Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: blackhawk on October 13, 2015, 08:08:29 pm
-
Heres a 55" Osage Recurve....57@28"...it was the top split to bruces bow. Yeah..its smoother than smooth,and spits an arrow very well. I dont say this much but this is one of the best selfbows ive ever made,and ill let the pics do the rest of the talking...thanks for looking :D
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2833.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2833.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2835.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2835.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2836.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2836.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2843.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2843.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2848.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2848.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2854.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2854.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2855.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2855.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2863.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2863.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2864.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2864.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2868.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2868.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2871.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2871.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2876.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2876.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2881.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2881.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2884.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100_2884.jpg.html)
-
Nice work man, the tips look really sharp and the color is sweet.
-
That bow is amazing! Love the tips and the handle looks really nice. Congrats on a great selfbow.
-
Dang, Man! That is one heck of a great looking bow. I love those Statics.
-
Wow! Nice one Chris.
-
A real beauty! Love it!
-
Wow Chris, love those diamond nocks and deflex out of the handle.
I need to attempt this design again
-
Your finally getting pretty good at those statics.... >:D :) ;)
Sweet bow Chris!
DBar
-
Whoa baby, that is a superb looking weapon......really nice and tastefully done. Congrats on the fine craftsmanship. You should be delighted with this one.
-
this is one of the best selfbows ive ever made,
That about says it all :D :D
-
Whenever I see one of your bows and on the occasions where I've actually held some of them in my hands I've always been very impressed with what you can do. I agree with you on this one though, it looks like something special even among all those other fine ones you have made. Looking forward to seeing it in person next time we meet up Chris.
-
Now that is pretty sweet.
-
The tips look a little wide ;D Just kidding. That is one sweet looking bow. Iif you still have it the next time I see you I definitely want to shoot that one. The finish work looks great also.
-
It's like you once said: " short bows rule and longbows drool". >:D
-
Love the nocks! Was just look at an old grizzly I have with that style. Beauty!!!! Who wide are the limbs,,,if you don't mind.
-
Awesome!
-
Bow looks great, Chris. And those are my kinda nocks. Congrats on masterful result!
-
Very nice looking bow!! Love the tips that just really sets it off 👍
-
Love everything about that bow. Well done.
-
Very cool bow, Chris and a very classy look. 8)
-
Looks like that dog will hunt ;) special loong bow Chris
-
Love everything about that bow. Beautiful!
-
Sweet!
-
Beautiful bow Bad Chris, that is sweet in all aspects. ;) :)
Pappy
-
Great lookin' Bow Hawk ! That profile says it all - Bob.
-
..............again...........short bows rule!
Well done, perfect, retro- tips.
Love that bow. Any chronos?
Michael
-
Thats a beauty !
-
perfect, one of the best I've see here!
-
Great looking bow.
-
Just plain wicked my friend. I've got the bullets for the ol' girl all packed up. I'll ship them later in the week.
You've inspired my next build.
-
Thanks for all the generously nice replies everybody...wish i could thank you all in person personally.. ;) :D
-
Wow! You have got some skills. If it shoots like it looks it ought to be a killer. Fine looking bow.
-
You've inspired my next build.
Mission accomplished!!!!! ;D your overdue to build a static again,and you make a nice one as well my friend. Hope to see it come to fruition. ;)
-
Saying that is one of the best bows you have ever made is saying a mouthful. I have seen a lot of the bows you have posted here and they are all fine pieces of workmanship, but this one is one sexy beast. Everything about this bow is nothing short of amazing, the handle, the hooks, the nocks, and the finish are all spot on beautiful. Well done, well done indeed.
Grady
-
Well done buddy, perfectly executed!!!
-
Boy that sure is a looker! Always inspiring seeing your work
-
Very nice, your skills are improving ;).
-
I love that style of bow, and very well executed. Excellent tiller, excellent finish. Well done Chris
-
Is the handle working slightly under that built up section? Is that cork?
-
very nice ,, congrats :)
-
Is the handle working slightly under that built up section? Is that cork?
Its almost working...i can just barely feel a teeny bit of stress in it as i hit 28"...and yes theres a cork built up handle underneath...thanks.
-
That'll do pig. That'll do.
Sweet bow man.
-
Super sweet.
-
WOW Mr. Bad, that stick looks super sharp.
Like the profiles, the excecution and your finish work. Looks perfect to me.
The f/d is awesome!
How much is the net reflex?
-
Just came back again, forgot to say: the front profile is my favorite. I like the willow leaf shape, pure elegance.
-
To stinkin short for me , but just right for you ! LOL
That folks is a mighty fine peice
Good work my friend!
-
Really nice bow Chris, just gorgeous...Looks like a killer hunting bow 8) Love the nocks man
Don
-
DAMN CHRIS. That's my fave you've done. Nice work man. Fit finish tiller. Great work :)
-
Wow that is a great bow. Love the re-curves and tips
-
i like these shorty recurves and she looks like a dream ;)
-
Thanks again everybody for replying :)
Simon..the tips rest ~2 1/2" ahead of the handle..i think thats the answer your looking for? ??? Thanks
-
She's just plain wicked, Chris - I love it!
