Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: upstatenybowyer on January 08, 2017, 07:21:36 pm
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This one was a learner for sure. I was initially going for a longer bow but I ended up with way less draw weight than I hoped for. So I shortened it, retillered, and refinished. I'm pretty happy with it now.
60" ntn
50# at 27"
rattler skins
deer hide handle wrap and arrow pass
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here comes the FD
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That is a nice looking FD. I like the skins.
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Great looking bow! Nice tiller and I love the handle.
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I like the bend too, cool bow.
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Very nice looking bow. Snakeskin looks go
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Nice bend, lookin good
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Great bow. Nice tiller! Good job!
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Love your finish work buddy! What is the brace height on the bow? It looks really low. Using your fist with a thumb up to set your brace height should get you a smoother shooting bow as well as the draw weight your looking for. Do you get any wrist slap with that bow? Your bend is looking much better but I think you could still get your outers moving a little more.
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Wow another beauty keep it up man!!
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Love your finish work buddy! What is the brace height on the bow? It looks really low. Using your fist with a thumb up to set your brace height should get you a smoother shooting bow as well as the draw weight your looking for. Do you get any wrist slap with that bow? Your bend is looking much better but I think you could still get your outers moving a little more.
Thanks man. It's definitely braced low. That's cause' all I had on hand to string it was some parachute cord, which gives a ton with that weight on it. Going to pick up a dacron string for her tomorrow. I usually brace at 5 or 6 inches.
Thanks to all for looking :)
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With as many bows as you've been making you need to learn how to twist up a good bow string.
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Tell me about it :P
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Good looking bow, very nice work. Love that HHB, one of my favorite white woods. :) them timbers look good also. :)
Pappy
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very nice looking bow. I like that one alot - - especially the handle. I hope it holds up.
Russ
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Your best bow so far, at least in my eyes. The bend looks very good.
But that string, oh boy ... looks alot like shoe laces. Probably the reason for your low brace height (stretch).
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Real nice bow! String length would be about 56"? Re: OO on strings - I must be doing something right! Figured out string making first, I hope. Will send a PM
Hawkdancer
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Fine work.
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If I admitted how many times I have shortened and retillered, shortened recurved and retillered, shortened again and.....anyway, you'd all laugh.
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Thank you all kindly once again. I'd never have made it this far without all the honest feedback you've given me thus far.
I make so many bows, it's really time I learned to twist a proper string. Is it possible to buy a decent bow string on a spool or something? ???
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You can get Fast Flight Plus bow string manufactured by Brownell & Company Inc. on eBay and other places on a 1/4 pound roll. You can get it in different colours. You can look up the specs on Brownellarchery.com. That is what I would use.
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There are a lot of different string materials available. D97, FF, 452X, all will make a great string. There are videos on youtube showing how to make a Flemish twist string. There is also DVD called Doing The Twist. Once you figure it out it only takes a few minutes to make a nice bow string.
If you can make it to the Tennessee Classic you can buy spools of bow string material for a lot cheaper than you can buy it online.
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Another very nice stick! Like they say, practice makes perfect.
When are you gonna shoot something with one of those?!
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Looks good from here :)
But that string! If you can make a bow you can make a string with your eyes closed! It is very easy.