Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: straightarrow on March 21, 2012, 10:53:55 pm
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Just finished up this linen backed maple board bow for my father in law, Clark. This was my 15th bow and believe or not my first board bow. It finished out 53#@27"and is 65" long. I had some fretting issues on the lower limb so I did a rawhide patch then a decorative wrap. Seems to be holding out well. I wasn't sure how i wanted to finish the bow because I have never dealt with linen before. With spring gobbler season just around the corner I was inspired to give feather backing a try. I was fairly satisfied with my first attempt. It took about four hours to put well over two hundred feathers on....I have alot of patience and it tried every bit of it....lol. Anyhow the tips are ebony and cedar. The finish is tru-oil.
Jon
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Definitely unique. Really good lookin' tips and tiller too. Good job!
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heck yeah buddy...thats some classic straightarrow bow porn right there ;) 8)
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Thank you lesken...
Thanks Chris..... only you would call it bow porn.... Lol... your to much
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Wow the pictures of this now came out nice and the tiller looks great Im lucky enough to have seen this bow close up and the feathers look awesome especially when the sunlight hits them another great now jon. Bob
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Man did that turn out sweet!!! Can;t wait to see it in person!!
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Thank you bob....I wasn't able to capture that color change with the camera.
Thank you bill and thank you again for the maple!
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Love it. Very nice colors with the feathers and great looking tiller
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Very nice bow Jon and the feather backing sure does set if off. 8)
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That looks really cool. great job and sweet tiller.
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that is awesome man, awesome!!
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Beautiful bow,very nice work. :)
Pappy
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Great looking bow, would be great to see some more detailed shots of the back, can barely see all your hard work.
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Cool bow Jon
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That's sweet!! I love that feather idea. Can we get a close-up pic of the back. What kind of glue did you use on the feathers?
Tattoo Dave
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Very unique bow with the feathers, and all. I like it when we are creative with decorations. Very nice.
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Very cool!
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Very nice eye candy. How did you apply the feather backing?
Cipriano
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Very nice. I echo the request to see the back some more. I too want to know how the feathers were applied. Very cool idea. Danny
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Good work man!!!
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Never seen that done.... looks fantastic!!!
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I believe the feathers were layed down like shingles from the tips down the limb...and glued with regular ol' Elmers white glue...With a coat of glue over the feathers,as it dries clear
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Thank you guys for the compliments. I did use Elmers to glue them down. Not as easy as it may sound. I can offer a few pointers that may save you guys a headache and a few cuss words. I use the word "may" loosely. After some trial and error this is what i came up with. First lay down a size coat of elmers. I only worked on a quarter of the limb area at a time. It took a hour for each session. Next I watered some elmers down. Do this in a conatainer that is long enough to drag the feather thru. Make sure the feather is completely coated and give a little shake to get the heavy stuff off. Now lay the feather down on the bow. The feather has a natural cup so be sure to get the air bubble out. I kept a glass of water and a towel handy for my hands. It helps a bunch if your finger is wet when your trying to lay them down nice. Just a a word to the wise....the more you mess with it the worse it gets. Get them laying nice and leave them alone. I made the mistake of coming back later to try to fix a few areas and only made it worse....I ended up taking that layer off because I really messed it up. Now just continue laying them down like shingles on a roof. The next day I watered some elmers down and brushed a coat over the feathers. After the bow is completely backed a put a few coats of spray poly over the feathers then top with several coats of tru-oil. You definately want a good seal because the elmers is water reversable....Never had a problem....I use it on my snake skins too. I would recommend putting a dark coat of stain under the feathers to hide any separations. You'll see in the pictures that i touched up with a sharpie. At a arms length you don't even see where i touched up. Hope this helps....I'm no expert at this but I can say this method worked for me
Jon
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Really a great Job.... beautiful!!!!
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ya man ya,nice stick!! nailed the tiller!!
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I'm always amazed at the creativity of people on this forum! Great job, enjoyed the close up pics.
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That is awesome man!! I love it. What a great idea! That really looks nice thanks for sharing!
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I thought that full draw picture was great until I saw the feather work. Spectacular.
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That is really cool :o do you get the color change on the feathers when you move the bow?man i would love to see that one in person...great job ;)
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Thank you Coaster,dron, dmc, judo point and rps3
Thank you soy...The colors do shift in the light....pretty cool effect
Maybe next I try this I'll do a step by step tuturiol and post it in the "How to section"
Thank you for looking
Jon
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Sick, keep returning for one more look if you do a buildalong pm me so i dont miss that one
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I'll be sure to do that soy. I think I'm going to incorporate some feathers into my next bow
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cool bow ive never seen a bow backed with turkey feathers befor
Kolton
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Thank you Kolton. I have seen two feather backed bows on here. I'm not sure if mine looked like theirs but that's how I knew about it. I'll have to do a search to see if they look the same
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What a great looking bow! Nice work.
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Thank you Adam ;)
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SWEEET! very nice bow! Good job!
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I've built 2 bows useing gobbler feathers are your just the feathers or in you add a coating over yours.
SWEET EITHER WAY.
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Thank you arrowind. Thank you crookedarrow. I got several coats of finish over the feathers. I'm anxious to try some other feathers besides Turkey.
Jon
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Very cool idea - it gives me some ideas for my future projects as well. Great job!
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"...classic straightarrow bow porn right there."
Howdy Straightarrow,
That bow is beyond COOL 8)!!
As my teen-aged girl would say, (in her high-pitched whiny tone) "OMG! That's totally... (something)".
Anyway, I think the bow is terrific and that it looks really well tillered. I love those feathers.
Congratulations!
All the Best,
Canoe
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Whoa!!! Wow!!! Whee doggies!!! :o. That is beautiful! I can't even feather arrows correctly most of the time. Did I say wow!?!? Josh
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:)WoW, tiller, feather backing. Wow again. :)
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the skys the limit great idea looks great
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Very cool! I remember seeing this backing technique when I first joined the forum 2 years ago and haven't sen it since. very nice.
Jon
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I should say wow and thank you...... dog, canoe, Josh, flungonin knottybillet, and Jon. Wonderful comments guys..... thanks again. Makes a guy feel good about his work
Jon
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I never knew turkey feathers had all those colors in them - greens, blues, yellows... that looks really good man! Makes me wonder what peacock feathers would look like on a bow.
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That is a beautiful bow. Meticulous work, I bet that feather backing was! Beautiful!
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That's beautiful...
Now there are some Peacocks in a big stately home near me... hmmm O:)
Del
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Thanks guys.... I've already started experimenting with pheasant. Not sure how peacock would look..... it may look gold in the light. I know from fly fishing it looks gold under water.... not sure. Guinea feathers may look cool also?
Jon
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WOW !!!!!!
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Fantastic. Beautiful. One of a kind. Never heard of or seen anything like it. You should be very proud.
Simply Beautiful.
Congratulations.
John
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Really pretty, I like that feather backing!
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Noe that is awesome!
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I have also admired the colors seen in the feathers from a wild turkey. The only way I've thought to display them (other than fletching arras with em) was stuck in a hat. Even if the idea wasn't yours, it was put together in a most creative way. Great job!!
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