Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: cadet on September 21, 2015, 08:46:29 pm
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Red oak board, 70" ntn, 55 50lbs at 28". 3/4" x 1 1/8" at its thickest and widest, tapering down to 3/8" x 1/2" at the tips. The last one I made from a similar board feels like a sluggish brute - much wider through the hand, and heavier limbs; this feels light, lively, lithe. After roughing with a draw knife, I did most of the work using a concave-bladed spokeshave, so it has a rounded belly.
My latest toy - a Shinto saw rasp - came in the mail yesterday. I'll see what I can do with it next.
I also had a quick and rough play yesterday with some Murray pine/white cypress/Callitris glauca, making a wide, flat, short bow (more like a crossbow prod than a bow) from a fence picket that drew a lot of weight at a short draw - 4' long, pulling 60+lbs at 15" - just to see what it - and I - could do. It's lovely stuff to work, and smells beautiful. I made it explode this morning, but it's a timber with some promise, I think...
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Great job, you are getting the hang of it!
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looks awesome to my very untrained eye... congrats
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Beautiful ballance on the tiller, a slight flat spot about mid limb in both limbs. Still a beautiful bow and very well balanced.
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Good work on getting so much weight from a 3/4" thick board. I tried my darndest to make the heaviest I could and managed 45# on my most recent one. Really nice arc of a circle bend on yours. I look forward to seeing more of your work! I am also a fan of ELBs, so keep 'em comin'!
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Good job!
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Thanks for that feedback.
Now that you say it, Badger: yes, it does look a little flat there. I had terrible trouble with a hinge about 3/4 out on one limb as I approached full draw; I think once I'd sorted that out I was loathe to do too much more; I wanted to keep the weight up.
Now that I've said 55lbs, Ardent, I better check my scale; my crappy little spring balance may be getting a little slack?
The other thing I forgot to mention - and I'm very pleased with - is that once unstrung, it relaxes to under 1 1/4" of set.
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I didn't mean to question you about the draw weight. I've only just made my fourth bow, so I'm no master at coaxing every last pound out of a board.
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No, I'm happy to be questioned: I just went and checked, it is running about 5lbs slack, so more like 50lbs...
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1 1/4 in set! Great!
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I would be very happy with the tiller you have. I was just looking for something that would make it not perfect. LOL>
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Very nice! Jawge
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Nice :) Just held a CD up in front of the pic.... lovely full compass :)
That's good from a relatively short (for an ELB) bow.
Del
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Very nice work, nice bend and I bet it's a sweet shooter. :)
Pappy
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That's a hunter. It looks like it will well comport itself in the woods. Nicely done.