Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Kegan on October 22, 2007, 07:03:24 pm
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Well, I found a dead hickory tree on an outing to make a stone age bow, but it was already sasoned and proved too hard for the soft obsidian. So, in an effort to keep it simple, I made a hatchet bow out of it. Sanded it with sandstone and applied a coat of candle wax and a covering of pine pitch (rubbed some ashes on top of this to taake some of the tack off). The back was heavily violated with holes from bugs, but I took it slow and she held. Burnished the back with an antler and toasted the belly over a fire/coals started with the hand drill (which I'll do from now on, alot faster than a heat gun, and less scorching).
Final specs are: 67 1/2" long, 1 1/2" wide tapering to about 5/8". Draws about 60# at 26". I don't know whether it was the burnishing or the fire hardening of the belly, but this bow is a SHOOTER. A good longbow for deer and small game. Shoots right where I look. It's a bit of an ugly thing, but it seems quite at home in hand while stalking or waiting for deer ;).
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i like that alot i dont see whats so ugly i like it
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very resourceful kegan :)
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I agree, whats so ugly about it, the tiller is beautiful.
VB
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It's a fine bow :)
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Looks very primitive to me.Keagen your a bow building machine ain't ya.Thanks for shareing.tradrick
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Very nice Kegan,I would have never thought it would have held,cause Hickory usually dry rots pretty quick when left outside in the elements,but you pulled it off. Good job. :)Nice tiller also.
Nothing ugly about that. :)
Pappy
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a very primal weapon. good job.
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You have way too much time on yer hands Kegan, must be nice ;)
Nice looking bow with a good tiller.
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With all these survival shows being so popular now days, you just might retire early - if you started your own ;). Cool bow, looks like you can get one made out of just darn near anything.
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Yes it is a nice bow. Well done
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Looks great-not a bit ugly. I'd call it pleasantly primal-looking. Find a live tree for the stoned bow, stone tools work best with wet, green wood.
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Nice job. Clever craftsmanship!
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nothing ugly about it !!!
frank
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Thanks ;D. This bow took me at two hours to make from tree to finish. I'm really keen on these simple D's :). The pics don't do it full credit though, the back looks like someone took a tiny router to it :o!
Oh, and I found some Osage near my school... >:D
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Hi,
No offense, but you got the "ugly" part right. Super looking tiller, however. Only 2 hours? You're a machine!
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Hi,
No offense, but you got the "ugly" part right. Super looking tiller, however. Only 2 hours? You're a machine!
Yup, it's an ugly little brute ;D. SImple bend through the handle longbows, after I figured out how mine work, have taken over. If the wood doesn't fight me too badly, they only take a few hours of actually working on them >:D.
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I like this sort of bow. That's real primitive bow.. ;)
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Excellent!!!!!!!!!! Way to go Kegan. Man I wish I had some of your talent, then maybe I could build bows.
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It's primitive - that's what I like about it! I'll bet Jamie L does, too. ;)
October Self Bow of the Month is coming up in a week and we'll look at this one again.
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Thanks ;D. This bow took me at two hours to make from tree to finish. I'm really keen on these simple D's :). The pics don't do it full credit though, the back looks like someone took a tiny router to it :o!
Oh, and I found some Osage near my school... >:D
there osage by mt school too >:D
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Thanks ;D. This bow took me at two hours to make from tree to finish. I'm really keen on these simple D's :). The pics don't do it full credit though, the back looks like someone took a tiny router to it :o!
Oh, and I found some Osage near my school... >:D
there osage by mt school too >:D
Ever time we go past them I see a few straight pieces about 4+ feet long and i start to salivate... not a normal reaction though ;D
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I wonder what your friends think. ;) sound like you could get some good billets :)
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I can't do any shop projects or take any shop classes... I can't be trusted around wood (bows and arrows) or metal (points) ;D. Trees and plants are the worst >:D
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keegan, awesome bow. It is not ugly. it is beautiful. In fact, I've never seen and ugly selfbow. :) Jawge
PS except for some of my bows.
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Kegan, You did an excellent job on this primitive bow. 8) Pat
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It really is a great bow you made! Nothing at all ugly about her.
Dane