man ;)
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Nice work as always Druid! Fine job, fine job :) you sure do crank those bows out fast!
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Druid,you make some nice looking bows my friend.keep them coming,Steve
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Druid, you are a bow making machine. I always love seeing your work. Top line as usual. love your photography as well
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Very nice work,tiller is sweet,he should love that one. :) :)
Pappy
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druid you take this thing to another level.... simple, sweet elegance.... Very, very well done Sir!!
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Man you got some major tallent excellent tiller! Bow looks great! I also like the stain Nice job!
Josh
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Beautiful bow!...again.
And this one even looks civilized ;)
My thinking is that your "substandard wood"as you put it benefitted much from your choosen layout,
and in combination with your skill at tillering made this pretty bow perform.
/Mikael
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Bowmaking is made of countless combination of woods, design, lengths and strengths, beacuse that I like it so much! :D
This weekend I hope to finish at least one elm warbow, this bl bow was warm-up for making that warbow.
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Very nice bow. You tillered that one out very well
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Thank you very much Marc... I was in temptation to heat treat in some reflex, following your advices, but finally I quit- probably (highly) reflexed bow wouldn't be good decision for untrained archer.
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Wow, a beautiful bow, it looks completely deadly.