Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DennisM on October 04, 2012, 03:17:00 pm
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This is my first stave bow. It's from my hickory find of 2 months ago. It's no where near perfect, tiller is off, I rushed the finish but this bow will hunt, if I ever get my shafts and points figured out.
Any way here she is, 66" NTN, 1 7/16 at the fades continues for 6" the straight taper to 3/8" tips. I heat treated it at first brace and again before I applied the finish. She finished 49# @ 29" with 2 1/4" of permanent set.
The tip overlays and riser are cherry with no stain. I stained the hickory with minwax red sedona stained darkened with black leather dye. The finish is 8 coats of minwax satin spray urethane.
All considered I am happy with it.
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hey! if it gets the job done then i think you got what you wanted! great looking bow!
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Yeah, the tiller is not perfect, but it's plenty good enough that I wouldn't stand around long if you pointed it at me!!! For that matter, any deer with any sense better not underestimate what this bow will do! Atta boy! Make yourself a red-stained arrow with it!
Yup, she's plenty good enough that you got nothing to feel ashamed of. Post pics of the deer you get.
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Nice bow there! I like the stain, it's rugged and primitive.
If you like how it shoots, who gives a crap about the look! Let it break with thousands of arrows through it! 8)
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When i look at it, its tiller is just fine, i would consider that worth my time!
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you did one heck of a job on your first stave...i dont think its that bad at all....and like JW said it will do the job on a deer and it didnt break in the tillering...SO,its a winnner...thanks for sharing your creation..john
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Thanks guys, means a lot. First traditional hunt next weekend, headed for Green Swamp. It shoots hard, and for the first dozen arrows in the mornings I'm deadly out to 15 yds after that I start shooting left
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Congratulations on your first stave bow! Hickory is amazing wood and I bet it lasts you a long, long time. Looks like a good one to me. :)
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I think its a good one. The first bow I made was a hickory pyramid. It took quite a bit of set too but it shot well. I put several thousand arrows through it before I retired it. it would definitley have made meat had I hunted with it. Good job. Danny
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hey Dennis what is your last name
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Thanks guys, means a lot. First traditional hunt next weekend, headed for Green Swamp. It shoots hard, and for the first dozen arrows in the mornings I'm deadly out to 15 yds after that I start shooting left
Here's hoping you get a red arrow in the Green Swamp!
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Looks to be a shooter to me. Hard to judge tiller from picture angle but from what I see tiller looks fine and if not probably more than good enough. I have more than a few of my first stave bows with worst tiller that killed a few deer and one even took an elk. I think
your bow is nice in comparison to my first.
Greg
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Congratulations! I hope you get one. Jawge