Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: briarjumper12 on September 09, 2015, 07:16:31 pm
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Life has been getting in the way of bow building...and I've got lazy too. I started this bow back in Jan. Fire season started Feb 15 and I put it aside because I usually work a lot of hours during that time. My oldest son's birthday is coming up on the 18th and due to not having any disposable income to spend with I figured I'd better get back on this bow. He's been bugging me for a long time to build him one even though, at 14, he has more bows, knives, guns, camo and all that stuff than I have had in my lifetime.
62" Ntn, 64 tpt. 1 3/4 wide to midlimb tapering to about 1/2 inch tips..maybe a shade wider. Meant to slim them down more and got carried away with other aspects during the build. Sugar Maple. Heat treated belly and removed some natural deflex in the top limb. 50 lb at 27.5" Started the finish out with 6 or so thin coats of Tru oil then ran out. Had some Waterlox left over from restoring my hardwood floor so I finished up with it. Rubbed in some paste wax too to cut down on the shine some. Keeping a good straight profile so far.
Used a wild turkey spur for rest, which was a challenge. I first used MT-13 epoxy (i think thats it) to epoxy it right on the side of the handle. It held up just fine during initial shooting. Then after I had a bunch of coats of finish on and piece of leather skived down really thing and glue on, it flew off LOL. I put a hole in the the leather strike plate and slide it over the spur and wrapped the cordage across it too. Had finish all over the leather, the wrap and everything before it flew off. So I tracked down a 1/4" forstner bit and drilled about 3/16' deep, took another spur and fitted it to the hole, and glued it in with titebond 3. Maybe it will hold. I've shot it a bunch since then and seems good. Here's some pics.
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(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g108/briarjumper12/DSC_0019_zpsbkvuxdoe.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/briarjumper12/media/DSC_0019_zpsbkvuxdoe.jpg.html)
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g108/briarjumper12/DSC_0020_zpsltcae9vg.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/briarjumper12/media/DSC_0020_zpsltcae9vg.jpg.html)
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g108/briarjumper12/DSC_0021_zpsjtqk2bop.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/briarjumper12/media/DSC_0021_zpsjtqk2bop.jpg.html)
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g108/briarjumper12/DSC_0023_zpsotlewrx5.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/briarjumper12/media/DSC_0023_zpsotlewrx5.jpg.html)
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g108/briarjumper12/DSC_0026_zpsoepjciyp.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/briarjumper12/media/DSC_0026_zpsoepjciyp.jpg.html)
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g108/briarjumper12/DSC_0032_zpskogeavnv.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/briarjumper12/media/DSC_0032_zpskogeavnv.jpg.html)
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like all of it.....stain job and the arrow rest is cool....hope you don't mind me copying it? maybe using a antler tip ???
DBar
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like all of it.....stain job and the arrow rest is cool....hope you don't mind me copying it? maybe using a antler tip ???
DBar
LOL. Not at all. Get a forstners bit to inset the antler tip. That is a great idea. I may have to use the antler tip on the next one.
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cool bow!
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I am a Maple man myself. Nice bow, the earth tones and handle is really sweet .
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Nice. I love the stain job on that one. Good job.
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Thanks for the kind words. Gonna turn my son loose with it this weekend. Can't wait to see him flinging arrows.
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Very nice bow. Well done. Arvin
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Mister, if you ever join the bow trade, I hope you draw my name!
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That's really nice, I love sugar maple.
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That is sweet! Your finish work turned out terrific.
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Very nice. I hope our son does well with it. You are an artist.
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Like everything about your bow. I'm gonna copy all of it!
Note to self . . . .. gotta get a maple stave.
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Mister, if you ever join the bow trade, I hope you draw my name!
I've thought about it very seriously but I don't do well with deadlines lol. I have to work on bows or any of my projects only when I am in the right mood. I've messed up a lot of stuff by forcing it.
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Outstanding!
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Really like the looks of that bow, the handle wrap, rest and finish are a nice looking combination and it looks good at full draw as well. Your son will likely be very proud to carry that stick.
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Well done! Very nice bow!
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that ones got it all. nice finish, great tiller, sweet rest( really ,like that rest). awesome job.
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Thank you folks.
We got hunt to hunt yesterday. My son got busted trying to draw on a turkey at 10 yds. He loves his new bow.
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Nice work, looks like a good shooter to me , hope your son makes some meat with it. ;)
Pappy
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Nice bow, best of luck hunting.
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Beautiful.