Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: mikekeswick on December 22, 2013, 07:04:23 am
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Just messing!
I want to make a bow that the abbreviation (hbi,bbi,etc) spells something....but I failed >:D
Right onto the bow then.....
It's a hickory backed ipe with black walnut tapered core lams, reverse tapered maple tip lams, black walnut power lam, osage and buffalo horn for the tips. Handle is made up of greenheart, black walnut, padauk and sycamore.
50# @ 27 inch and 62 ntn.
This bow was an experiment to try and make the lams tapered correctly so that need little to no tillering is needed after glue-up....It shoots like a dream, even though it's a bit wonky.....I need to adjust the rate of taper on the tips and have a fraction more thickness mid limb but it's not too far off for a first attempt.
Enjoy :)
(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/050-5.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/050-5.jpg.html)
(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/046-7.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/046-7.jpg.html)
(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/045-6.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/045-6.jpg.html)
(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/mikekeswick/049-5.jpg) (http://s492.photobucket.com/user/mikekeswick/media/049-5.jpg.html)
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Looks nice really like the tips & handle. 8)
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Nice! So... how much (or little) tillering did it take?
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Very cool mike! Love the contrasting woods. Tiller looks pretty good all things considered. We'll done :)
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Very nice!
I would love to try making something like that,just need somewhere to do it.
Scraping away at a selfbow in the appartment when you can clean up directly is one thing but with something like that i guess the space will be occupied a bit longer
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Sweet bow! never heard of green heart before, is that a natural wood? really cool bow!
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I love that riser section. You glue joints look great. Great looking bow all around.
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Lam bows dont really float my boat but that is very pretty.
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Darn nice looking bow
DBar
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Ha! Very cool bow. I like the leather handle!
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She's a beauty!.... Brian
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Ooooooh she's pretty :-*
I'd better make sure Mrs Cat doesn't see me drooling over the pics.
Del
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looks great, very cool
chuck
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That is quite the first go around. I like that unbraced profile.
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Nice job, lots of color.
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Yep. Real nice!
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Sharp bow!
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I LIKE IT! would love to see a braced shot of that bow. Nice job!
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Sweet bow! never heard of green heart before, is that a natural wood? really cool bow!
Yep it sure is. very dense over 1.0 s.g., very hard and able to take lots of compression. It is what was used to make fishing rods in the past.
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Nice! So... how much (or little) tillering did it take?
Virtually non I just rounded the back and belly. Cross section is elliptical. I think i'll be making another of these soon and i'll really goto town on it.
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Thanks for all the nice comments guys :)
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That's a sweet looking bow. Well done.
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Looks sweet. Unbraced profile really looks like it would be smooth shootin'
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That turned out pretty darn close considering you didn't have to adjust the tiller much.
Careful though, some folks don't take kindly to cookie-cutter bows around these parts... ;)
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Another nice one,love the colors,bet it is a smooth shooter. :)
Pappy
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That turned out pretty darn close considering you didn't have to adjust the tiller much.
Careful though, some folks don't take kindly to cookie-cutter bows around these parts... ;)
Umm me either but I just saw it as a fun challenge. :)
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Just messing!
I want to make a bow that the abbreviation (hbi,bbi,etc) spells something....but I failed >:D
I thought you were saying something in Welsh.
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Welsh!!! Haha...Welsh is indeed gogbledegook to anyone who doesn't understand it!
Try saying this - Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch........longest place name in Britain (Wales)
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I have to give a laminated bow a try someday! Nice job, beautiful bow.
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If u don't like it than I'd take it off ur hands! I think she's sweet man.
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if a bow cold be elegant you found the look.