Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: tattoo dave on February 08, 2017, 10:03:38 pm
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Haven't made a bow since the trade bow last year. A buddy ask me to make him a light weight bow for him to shoot at a traditional archery league. It's a quarter sawn white ash board, leftover from another project. Wasn't sure a bow was in there, turns out there was. It's 62" long, and only 7/8" wide. It's 38# @ 28". Fun to shoot, I could shoot this thing all day, and that was the goal. I feel like the top limb could bend slightly more at the tip, but in other pics it seems to look fine. Anyway, thanks for looking.
Tattoo Dave
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nothing wrong with that bow sir....He sure ought to like it Dave
rich
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Thanks Rich. Like I said it's been a while. Makes me want to make another!
Tattoo Dave
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That's a sweet bow you made. The flipped tips are a nice touch. I'm impressed you got a bow close to 40 lbs from such a narrow board! I'm sure your friend will be excited to have such a sweet bow for target shooting.
If you still have the bow or have a picture of it already, would you mind posting an unbraced picture of the bow?
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Very nice work Dave. Looks like it's a smooth shooter.
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That's a sweet bow you made. The flipped tips are a nice touch. I'm impressed you got a bow close to 40 lbs from such a narrow board! I'm sure your friend will be excited to have such a sweet bow for target shooting.
If you still have the bow or have a picture of it already, would you mind posting an unbraced picture of the bow?
Unbraced in the second pic. Nice little bow.
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Bah! I dunno how I missed that!! For some reason my brain registered that 2nd pic as a different view of the bow strung... Thanks for pointing it out.
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Nice bow man, looks perfect
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Thats a great bow, love the FD profile
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Very nice work
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Really nice looking bow Dave. You got a lot out of that sliver of ash.
Bjrogg
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Thanks fellas! I know I like. It'll be tough to give it away, but sometimes that's the best part.
Tattoo Dave
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Looks great! I'm curious, It looks like the arrow is nocked dead center. Is the bow asymmetric with the top limb a bit longer?
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I like it, very nice and a good weight to shoot all day, I don't see anything wrong with that tiller, looks dead on to me.
Pappy
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Nope, limbs are the same. It's nocked about 1/2" above center.
Dave
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Dave, nice to see a stick from you...Those stiff outers look speedy bud...Nice bend on my screen 8)
Don
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Nice bow looks like a fun one to shoot all day
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Nice work Dave! Bow looks sweet
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Pretty bow! Nice job!
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Very nice! impressive build out of such a small piece of wood. SS
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Folks are gonna post an all you can eat buffet of superlatives. I will just say I like it plenty!
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So pretty, so skinny...
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Very nice FD. I'm sure he will like it.
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Nice bow! Looks like a fun shooter
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Gorgeous bow NTN. Love the finish, and the tiller looks perfect. Think it may be my favorite on here... for now! ;)
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Thanks for the kind words everyone! I just put a bunch more arrows through it. I'll be dropping it off to it's new owner tomorrow. I'll try and get a pic or 2
Tattoo Dave
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Nice bow Dave.
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really nice looking bow!