Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: lostarrow on April 09, 2013, 11:34:05 pm
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Teaser of the next Theme bow. (http://)That is a temporary string on it. I need to make the loops a bit bigger . Hopefully it'll be done this weekend..................................
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Wow!!!! Is that badass looking or what !
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That's really cool!
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That is to cool.
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Can't wait
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That is great I can't wait!
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Very nice! Hope it's not the bottom nock!
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Nice tip. :)
Pappy
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Cool!! 8)
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I hope the rest of the bow is black. (Go Hawkeyes!)
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I hope the rest of the bow is black. (Go Hawkeyes!)
Awesome carving on the tips.
That's an Eagle not a chicken. >:D (Go Hogs)
Grady
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OOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo. Maybe the next one ,I could put an Eagle on one end and a Boar on the other ,and call the bow "Conflict" ! ;)
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It would definitely be a conversation piece.
Grady
Just kidding about the Hawkeyes, they are a great team and excellent school. Our head football coach is a former Hawkeye.
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I Smell a BOM. ;D
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I Smell a BOM. ;D
It wasn't me, I swear!.............................Wait a minute ,what are we talking about? ( Childish humour .I'm surrounded by kids and use it as an excuse for not showing my maturity ;))
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Imagination Is.............Imagination Does.......good stuff.. 8)
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I think its against the law to harness an eagle like that! :o Seriously super!!
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That is SCREAMIN!! >:D
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that looks cool, but I would watch out for j dub....He don't take kindly to folks tying Birds up like that >:D
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You are a expert carver. Wonderful work.
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looks sweet, can't wait to see the rest of the bow!
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Thanks for all the interrest guys! If you think I'm teasing you, think about the poor bugger that I'm making it for ;)
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Just kidding about the Hawkeyes, they are a great team and excellent school. Our head football coach is a former Hawkeye.
Lol - no worries man. I was waiting for the backlash. :)
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I put a coat of varnish over the paint to give it a little patina. Blue leather handle wrap and a few arrows .I'm thinking yellow cresting (like the eagle heads ) with blue and white fletch.The last pic is of a Greek Drachma (phased out by the Euro).I thought I would use that as the arrow strike.It's 13/16" in dia. What do you think?(http://)
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Wow! :o 8) 8) Nice touch lostarrow! That is going to be a very special bow.
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Absolutely stunning!! Can't wait to see the final result.
Regarding the Drachma - perhaps you could insert it into the wood and lacquer the surface flush and smooth. I don't know if the uneven surface of the metal would affect the arrow as it passes/rubs off it?
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Good point . I was thinking of recessing it slightly below surface and putting a thin epoxy coating over. It self levels and comes out like glass.
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Good point . I was thinking of recessing it slightly below surface and putting a thin epoxy coating over. It self levels and comes out like glass.
That's pretty much what I had in mind :)
Don't see why it shouldn't work! If you use a two-part epoxy, you could use more hardener so when it dries, it'll act almost like hard varnish.
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I think I'll do that. I hate the way that stuff smells though!
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This is amazing, AMAZING artwork! Guys like you make me as a bowyer feel like a kindergarten finger painter next to Rembrandt!
OneBow
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THATS IT!!!!! I QUIT!!! >:( I can never compete with that...... **runs :'( sulking :'( to the couch and turns on Dancing with the Stars**
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Well, I inlayed the coin for the arrow pass......................................Underwhelmed . I should have left the coin with nothing on top. The epoxy ,I feel, will scratch too easily ,obscuring the view of the coin. I think it kind of makes it a little "cheap" looking. I'm going to try again but let the coin stay a little proud. Tomorrow night the fun begins (taking the old one out.) Wish me luck.
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Heat the coin with a small jet lighter, or soldering gun. The heat will easily transfer through the coin and the glue will loosen when it has reached the right temperature.
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Carved + inked the leather strike plate around the coin. Added another coat of Spar. Clean up the rough edges maybe another coat and the leather handle wrap,some arrows and a nice new string,and she's good to go.It definitely looks better without anything on top of the coin. It's just below the surface of the surrounding leather. (http://)
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Sorry guy's . The pics didn't come through the first time.
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Thats just plain cool!
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Haha ,thanks Cody! Looks like we were thinking the same thing at the same time. Did we see something to inspire us a few months ago .I thought it just popped into my head .What was your inspiration? I saw the coins at the Antique store about a year ago, and was impressed by the artwork on them . I bought a bunch for my son's coin collection . Most were from the countries that make up the EU so the coins are not legal tender anymore.This bow is for a friend ,who's very proud of his Greek heritage and also belongs to a motorcycle club that does charity for the Greek Orthodox Church and Heritage center. He's been waiting since last fall ,but I didn't really get the inspiration for it until I saw the crest for the club. It all fell into place about a month or two ago.
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That's some very fine work there! Should make the Greek a little prouder yet ;)
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Bloodyell, that is something else, nice. Unfortunately the Greeks could use some coins this time. Markus. :)
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That's what the neighbour said when he saw it on the weekend, Markus! I think they'll be all right. They are a resourceful bunch.
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Two of the three arrows to go with the bow. One snapped as I was trying to straighten it after it was crested. So I have to remake it. Use your imagination for now and pretend there's three ;)(http://)
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That is really lookin good, so far LostArra!
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I really want to see tht bow !!!
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Almost there,almost there. Touching up the finish.
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Did you ever finish this bow?
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Man that is AWESOME! I been wanting to carve a wood spirit into the fade on one of my bows. I practiced on a couple of sticks and I think I could do it. I just been using a pocket knife. If I had the right tools for the job I might get the cahonies to try it someday.
I tell you, you have done a fine job.
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Wow , you really dug this one up from the archives :D. Thanks for the compliment. If you like that one , you'll probably like the trade bow I'm finishing up. Should have some more pics in a week or so.