Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Del the cat on March 22, 2012, 11:09:12 am
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I visited a friend yesterday and his wife showed me her dolls house. The poor Mr Doll was there in his Victorian house without a longbow!
Well I couldn't accept that, so I made the poor fellow a bow and arrow this morning.
Hard to get decent pics as it's so small.
It's Oregon Yew, you can just about make out the sapwood and heart wood, Waterbuffalo tip overlays and linnen string.
Making the arrow was right pig.
The bow is a tad fat for scale but would be rather delicate otherwise, it's still pretty stiff tho' and I had to put in some deflex with a heatgun in order to get the string on!
(http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp195/Del_the_Cat/Website%20stills/100_2013.jpg)
(http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp195/Del_the_Cat/Website%20stills/100_2012.jpg)
I hope he likes it, maybe he'll wreak havoc in the dolls house and there will be arrow holes in walls in a few days time :laugh:
Del
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That's crazy. I can't get tip overlays to look right on a regular size bow and you go and put teeny tiny ones on that thing and they look good. >:(
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Very thoughful of you. ;) ;D ;D By the way nice work. :)
Pappy
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you'll turn ole Ken doll into P.A. Joe ;)
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That's crazy. I can't get tip overlays to look right on a regular size bow and you go and put teeny tiny ones on that thing and they look good. >:(
Aw, just to rub it in a bit... >:D
(http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp195/Del_the_Cat/Website%20stills/100_2011.jpg)
:laugh: Del
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You should have backed it with sinew..... :)
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nice bow Del! where's the full draw shot? :D
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nice bow Del! where's the full draw shot? :D
Oh you tease.
I dread to think what the scale draw weight would be.... hang on...
After doing some guesswork lengthy calculations involving higher math it scales up as 300# @30" ::)
I did actually ping the little arrow out of it from a very short draw, but it's probably waaay to stiff for scale.
I had to heat bend even more from what you see in the pic of it on the rulein order to get it strung.
Del
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That's beautiful work, Del.
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Del, that little bow is sick dude. Love it, very creative.
Turtle you crack me up. sinew it....lol
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Very cool Mr Cat, the real question is does it conform to the 5/8 nanometer rule? ;D
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:D
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it scales up as 300# @30" ::)
You should send one to fishhead for the trade ::)
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Show off.
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nice bow Del! where's the full draw shot? :D
Oh you tease.
I dread to think what the scale draw weight would be.... hang on...
After doing some guesswork lengthy calculations involving higher math it scales up as 300# @30" ::)
I did actually ping the little arrow out of it from a very short draw, but it's probably waaay to stiff for scale.
I had to heat bend even more from what you see in the pic of it on the rulein order to get it strung.
Del
I am shocked that you are so weak you can't handle 300 scale pounds. I suggest diet and exercise, and build up those fingerprint muscles.
Nice work! Just beautiful.
Dane
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it scales up as 300# @30" ::)
You should send one to fishhead for the trade ::)
Yes ol fishhead needs one for sure !!
Good work as allways Del !!
Guy
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Del,
As usual, marvelous stuff...
Now make a similar size crossbow! ;)
Cheers
Ev
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Very cool Del !!
I think we need to see some numbers over the chronograph >:D
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Where's the full draw pic? ;D
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very cool Del,you are the man.
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I think Ken needs an osage flatbow too. I'll be happy to send over a slivver of osage and a couple strands of sinew. :)
Gorgeous work Del.
George
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Cool little bow Del. be sure and get a pic of Ken with his new equipment