-
Don't know how I missed this one Chris.
What a beautiful bow man! I love it! Now I need to see if I can make one like it. I'm really loving the bendy recurves right now! Well done Sir!
Patrick
-
Thanks again everybody for replying :)
Simon..the tips rest ~2 1/2" ahead of the handle..i think thats the answer your looking for? ??? Thanks
Thanks buddy
-
Dang! That's sure a work of art Blackhawk. I like the flare on the nocks, and that shape overall is pretty
-
very very nice, beautiful tiller
chuck
-
Incredible. I'll be reporting you for creating a bow way to beautiful for my eyes. ;D
-
What can i say that already has'nt been said. That is art and function at it's finest.
-
Wicked bow man!now those are some hooks!finish work,every thing perfect!
-
Thanks amigos!!! :)
Hope to see what you can do patrick..thanks. ;)
Sorry joe...so who are you reporting this to..id like to know in advance whos gonna be knocking(or breaking down)on my door :laugh: thanks man ;)
-
The curve on that thing when drawn is really a sight to behold. Beautiful!
-
Wicked bow. Just sweet. Did you use steam, boiling or dry heat for those hooks?
-
Wicked bow. Just sweet. Did you use steam, boiling or dry heat for those hooks?
Steam all the way....i would never even think of trying that type of bend with dry heat as it would for sure crack. Thanks!!! :)
-
Very well made bow hawk and nice pics too.Nice!!!!!!.I gotta tiller a sinewed BL static here too later this fall.Got some garder ribbon snakes for it too.
-
Slick bow. How wide are the limbs are their widest points? Was the paddle-style front profile challenging to tiller?
-
Thanks ed...long time no see :)
Eric the widest point of the limbs is 1 3/4"...i don't find the paddle front profiles any more difficult to tiller than any other. ..just scrape whats stiff and leave alone what isnt just like with anything else...and paying more attention to a nice even bend that what it looks like from the front. Only thing to be watched is when roughing it down to floor tiller that the thickness taper is gonna get thicker faster as you approach the fades and handle.
-
Classy classy bow :D :D I noticed that the string has just lifted off at full draw, is that what you want in a recurve?
-
Thanks DC...as far as performance goes i really dont know when the optimum point of lift off is? From my own personal experiences i do like em best when they dont lift off untill a few inches before full draw or right before..it makes for one fat FD curve with great early string tension,and the smoothest pulling bows ive ever drawn. They are super smooooth...this bow doesnt feel like a short bow that draws 57 pounds...it feels like a 80" longbow only drawing maybe 50 pounds...i dig it!!! ;)
-
Blackhawk, how do you get the decurve into the handle area -- is that done by steaming, too, or is that how the stave is to begin with?
-
Thanks planb...heres how i do it with dry heat...i copied n pasted from the thread that asked how ;)
Welp...since it was asked i might as well show since im currently making one and doing exactly what the op asked...
Hopefully the pics are self explanatory. ..
First i put the stave clamped up like this with just enough pressure to hold it....
In the first pic you can see it clamped ready for heat,and under the belly where it sits you can see it sitting on a half round red maple sapling trunk (perfectly round)...this is called redneck engineering and using what ya got...ive used this piece countless times over the last 5 years...on top of my clamps is another deflex form and it gives a more subtle elongated bend compared to the sharper bend the maple trunk gives me. Then i start dry heating it along both sides and try to hit underneath as much as i can...i even hit some heat to the top ( but not too much to turn it color like the sides and underneath. Then once its pliable enough you will know when you squezze the clamps as it will move..i only move em little by little,and in between each movements i heat it with heat...and while im squeezing i keep the gun on it.
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/20151019_181221_resized.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151019_181221_resized.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/20151019_181121_resized.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151019_181121_resized.jpg.html)
And the end result...viola!!!!
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/20151019_182756_resized.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151019_182756_resized.jpg.html)
(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/Mobile%20Uploads/20151019_183030_resized.jpg) (http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/blackhawk28/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151019_183030_resized.jpg.html)
-
That bow has a bit of Chester Stevenson in it... but with a different limb profile. Super sweet.
Gabe
-
That bow has a bit of Chester Stevenson in it... but with a different limb profile. Super sweet.
Gabe
That was what I was Just thinking.
I was stoked as soon as I saw the title. I knew when I clicked on "Blackhawk: 55" Osage Recurve" I was in for a treat, and WOW, what a treat! That is an absolute stunner. 8)
-
Thanks gabe n carson...good eyes on the similarities. ..a year or two ago i got to see some osage recurve flight bows from that era thanks to seabass,and this is basically exactly how they did a lot of them...i loved it and wanted to do em,but in my own way with the r/d side profile...;) and it turned out sweeter than sweet..at least i thought it did n i may be bias >:D
-
Dang...I don't know how I missed this one. She's a beauty! Josh
-
Thank you for those photos, Blackhawk. That is just amazing to me.