Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jamie on March 04, 2008, 09:34:59 am
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heres another i finished up ths morning. elm again. really like this stuff. my favorite of the white woods. 64" ntn. 50@26. 1 1/4" wide 1/2" or so nocks. done with stone tools. bow had 1 1/2" of deflex in one tip and and 2 1/2" in the other so i steamed and bent the tips. not primitive , did it on the stove. bow has taken about a 1/2" of set since finishing. recovers though after being unstrung for the night. each end of the bow had a kink in it that gave the bow a lot of the original deflex (pics below). still some cambium on it . every now and then a piece cracks off and scares the bejesus out of me. i went with narrow tips on this one rather than the typical wide tips found on most woodland bows. found it didnt take that much more time to reduce em. hardest part of this bow was removing the bark, or actually the cambium. no finish yet. linen string. i broke the milkweed one i had made after 6 shots.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/primitive/stoned%20elm/pic001.jpg)
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/coyotebow/primitive/stoned%20elm/pic004.jpg)
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Good looking bow Jamie, tiller looks good. I'd bet it's a good shooter! :)
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Very nice jamie ,looks great,lots of work I know but you do it well.Tiller looks good to me. :)
Pappy
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Ya very cool bro'. Agree with ya cambium is tough with the stones. For that matter steel when its dry. Lookee like a good hunter and aint that whats it about ? ;)...........bob
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Love it jamie, the full draw pic is good also. Now go put a shirt on this a family site :o
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thanks guys. i love these bows theres something about them that just does my soul good.
dana be happy i put my pants on ;D
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Looks good, looks like Elm has some pretty grain in it. I can't tell it wasn't worked with all the latest steel tools ;D..
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I don't think you could have done a better job with modern tools. That is impressive.
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WOW!!!
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Oh ya!! Been waiting to see another one of your great stone bows. Nice profile and great curves Jamie. Looks like ya got a bead drawn on the house cat or something. Keenan
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Nice Jamie. Have you never heat treaded Elm? A nice hardwood fire burnt down to coals works great. You just reflex the bow a bit and suspend it belly down about a foot over the coals till it turns browns, takes about 5 minutes
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Jamie i like your bow. Elm is good stuff.
...and I like your bicoloured socks ;D
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What kind of elm is it? Keenan, I was wondering myself if there was a cat lurking in the corner ;D
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This bow is the quintessential example of what self bows are all about. Such a fine weapon needs to shine so I did so with PhotoShop ;)
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Nice work Jamie. I need to finish a couple of stone bows I have started. Justin
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thanks everybody appreciate all the kind words. marc i thought about toasting this one. is it too late or is it never too late. no cats in the house. sent em down to pat and i think he ate em ;D
justin i been waiting to see that special project ;)
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Not too late Jamie and you may find you can shorten the bow some without losing any reflex
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i think it looks real good, excellent job with stone tools- Ryan
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I love that Jamie. remarkably similar profile to a 63" rigid handled elm I'm finishing up (re-do of old one). If I had it to do all over again I think I would cut not much else besides elm and black locust.
Dave
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Absolutely brilliant to do that with stone.
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That one is sweet, I'll like to see it in person. Stone no less. ;D
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Thats a sweet bow Jamie, great job on those flipped tips too....Brian
p.s....as soon as I figure out how to make stone tools...I wanna make a stoned bow ;)
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SWEEEEEEEEEEET! Now that's a meat maker :)! I think I knoew what I'll be voting for in the next BOM ;D.
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Excellent bow, Jamie. ;D I can't wait to try a stone-tool bow.
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Masterfully executed sir! great work as always. funny, it dont looked stoned ;)
Phil
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thanks a lot guys
brian take a rock , smash it, stone tools are made ;D
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Jamie
is that made from a good ole American Elm tree or that a different species.
Bishop
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can't beat the simple stuff, fine tiller,...but that pinky :o??
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can't beat the simple stuff, fine tiller,...but that pinky :o??
Be nice thats Jamies Sights!! :o :o
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She's a keeper, nice bow
VB
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that was made from only stone tools?
well i can say only one thing,DANG THAT IS SWEET DUDE!!
that is truly one heck of a bow.
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thanks fellas. this is slippery elm
manny , that was funny ;D
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Another great job Jamie! I gotta try a stone bow soon. Thanks for the inspiration.
Alan
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Jaime, You making a sweet looking bow like that with stone tools takes away all my excuses for not being able to do one with steel tools. Gives great confidence to those of us with less experience. Danny
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jamie, awesome bow! That tiller is outstanding. Yes, we are all glad. :) Jawge
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hey jamie, what is the difference between slippery elm and swamp elm?
both related to american elm but located more in swampy darker riverbottoms and such [around here anyway].
nice bow man.
jamie #2
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thanks fellas
jamie american is a white elm i believe. the slippery is red. it has a darker heartwood.