Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wizardgoat on November 21, 2014, 05:23:41 am
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She's only 63", so not a very "long" bow, but I love me a narrow yew bow. 1" for the inner 1/3 of the bow, then tapering to 1/2" tips.
The yew was cut in the washington cascades, and was flawless, except for being slightly deflexed (1") . I tried to cook out as much as I could on
my caul, and only about 1" stuck. After shooting in she seems to loose it, and another 1/2".
I tillered the bow to 55#, but brought it down to 48# @ 27", it just felt like the right weight for it.
I know the tips could of been smaller but the bow shoots so well and smooth I left it as is.
Top limb is 1 3/4" longer than the bottom
skins were from Carson, and are taken from the top of the fish. i still have enough white ish belly skin to back another bow.
Tips are cow horn, handle is built up leather with cane wrap. Silk soaked in tbb3 to fill the small gaps.
Cheers, thanks for looking!
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Nice work, nice looking bend, looks like a shooter to me. :) :)
Pappy
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Beautifully done! I love everything about it! I especially like the cane wrapped handle, that is in my bucket list.
Did you split the cane yourself, or did you buy it somewhere? Patrick
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That is a fine looking bow. Looks like a real sweet shooter to me.
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"....but I love me a narrow yew bow".
Who doesn't? ;) looks good
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Very nice, goat.
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Cool bow man!
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I like that one a lot. Great job
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That is a beauty for sure. Thanks for sharing.
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I really love the contrasts. Salmon skins huh? Interesting. I suppose we have seen just about every other kind of skin why not salmon. Nice job. Danny
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And another great looking yew bow Goat.
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That's a sweet looking bow! The grip looks really comfy and goes great with the rest of the bow.
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You have been putting out some really nice stuff goat. No exception here. Beautiful landscape too!
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A nice looking bow. Most interesting cane and silk handle wrap.
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That is a great bow! Those tips look good to me, sometimes I think we get caught up in over-refining bows to really push the envelope but it takes away from the bows function. Those look practical. Nothing like a girl in practical shoes.
Sure is beautiful where you live.
Parnell
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I really like the contrast of the handle against those skins. The photos are very nice too! What's not to like!
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That is a slick bow with a great bend. Thanks for taking the time to post those great pics.
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Nice full draw. Is that an April Wine t shirt? Love that band.
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Nice bow, Wizardgoat. A couple of questions with regard to working with fish skins:
First, do you leave the scales on, or if not when do you remove them?
Second, what glue do you use?
Third: if you know, would using the skin of a previously frozen fish be OK? (Not a lot of salmon down here by the Mexican border!😊
Best regards,
Russ
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Now, that's cool looking.
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That is a sweet bow goat! Those stacked yew longbows dont seem to suffer from deflex like other woods/designs might. Looks like a shooter! Love the cane and salmon skin!
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Good to see it in detail Josh. You use a shelf!?
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MAN,THAT IS A HOT LOOKING BOW..you did it good again..keep them coming...john
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Yew the man, goat! Something bout yew and the salmon skins....I've drooled over the pics on Carson's website quite a few times.
Cool style and looks like a shooter, man I get caught up in the landscape around your bows in the pics!
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Pretty looking curve on that one. Interesting skins too.
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Absolutely fantastic- nature and craftsmanship Came together there. The contrast between the grey skin and sapwood/heartwood is stunning! :D
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Man, you make beautiful bows. That cane handle looks sweet as well.
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Awesome bow. Love the skins. Excellent tiller! Great job dude!
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cheers guys, thanks alot.
Blackcoyote - Tofino is the land of salmon and yew, the background seemed to blend well. its a beautiful spot
seeing carsons yew salmon bow was the inspiration for this for sure. anything on yew looks awesome
loefflerchuck - bow is for someone else, i don't shoot rests on my own bows though
comancheria - scales come off very easily, i used masking tape and just dabbed it after the skins were on.
i used tb3. and yes you can use skin of frozen fish.just thaw them, and do your best to skin them.
scrap all the flesh and fat from them and tack them to plywood flesh side up to dry.
if theres a pattern you want from the fish, make sure you tack them to the board nice and straight.
pearl drums - not an april wine shirt!, a friends punk band. "i like to rock " though too 8)
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Thanks for the detailed explanation, Goat.
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very very cool
chuck
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Nice looking curves. I made a sinewed yew bow with king salmon skins and I couldn't get the scales out the way you described. I was using needle-nose pliers, and still missed several. Those that were still on the bow, creaked when I drew it back. Glad you had better success!
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Nice looking bow man ,good curves nice area I like the tips it finishes it off nicely
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Excellent bend, bow and photography! A+ on everything 8)
Don
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Beautiful bow in an amazing environment !!! love the fishskin.
I know you allready told me how to do but i'd really love to see a buildalong for that cane wrap !!
Pleeeeeeease O:)
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Nice lookin now. Love the salmon skins
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Sure is a beauty, Wizardgoat.
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Outstanding. Finish looks perfect. Must've been a big salmon. I should try saving the skins next fishing season.
I'm actually hoping to catch some dogfish this year, most guys kill em and throw them back.
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A beauty, and great pics too
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Nice Bow. I like the salmon skins. Do you have any pics of applying the skin? it must have been tricky.
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I missed this one. Very nice. !
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Thanks guys. This has been my go to bow lately.
Tillstave- no pics, that would get too messy. It's pretty similar to gluing on snake skins, except you gotta cut them to shape when they're dry, and sand the back of it pretty good. I soak them in warm water with some dish soap to care of last bits of grease
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that is a great bow...you did wonders on it..looks like it has pritty good ring growth...thanks SO MUCH for sharing...john...
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Fish hide backing! Who would have thought that! Awesome! I'm guessing buffalo horn tips? "Yew" have made an excellent bow!