Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: snedeker on February 18, 2008, 04:02:09 pm
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65" long, 55# at 27". 1&7/8" wide from fade to taper. I cut this tree in a waist area behind the local post office after it blew over in a summer storm. turned out to be mostly twisted and I just just this one fair stave. Had a propeller twist in what became the upper limb that I heated out with much trial and trib. Very resistant to either dry heat or steam modification. REALLY. Had to tiller around a slightly reflexed kink in lower limb and deflexed kink in upper (mid limb for both). Absolutely refused to heat into a reflex. But it didn't take much deflex either. Hard, tough wood. Shoots nice. Black leather dye under truoil, horn tip overlays, soft elk leather grip
Dave
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nice job again dave
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Interesting limbs Dave sort of holmegard look to them, i bet shes pretty
fast with those narrow tips.
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Had the wrong unbraced pic uploaded. Oops. Now its right.
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Looks good, Dave.
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Sweet. Excellent turn out with all that work you put into such a trying piece of wood :o!
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Looks like you did a great job of working around a difficult piece of wood! :)
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Nice , very nice..............bob
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Looks nice. Got a good unstrung profile for maple...
dan
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Very fine ob on that. Nice tiller. Jawge
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Looks real good Dave,,I like that Holmegard style.
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Good lookin bow ;), looks stout and nice tiller!
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Good job, Dave. Glad you had a chance to use Norway Maple. It is so common and makes for good bow wood. I've got a really straight one in back yard but I've got to think awhile before cutting down a yard tree. Got your successful self bow all bookmarked for Feb!!
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Nice bow and Tiller, Dave. You have been cranking them out lately. 8) Pat
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That one sure turned out nice Dave. I love the holmegard look.
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Very nice Dave, love the finish you did on that one. How do you like the holmgard style as opposed to other styles? Keenan
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Very nice Dave,job well done. :)
Pappy
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Another nice looking bow Dave.
Alan
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The limb design is a good one for medium weight woods that need to be pretty wide in the lower half of the limb. There is no need for all that extra wood out in the outer limb though. Have to remember to keep all that narrow area thick early on. I muffed it on that a little, or this would have been a 60# bow. I sort of forgot about it being simillar to Holmegard style.
This was my first use of leather dye. I think I rushed it a little and it looks a little amateurish. Better next time.
I had a couple bows I had been working on all fall, this being one of them. Life was a little stressful in the fall due to work related goings on. Now things are all nice and relaxed.
Thanks.
Dave
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No more stress ? Can I come up there ta live ? ;D.bob