Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Weylin on May 23, 2014, 11:20:19 am
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I named this bow "Compadre" to remind me of all the generosity and good will of the friends that surround me in this craft. And this bow itself is made up of many parts that came from these friends so I consider it aptly named. The yew billets were a gift from John "Blacktail". The deer rawhide backing was a gift from Carson at Echo Archery. I bought the take-down sleeves from Carson as well. The muskrat fur silencers were a gift from Bryce. Gordon patiently showed me his technique for fitting the sleeve inserts on a previous attempt at a take-down. I'll bring that spirit into the woods with me when I hunt the mighty Roosevelt elk this fall.
This bow is made from two pacific yew billets. It is 64" long ntn and 58#@26". It's joined with a small set of take-down sleeves from Echo Archery. I didn't like the tube-like feel of the handle with the sleeves so I glued some cork to the steel and contoured it to give me the bulbous feel that I'm accustomed to. I backed the bow with rawhide mainly to armor the back against abuse, I'm sure the sapwood could have taken the tension load without a problem. The snake skin was not big enough to back the whole bow so I chose to apply it as accents. I'm happy with the result and I think the skin has a stunning pattern. I glued the rawhide and the skins with TBIII. I lined the snake skin with black to help make a smoother transition to the wood and help it pop a little more. The tips are black sheep horn. The string is fastflight with muskrat fur silencers. Most of the photo's (not the crappy ones) were taken by Bodeene Berrevoet's Photography. I'm very pleased with how this bow shoots, fast and dead in the hand. It's been a long time since I've made a bow for myself and I forgot how exciting it can be to have a new bow to shoot. Thank you for looking.
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Perfect in every aspect. 8)
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That's a very fine bow! Lots of good energy in that piece of wood. Love how you handled the snake skins. California Mountain Kingsnakes are beauties.
Gabe
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WOW!!! That is a beautiful bow.
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Man ive seen some incredibly beautiful bows you have posted but so far this is my favorite. drop dead gorgeous! I hope some deer feel the same way about it :D! the kingsnake skin looks awesome on the lighter wood and I think they work great as accents. tiller looks spot on too! thank you for posting this masterpiece.
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Sweet bow, Weylin!! Another gem!! ;)
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That bow is stunning. Excellent work.
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that is a superb bow well done. i really like those skins and what you have done with them.
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I can't wait to see this one in person in a couple weeks. Too bad that arrow pass is on the wrong side ;)
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That is one of the nicest bows I have ever seen. To think we might have a B.O.Y. candidate already. Great great job man. Very clean and great tiller. Man an inspiration to say the least.
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Grand-slam Weylin! Exceptional.
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Man, that is sick!
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That's some amazing work! Great story behind the name too!
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nice bow man, would love to do a take down
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Absolutely beautiful.
Cipriano
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Absolutely beautiful...
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Wow! Outstanding in every way.
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Dude you make AWESOME bows. Looks like another BOM to me. Nice job Weylin! Very very nice!
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DANG!! that is sweet. hope to see that at the gathering.
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winner winner, elk steak dinner, I do have to disagree with Carson on one point, that arrow rest is just right ;) bub
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Weylin, I know of a 7-point that deserves to be acquainted with a bow like that. Any lesser bow just wouldn't do it justice.
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Wow! Thanks for the nice response!
Thank you Dwardo, Gabe, Ken, John, Kenny, JonW, Danny F, Carson, Matt, Parnell, Blaflair, Accipiter, Wizardgoat, Cipriano, Pat B., rps3, Arrowind, Dave, bubby, and Gordon! Your kind words mean a lot.
Gabe, I was really pleased about how the skins turned out. They were more striking than I even imagined. I'll probably never see a snake like that again so I'm glad I found it dying and was able to do it justice on my bow.
John, I'm hoping the elk/deer will give me a shot with it this year. My freezer's been pretty empty.
Carson and Dave, I'll definitely be bringing it and shooting the heck out of it at the gathering. I can't wait to get there.
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Matt. I'm certainly not presuming anything. I'm just glad it shoots!
wizardgoat, go for it on the take down. make sure you get a good sleeve set. (from Carson) and do your homework before you start trying to fit them. It's a royal pain in the @$$. I had the tremendous benefit of having Gordon show me how to do it the first time. That bow broke during tillering. This time I did it alone with only hand tools and there was a lot of grumbling, cursing and wasted time. Time will tell if it was worth it but I'm feeling good about it right now.
