Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: lukelawrence171 on May 06, 2014, 10:30:14 pm
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For this bow in among for around 40 to 45 pounds at 28 inches because it will be used for bow fishing I haven't made a bow this short in a while hope it turns out good my only worries are a few knots in what I will make the tip limb. 8) and so far I've gotten it to about to floor tiller so it will be ready for the real thing tomorrow.
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Let's see a pic of the knots because usually knots don't matter at all just make it more difficult to chase a ring
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here is a pic of the only knot i am worried about i will make this the upper limb so it has a little stress but i think it will be fine if i leave some wood around it and the stave has been taken down to one growth ring
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It looks from the pic that you have 2 rings of wood left proud over the knot?? If so take them down to the bows back ring before you start bending it. They can pop off and cause a big mess otherwise. The knot itself should be no biggie if you handle it correctly.
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no, it was a little bit of glue i put on all of the knots so that they did not crack it does kind of look likt that but i sanded all that off allready
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here is some pics of the tillering process its coming along good, i am going to wait a few days to let the bow settle in a little bit and finish tillering it later.
any tillering advise before i start again in a few days?
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That last photo on the tree looks pretty nice to me.
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Shorten the long string a bit and it will give a better look at what is is really doing. I have my long string just long enough to go N-N Other than that looks good so far.
Pappy
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here is some more pics the bow is basically finished i added juniper tip overlays my favorite color on osage. both limbs are bending evenly but the bottom limb is a little stiff in the outer parts because of a natural recurve in that part. i had to heat treat it because it was taking a little more set than i was comfortable even for a bow that is 61 inches ntn. all that's left to do is coats of poly, leather and a striker plate.
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And I put it up to dry for the night 8)
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here is the last photo of the build its just sewing on the leather grip. the rest are all the finished product.
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and here are the final pics 8)
is there anything i should have done different?
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That's a beauty :) The grip and tips really look cool. Nice looking bend too. If it shoots good i wouldn't do anything different 8)
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Looks gorgeous to me
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Very nice! I really like the tips.
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Beautiful, well crafted bow.
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Very nice looking bow! How does the juniper hold up for tips? I would think it would be too soft but Ive never tried it myself.
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Very nice looking bow! How does the juniper hold up for tips? I would think it would be too soft but Ive never tried it myself.
it has always held up for me and it doesn't slow the bow down like most dense woods do because its so light. i also use b55 for the string not fastflight you just have to be careful with them and not string the bow up wrong