Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bowmo on June 18, 2015, 05:25:38 pm

Title: mini bow madness
Post by: bowmo on June 18, 2015, 05:25:38 pm: Really jazzed on these little guys!

My good same exact birthday havin' buddy, and paddle mate for Boundary Waters trips shot the short bow I recently made myself and instantly said..."no way you get to be the only one on the trip with one of these!" and commissioned one.

Dug through my wood pile and found a little stave that he and I picked up a few years ago off the side of the road where a huge hedge row is. Which is pretty cool since other than me dragging him out to that hedge row that day (he has a large truck ::) ) his involvement with my bows and wood collecting is zero, and like that he has a connection to the wood in a way. Ended up being a heck of a piece of wood for being a gnarly rotting piece of road side waste, and not a knot in it.

Finished at 47.5 ntn 42# at 20" and is keeping about a half inch of reflex just like mine. Though his has a slightly naturally delfexed handle, and mine has a naturally slightly set back handle. It's backed with dog bone rawhide and has wenge tip overlays.

The other bow in the one pic is also 47.5 ntn and pulls 41# at 22" and is bamboo back and bamboo belly experiment.

More pic when the finish is fully cured.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/10929222_10153423452918524_9185628365981601058_o.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/1505629_10153423454513524_4793247264967966316_n.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11407260_10153423438848524_3172562978958794670_n.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11174733_10153423429068524_8077967385077676376_o.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/10929222_10153423429588524_6473874726601764761_o.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11223975_10153423429793524_8035070494183707118_o.jpg)
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: bowmo on June 18, 2015, 06:35:12 pm: Just unstrung

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11058789_10153423714823524_1362321505830664496_o.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11393344_10153423715493524_1077077072981660422_o.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11426398_10153423713638524_8997562416252087335_o.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/1508644_10153423714048524_8711647650235345413_n.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/1519400_10153423713448524_7031783601433428536_o.jpg)
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: osage outlaw on June 18, 2015, 07:01:38 pm: Sweet looking bow!
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: Badly Bent on June 18, 2015, 07:14:06 pm: That little bow is just too cute. ;D ;D

Seriously though I like it Dan, nice work. Those shorty bows are fun and can be very useful for things like
shooting from a canoe or even certain hunting situations like blinds and close range shooting in thick cover.
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: bowmo on June 18, 2015, 07:33:39 pm: Thanks guys! :laugh:

Greg: can not wait to shoot these out the canoe on our next trip in Aug! This stave came from the row on Beith Road.
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: Knoll on June 18, 2015, 09:29:52 pm: Those are really really cool!
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: Badger on June 18, 2015, 09:48:23 pm: Good job, those little bows do well in flight shooting.
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: simson on June 19, 2015, 04:37:33 am: Looking good - can't wait to see more pics, esp. the f/d.
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: Pappy on June 19, 2015, 04:40:01 am: cool shorty's I know they will be fun to carry along. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: Aaron H on June 19, 2015, 07:34:51 am: Two very nice looking shorties. Well done
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: wizardgoat on June 19, 2015, 12:27:28 pm: Nice bows Dan,
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: Pat B on June 19, 2015, 01:23:29 pm: Cool little bows. How about a few full draw pics. 8)
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: bowmo on June 19, 2015, 02:42:51 pm: Thanks guys!

I never remember to get a good full draw. Usually because there's no one around to take one for me. But, here he is shooting it before I finished it. I missed the moment he hit full draw, he's about and inch and half short here, but close enough.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/11147243_10153425697243524_4698637722199534613_o.jpg)
Title: Re: mini bow madness
Post by: Badly Bent on June 20, 2015, 12:50:50 am: Until you mentioned Beith Road to me at Marshall I thought I was the only one who'd taken bow wood from that hedgerow. ;)