Gordon, you can be sure that "Compadre" and I will be poking around in that bull's neighborhood this fall. Hopefully he hasn't got any smarter because he was smart enough last year.
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Exceptional work, a 2 piece like that is for sure a winner.
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Yowza :o
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That's amazing! I would love to have a bow like that.
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Wow... not much more I can say, except I wish I'd made it ;D
Del
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Absolutely beautiful and spot on in every category Weylin. Excellent work and especially like the creativeness with the skins.
Tracy
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Beside being a leftie its a stunner!
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Everything that has been said, I second! Striking, gorgeous, beautiful......
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Very, very nice!
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Wow those skins look amazing. Sweet bow.
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That's an exceptional bow there Weylin! I think that's my favorite I've seen of yours :) Good luck with it come hunting season!
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Gordon, you can be sure that "Compadre" and I will be poking around in that bull's neighborhood this fall. Hopefully he hasn't got any smarter because he was smart enough last year.
Nah, when that old boy sees that gorgeous stick you are carrying he'll trot right in and and present his broadside to you - I guarantee it! ;D
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Mate!.................That is one inspiring bow. It has all been said. Good luck with her.
Some more Pacific Yew heading down under, me thinks....... I love it!
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That's a really nice bow. Lots of detail.
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Magnificent. Really beautiful work. I always look forward to seeing your posts, but you have outdone yourself this time. If it shoots as great as it looks your freezer should be well stocked.
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merry xmas that's a looker! awesum job
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thanks, bow101
glad you like it, peacebow Coos
thank you, cman
Thanks, del. what's stopping you? ;)
thank you, Tracy
thanks, dbb. nobody's perfect. ;D
Thank you, Dave
Thanks, Brian
thanks, Zion
Thank you, Will. I'll do my best
As long as you guarantee it, Gordon... ;)
Thank you Mick, have fun with that yew!
Thank you, Ryan. It was tempting to add more detail but I think this was the right amount.
Thank you, Howard. I sure hope so.
Thanks, stixnstones
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WOW! A knock-out Weylin, love it.
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nicely done
chuck
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Sweet :)
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Thank you, Badly Bent!
Thanks, Chuck
Thanks, Chris :)
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Nice job! Love the natural material!
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Really sweet Weylin. Can't wait to see it!
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That bow is Freakin insane so beautiful
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It's bows like this one that keep the rest of us knowing that we have so much further to go in learning this craft! OMG! but that is a work of ART and not a bit less than that...
OneBow
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You have probably heard all the compliments by now but that is simply an amazing bow..love the skins,handle and take down feature...sweet-Hammertime
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gorgeous
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Thank you, Lee. It was really fun to work with all these different materials on one bow.
Thanks, Dan. Looking forward to seeing you again.
Thank you, Joe! 8)
Thank you OneBow, that's very kind of you to say.
Thank you, Hammertime.
Thanks, Aaron.
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First off nice work on the skins....very impressive!!!!!
The whole bow is extremely pleasing to the eye from the handle wrap to the beautiful bend on it. The attention to detail is stunning! Bravo
I hope that it serves you well on your elk hunt ;)
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Thanks, Sticksnstones!
Thank you, HRhodes. I sure hope it fills the freezer. It's been empty for too long!
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It sure was fun watching Compadre spit arrows like lazers this weekend.
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Now that is just plan beautiful,in all aspects.Love the skins/tips and everything else about it.Almost missed this one, ??? Very nice job and I know it has to be a shooter. :)
Pappy
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Like the way the limbs flow into the handle without the step being obvious :). You have seemed to have achieved that on the back using the snake skins and binding. Did you finish the sides and belly to the outer dimension of the tubing, rather than fading out from the inner surface of the tube?
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Thanks, Pappy!
Richard B, You're right. I did finish the sides and belly to the outer dimension of the tubing to hide the metal sleeves. I was careful not to have the bend of the bow work to far into the fades so that I was risking putting pressure on the abrupt edges. As you know, you can't do that on the back because you don't want to violate the back. So I built the back up with a couple pieces of cow rawhide and filed them down to make a smooth transition over about four inches. Then the main piece of deer rawhide went over that to bring it flush with the sleeves. I was strategic with the lace binding to hide any minute discrepancies.