Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: silent sniper on May 14, 2017, 10:41:53 pm
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Specs:
65" tip to tip
58# @ 28", tillered to 29"
Hickory with linen backing and carp skins
Maple riser and curly maple limb tips
beaver tail arrow rest and dark leather stitched handle
FF string
finished in a dark walnut stain with 4 heavy coats of water-based Gloss poly.
Hello everyone, I am extremely proud to show this thing off. I have been into bow building/primitive archery for approx. 3 years now, and I have always dreamed of building a static recurve. So after a couple successful bows and loads of failures, I decided it was time to try a recurve.
The only power tools used for this build were a bandsaw, bench sander and a heat gun, everything else was all done with files, rasps, a draw knife, sandpaper and a scraper. This bow was made from a regular sawn hickory board. This was the first bow that I put my heart into and decided I was going to make it as good as my skills allowed. In all the project took me 2 months and roughly 60-70 hours to build.
It gave me some fits, including a splintered recurve which I patched, along with having to use the heat gun to get good string alignment.
NOTE TO SELF: make sure you are bending the tips the correct way!! This dummy messed up and bent one of the tips further the wrong direction! I had to have 2 more heat bending secessions to bring it in to where it needed to go.
The carp skins came from a fish that I shot several weeks ago out of the spillway below my house. The skins were pretty small for the bow, so I ended up cutting the skins into strips. I really like how the dark skin transitions into the lighter belly skin.
I am very proud of how this bow turned out. It did take a little more set then i was hoping for, but it still shoots fine. In the future I will add reflex to the limbs. But for my 4th successful bow I am not complaining!
Enjoy SS
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-1_zpssb0mjgtd.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-1_zpssb0mjgtd.jpg.html)
Here is the transition between dark and light skin
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-3_zpsqrbzmtnm.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-3_zpsqrbzmtnm.jpg.html)
Unbraced after shooting
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-11_zpsqoz38m6t.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-11_zpsqoz38m6t.jpg.html)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-7_zpsgpna1xbd.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-7_zpsgpna1xbd.jpg.html)
And the money shot!!! As you can see the statics are opened up nicely at a 29" draw.
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-10_zps7ugln5ul.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-10_zps7ugln5ul.jpg.html)
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Very nice tiller and appointments. :OK 8)
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Here are more close ups
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-2_zps6kna3yym.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-2_zps6kna3yym.jpg.html)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-5_zpsx4wucofd.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-5_zpsx4wucofd.jpg.html)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-8_zps4iqxthxs.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-8_zps4iqxthxs.jpg.html)
Here is the recurve that I repaired. You can see where I removed the splintered wood and glued in a new piece.(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-9_zpsjhljxz8u.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-9_zpsjhljxz8u.jpg.html)
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(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-13_zpszyqw5nsb.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-13_zpszyqw5nsb.jpg.html)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-14_zpss5tlmy0u.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-14_zpss5tlmy0u.jpg.html)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-15_zpskwoqm1eb.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-15_zpskwoqm1eb.jpg.html)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-18_zpsqkttopxs.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-18_zpsqkttopxs.jpg.html)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk218/action_2008/Taylor-17_zpskxwldavq.jpg) (http://s281.photobucket.com/user/action_2008/media/Taylor-17_zpskxwldavq.jpg.html)
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You have a good right to be proud of that bow.I like it too.Good tiller.A lot of extra steps and choices went into that bow with good poundage out of it too.Your on the right track for solutions of set for next time but like you said I'm sure it shoots just fine.Thanks for including all of the details that can go into making a nice static recurve from a board.
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Nice bow silent sniper. I'm sure they will keep getting better if you keep building them all to the best of you ability. I'm sure you learned a lot of new skills on this one and you should be proud of it.
Bjrogg
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very nice looking bow.
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real nice bow... like all of it
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Nice bow! I like the skins and the sharp hooks!
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That is some stinky fishy bow for sure :D Great looking bow!
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Very nice work.
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Nice bow Silent Sniper, full draw looks great!
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Way to keep after it and get a really cool and personal success!
I like it. thanks for posting it for us.
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Beautiful job and very nice finishing touches. Carp skins look great. I know how tedious the preparation of those things are so my hat goes off to you for sure. A small piece of advice... if you have a dog, keep that bow out of reach! lol ;D
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Nice work, looks to be a fine bow
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Nice job on the tiller.
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Very nicely done. There's a couple of things I would suggest changing a bit on your next one. How does it shoot?
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Thanks everyone for the kind words. The bow shoots well. It is very quiet and is fairly easy to shoot accurately. For only shooting it a few days I am already becoming quite proficient with it. I think it is going to make a fine hunting weapon. SS