Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: liyeliye123123 on December 24, 2019, 08:53:14 am
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Hi guys!
Long time no see! I've asked some questions on PA before but this is actually my first bow post. I wanted to tell you my story and show you my bows.
Two and a half years ago, when I was a graduate student studying at Purdue University, a friend of mine showed me a composite horn bow from Mongolia, and I couldn't move my eyes away from it. It was just, gorgeous. This bow ignited my inner passion started long time ago. As a kid, I always loved bows and arrows but I had never thought about making one. So I decided to make something I could call as my own. This was how my bow-making journey started, and I was hooked ever since. Though it was not an easy one, I do enjoy every piece of it, for I have met so many amazing bowyers and learned so much along the way.
So here’s the bow；
This is a one-piece Osage Orange bow. It’s 64 inches tip to tip and 62 inches nock to nock, and 45 pounds at my 27.5-inches draw length. I got the stave from Carson last year, which is one of the best and the snakiest in his collection. I steam-bent the tips to introduce a little bit of reflex for performance purposes, and inlaid a shell as arrow plate. The super wide ball python skin works nicely on the back of the bow. The tip overlay is a combination of sheep horn, water buffalo horn, African black wood, blood wood, and maple, in order to match the camo of the snake skin. The string is made out of 12 strand D97.4 coats of tru oil and a thin layer of beeswax. I’m very pleased with the overall result.
Enjoy, and merry Christmas!!
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Damn! That is nice. Finish work looks really well done. The inners could move a bit more but that is a subject for another post. Nice, nice, nice.
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Wow. Stunning bow, congrats brother!
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Hey Lee, long time no see. We met at Marshall a couple years back. I knew from seeing your work than that you are one of those gifted guys who just gets it. This bow is just gorgeous. Great work and so glad to see ya back.
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Well done man! Thats one heck of a fine looking bow there. Love them curves :)
Mike
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Like Mike said Lee. We knew you were gonna produce something fine. We could all see that you really had the bug. Don't no if you know it but we gave you a different handle. We called you Beaver cause you really made the chips fly. I just wish I could have been there for the first arrow you let loose. Bet that was a sight.
You did real good with that one. Don't take that one to Florida or the python hunters will get it on you. I know you were in search of a nice snaky stave. Looks like you found it and did it proud.
Bjrogg
PS hope to see more in the near future
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Very nice. Like previously mentioned your finish work is outstanding.
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Very nice, I like snakey bows
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Beautiful job!
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Nice as i have ever seen!!!
Museum artwork and Bow of the Year right there.
HH
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Beautiful bow , love the character and the finish work. Pappy
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Ye Li...I have often wondered what happen to you after MoJam...you did a fine job on this bow! I don't think the inners need much either as the additional wood needed tillering a snakey bow often requires a little added stiffness in the fades to increase speed and reduce handshock. That is a BOM for sure...enter it and you have my vote. The tip overlays are pure art as well. Hope to see you at one of the bow making shoots this year.
~Bob
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Crikey.
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Excellent craftsmanship and balance...Looks like a screamer
Don
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Nicely done. A little more bend in the inner limbs and the tips look a little vulnerable BUT that is a beauty of a bow.
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Amazing!
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That is a very nice bow. Well done
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Excellent. :)
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Real beauty! Its hard to find stave like that. Everything fits.... :). I would jump very high if i would find Your bow in the grass :P
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Looks like red tail boa skin to me (also know as the common boa). That is one heck of a bow.
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Ye Li,
Most definitely a "snakey" bow! Very nice job! I'm with Bob, looks like a winner to me!
Hawkdancer
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Beautiful bow!
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Ye Li...I have often wondered what happen to you after MoJam...you did a fine job on this bow! I don't think the inners need much either as the additional wood needed tillering a snakey bow often requires a little added stiffness in the fades to increase speed and reduce handshock. That is a BOM for sure...enter it and you have my vote. The tip overlays are pure art as well. Hope to see you at one of the bow making shoots this year.
~Bob
Hi Bob!! its been a long time, thank you for your kind words. I graduated fomr purdue last year so I have to apply for a different visa to get back to the states. That took me a looooooong time, but the good news is I have the visa. so yeah, im very excited about next years shoots and hope to see you next year!!!
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Like Mike said Lee. We knew you were gonna produce something fine. We could all see that you really had the bug. Don't no if you know it but we gave you a different handle. We called you Beaver cause you really made the chips fly. I just wish I could have been there for the first arrow you let loose. Bet that was a sight.
You did real good with that one. Don't take that one to Florida or the python hunters will get it on you. I know you were in search of a nice snaky stave. Looks like you found it and did it proud.
Bjrogg
PS hope to see more in the near future
Thank you Bjrogg! Actually I found many!! haha, yes I will post more. Hope to see you next year!!
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Hey Lee, long time no see. We met at Marshall a couple years back. I knew from seeing your work than that you are one of those gifted guys who just gets it. This bow is just gorgeous. Great work and so glad to see ya back.
Thank you very much. I havn't been posting much but I've been working on bows very hard. haha. I'll start posting them next year!
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Thank you very much guys for your kind words and suggestions, hope to meet some new friends at next years shoots!! Almost 2020, I can't wait to go back and have a lot of fun !!
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OH MY!!! Spectacular, I love snakey wood. John
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Very nice work LiyeLiye.You've come a long way in your bow making skills.Hope to see you again at Mo Jam.
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Cool bow!
To me it also looks more like a boa than a python.
I have a rock python skin, which is a quite thick skin. Was yours also thicker? Did you prepare it somehow different as the thinner skins?
With the nocks I have a bit of a problem but maybe I'm wrong. I like the looks but I experienced following: different woods( materials ) have different densities, - when the string loop pushes down, it will compress one more which will create a lil step by time. This will wear off the loop.
Maybe I'm wrong, but i repaired tips of some fg bows where the nock grooves weren't done properly.
The strings got cut always at the same spot, where I always found a lil step at the transition from wood overlay to glass laminate.
Just my two cents...
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VERY nice work! Please post more, sir!
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Beautiful bow and skillful workmanship on a tricky stave. Great job.