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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: autologus on September 14, 2015, 12:25:00 pm

Title: "The Ugly Stick" finished with pics.
Post by: autologus on September 14, 2015, 12:25:00 pm: Here is a little experiment I have been working on the last week or so, it is not finished but I thought I would put it up and ask some advice. It is a piece of Crepe Myrtle I found across the street in my neighbors yard where the tree trimmers came through and cleared underneath the power lines. It is 44" long and has a belly laminate of ERC glued to it, it is about 1 1/8" wide and pulls 47# @ 21". The tiller is not perfect the top limb is still a little stiff in the outer third but I will get that corrected. The advice I need is how do i get the bark off with out damaging the back? As you can see in the pictures it has lots of cracks and is kind of freaky to shoot with it cracking like rice crispys.

Grady

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_110902_zpsnbe6xhv6.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_110902_zpsnbe6xhv6.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_111054_zps4vfvvcjn.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_111054_zps4vfvvcjn.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_111111_zpszh7jtukl.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_111111_zpszh7jtukl.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_111128_zpslsdqil4x.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_111128_zpslsdqil4x.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_111217_zpswb1szabt.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150911_111217_zpswb1szabt.jpg.html)
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick"
Post by: blackhawk on September 14, 2015, 01:12:44 pm: .....very carefully with a scraper. ;)
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick"
Post by: simson on September 14, 2015, 02:22:12 pm: The tiller looks already incredible! A few scrapes and you're ready!
The back -huuuh- I can hear the sound, had it often with yew with bark on. Here it popped off while tillering or shooting. Maybe you can lift the crisps with a srewdriver very carefully?

Good luck! This is a great bow
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick"
Post by: DC on September 14, 2015, 02:38:40 pm: Could you stand to just leave it? After a bit most of the bark will chip of and you can put your finish over what's left. Primo primitive!!
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick"
Post by: autologus on September 14, 2015, 04:39:37 pm: Thanks for the reply's, I may just leave it and carefully flake off the chips with a knife when they loosen enough.

Grady
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick"
Post by: bowandarrow473 on September 14, 2015, 08:48:30 pm: Cool bow already!
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick"
Post by: Badger on September 14, 2015, 10:06:14 pm: Beautiful tiller n that bow! Bark will likely come off with a carefully used knife.
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick"
Post by: Pappy on September 15, 2015, 04:31:34 am: Tiller Looks really good, like Bad Chris said, very careful with a scrapper is how I would do it. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick"
Post by: Aaron H on September 15, 2015, 07:49:14 am: Great bend on a sweet little bow
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick"
Post by: autologus on October 16, 2015, 05:16:34 pm: It is finished, it is 42 inches nock to nock and pulls 47# at 21 inches. I ran into a snag but overcame it. After finishing it, it decided to raise a splinter on the back. When it cracked my heart sank but I glued it down with some CA glue and wrapped it with some backstrap sinew and so far it is holding together well and shooting fine. The back is stained with a vinegaroon stain and sealed with true oil. Here are the pics I hope you like it.

Grady

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/Ugly%20stick_zpscwk0feaj.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Ugly%20stick_zpscwk0feaj.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/20151016_152240_zpsmpvhci2w.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151016_152240_zpsmpvhci2w.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/20151016_152321_zps6kidng1c.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151016_152321_zps6kidng1c.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/20151016_152430_zpspfplgyun.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151016_152430_zpspfplgyun.jpg.html)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/autologus/Mobile%20Uploads/20151016_152537_zpsn1jxwnc0.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/autologus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151016_152537_zpsn1jxwnc0.jpg.html)
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick" finished with pics.
Post by: bushboy on October 16, 2015, 06:11:00 pm: Wow kapow!awesome little bow indeed!great work!saw your Tshirt your a plumber prehaps?
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick" finished with pics.
Post by: PlanB on October 16, 2015, 06:19:28 pm: Man, I like that a lot! It is really straightforward. It's a bow.
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick" finished with pics.
Post by: blackhawk on October 16, 2015, 06:29:19 pm: Glad ya persevered with it and saw it thru...that in its self can be a good teacher. Those lil shortys sure are fun to plink arras with in the yard eh? ;)
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick" finished with pics.
Post by: autologus on October 16, 2015, 06:50:51 pm: Quote from: bushboy on October 16, 2015, 06:11:00 pm
Wow kapow!awesome little bow indeed!great work!saw your Tshirt your a plumber prehaps?

Not a plumber that was a shirt I got for running a 5k.

Grady
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick" finished with pics.
Post by: hunterbob on October 16, 2015, 07:38:39 pm: I bet that's a snappy little shooter.
sweet looking bend .
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick" finished with pics.
Post by: bowandarrow473 on October 16, 2015, 07:53:20 pm: Great Ben on that one.
Title: Re: "The Ugly Stick" finished with pics.
Post by: sieddy on October 17, 2015, 08:56:39 am: Brilliant work. It must be great to complete a bow from a stick which seems destined for the bonfire! :)