Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: JW_Halverson on August 07, 2012, 08:19:34 pm
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Since I reorganized the photobucket account I realized that a prior thread with this bow in the unfinished state wouldn't show the photos, so I thought I'd start a new thread with the finished photos added.
Here's Plain Jane:
(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Bows/Jane/BirdsNBows014.jpg)
Doesn't she just look grape?
I left an extra growthring over the grip area because I had very little spare depth and I was worried it would not have a comfortable feel.(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Bows/Jane/Hudsonsbayknives003.jpg)
Now with the deerskin wrap and the usual glass trade bead:
(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Bows/Jane/BirdsNBows015.jpg)
(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Bows/Jane/BirdsNBows017.jpg)
(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Bows/Jane/BirdsNBows016.jpg)
Jane's got a little kink:
(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Bows/Jane/Hudsonsbayknives002.jpg)
On the tillering stick with about 20" of draw
(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Bows/Jane/BirdsNBows018.jpg)
And for some reason I don't have a full draw pic...gotta rectify that I suppose.
And now for some background on why I put those trade beads on all my bows. The bead is what is called a "flat watermelon bead". It's obvious from the outside, but on the inside the bead has stripes of white and red as well. These beads were made on the island of Murano, part of the city of Venice, Italy. Only one family of glassblowers made this style of bead for the trade. These beads are almost 200 yrs old and have not been made for 140 years. Some made their way over to North America as part of the fur trade, but a vast majority went to Africa as part of the Slave Trade. This particular bead was part of a collection purchased from West Africa some time back and was very likely part of a transaction involving the purchase of human beings. I tie one of these beads to every bow I make and explain the source to the new owner. It's a lesson in true value, it is there to remind us that no matter what we sell our freedoms for it isn't enough. Freedoms are too expensive to buy back once sold, and often once sold you will soon realize you have nothing but a handful of cheap beads.
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Slick bow J-dub
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Beautiful bow and great craftsmanship on a difficult piece of wood. Thanks for posting.
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Jane looks nice in Plain. Thanks for providing the background on those beads.
How long is Jane?
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Plain is good!! Jane looks mighty good to me! :laugh:
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Plain Jane is great bow, nice tiller built to shoot.
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thats really nice!
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Really like your work,sir. And might I add that it is great to see you posting them.
Deep on the beads, but I have come to expect no less from you. Thanks.
Lane
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Sweet bow. The simplicity is beautiful.
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For some reason I got the lyrics from Velvet Undergrounds song "sweet jane" singing thru my head 8)
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well I see nothing plane about that one.
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I like that slightly kinky jane, knew some like her in the seventies. Sorry got sidetracked, oh yeah the bow is nice too, nice work, good tiller and I really like the handle work. Good lesson in the story behind the beads also.
Greg
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Know what's wrong with that bow? Nothing, absolutely nothing. Just my kinda bow, all function and nothing extra - well, the bead and story behind it maybe extra but in the good way. You can make my hunting bow any day!
PS - nice work around that clump of pin knots.
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Ain't nothing wrong with plain Jane's. She's a beauty! BTW, PM me your digits; might just stop by next time i'm in your neck of the woods.
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Nice bow JW. Your handle work looks awesome. Never thought of leaving an extra ring on the back of the handle for thickness, might have to try that sometime.
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Nice JW :)
Good lookin bend there ....
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A real beauty. Well stated and thank you for the history lesson. Sad what freedom comes to represent for some. Even today.
Cipriano
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Fine looking bow - nothing plain about her! Thanks for posting - you build a fine bow JW.
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Plain is good! There's more to a bow than glueing on some exotic foo-fer-all. Tiller, design and execution count way higher by my standards. This bow is top shelf in all those aspects. Of course , I would expect no less from you JW. Well done Sir! Josh
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For some reason I got the lyrics from Velvet Undergrounds song "sweet jane" singing thru my head 8)
I was thinkin' of the lines of the Van Zant song, plain jane, she drive's me insane, i know i don't have to tell ya JW, but you build a fine bow, Bub
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It is good to see your work dub...and the background story is worthy of praise ...fly free brother, fly free :D
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Nice work JW. Plain girls are more fun anyway ;)
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Very nice bow well done,and very good story,so true. :) thanks for sharing. :)
Pappy
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Beautiful!
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Very NICE! Plain janes usually perform the best .... the beads are a good reminder for all!
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Good lookin bow there Jdub! Sometimes the simple black dress is the belle of the ball. Way to knock it out of the park!!
Scott
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Great looking classic bow. simple, elegant. nice story on the beads as well.
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very nice bow jw ! good to see your work finally
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Very nice bow Mr. JW. Thanks for posting some of your work. And thanks for the explanation of the bead.
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Thanks everyone for the kind comments. The stave came from Osage Outlaw, so he has to take some of the blame.
When I first started 10 years ago I wanted to splice siyas, do horn bellies, sinewed everything in sight, the wilder the better. Eventually all that settled down and I decided to go back to the simple designs and work on better tillering, better design, better execution.
I love chasing rings, finding the bow design in the wood, and the finish work of sanding and stitching handles. Tillering still hangs me up, though.
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Was that the belly split you got off of that stave?
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Nope, this was a stave I got a while back from you, was originally meant to be an ELB.
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Finally full draw photos got taken. Isaac stopped by and willingly posed with the bow.
(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Bows/Jane/Picture008.jpg)
(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Bows/Jane/Picture009.jpg)
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about time, nice bend jdub, Bub
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That tiller is nice :o
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Really nice! Love the bend and the beads.
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Looks great John, can't wait to do some osage.
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looks real good , nothin wrong with plain especially with a good tiller like that.
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Looks great JW, you grouping any better with her yet? ;D ;D Beautiful bend.
Jon
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Hey JW,
I am in and out on the site and missed this when you posted it. Nice job. I don't remember seeing very many of your bows, so it was nice to see some of your work. Danny
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Sweet bow, clean and simple.
I bet that spits out an arra.
Del
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Good on ya JW! i really like a girl who looks that good without all the makeup ;) Simple is a better word than plain I think, cause she's a beauty!
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Great bow love the story on the beads
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Sweet looking bow J dub.Very fine job.I should be the one putting beads on my bows with the name beadman.The reason I gave myself the name is because of all of the beadwork I've done on brain tan leather.Good talk about the history of beads.That has to be coming from a buckskinner to know that.Just goes to show beauty is more than skin deep on this bow.