Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Pappy on June 08, 2025, 07:56:02 pm
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I don't post many bows anymore but thought I might post this one,it's a special piece of wood from a good friend, gifted to me several years ago at the Classic, finely got around to turning it into a bow. It is Hawthorn with lots of character which I like. See what ya think. Deer antler over lays and a few knots and holes.
Pappy
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Hemp wrap grip with some Tennessee orange beads, 66 N-N 42@26.
Pappy
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Sweet shooter, pretty fast with a 500 grain arrow even with the low weight, probable won't make my elk hunt this year but will for sure see some action this fall in the deer woods. :)
Pappy
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Looking good Pap :BB
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Looks good Pappy. I’m sure it will bring home venison this fall. It’s in the right hands for it.
Bjrogg
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ya that bend looks great! very nice. Ive not worked hawthorn yet.
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Dang Pappy, always good to see your work, and thats certainly a nice one.
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Thanks guys, Dave it is some beautiful wood, very light in the hand and I think most I have seen has a lot of character but seems to be very tough and springy kind of like Yew.I did get it a little closer when floor tillering than I probably should have is the reason I missed the weight I was looking for which is usually about 50 at my draw. Next piece if I ever get anymore I will get it strung a bit earlier , live and learn I guess. :)
Pappy
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Very cool hawthorn bow, Pappy. I don't think I've ever seen a piece of hawthorn that straight before.
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Thanks Pat, it wasn't all that straight before but reacts well to heat, actually really well. :)
Pappy
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Gorgeous bow, we like 'em a bit gnarly :)
Del
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Really cool bow. I think I have a piece of hawthorn that was gifted to me many years ago. It was pretty gnarly with a lot of very small branches. Seemed like very dense wood.
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Thanks Del, yes we do although that Long bow you gifted me years ago has nothing gnarly about it. ;) :) :) Ya Ryan Your piece may have come from Cody also, he gave a lot away at the Classic several years ago. Miss him , he was a very talented young man. :)
Pappy
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Sweet bow! I also am a fan of the gnarly ones.
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That is a beauty Pappy. Always wanted to try Hawthorn but have never found a piece long enough .
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Nice looking bow love the character!
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Love the gnarly ones Pappy. Great looking bow. Job well done.
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Thanks guys. :)
Pappy
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Nice job on that Pappy!
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Nice bow!
How did you find the hawthorn to work, did it want to tear out much? Ive carved it green a few times and remember it being hard and well behaved but it was a very straight and clean piece
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It worked great, a lot like yew or ERC to me. :) Of course I didn't chase a ring, just remover the outer bark and used the sap wood as the back. :)
Pappy
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Sweet bow, Pappy!
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Cool looking bow, Pappy. We have some hawthorn in our hedge that scratches the daylights out of me when I try to trim the thing. Bet it makes a tough bow--That's a wood that can stand up for itself. ;D
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Don't suppose you know if US hawthorn is the same genus that grows in the UK? I have a few lovely staves of crataegus monogyna but there are conflicting opinions about British hawthorn as a bow wood, and, as it is a fabulous carving timber, I haven't been willing to use my carving stash on an experiment in case I turn a great piece of timber into a broken bow and a pile of shavings...just wondering ;)
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Love it! I like the tiller shape on that bow. Fast design if the wood can handle it and it looks like the hawthorne can handle it
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Thanks guys, Stuckinthemud I am not sure if it is the same, this came from Ill. I think it will hold up Steve, very light in phy. weight and really springy. Not sure on the speed but seems very fast and good cast with a 500 grain arrow. Like I said reminds me a lot like Yew.
Pappy
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Stickinthemud, here in the US we have 4 or 5 different native hawthorns, all crataegous, and from what I've seen all quite curvy. It surprises me to see ones like Pappy used here. I've never found one with enough straight wood to build a bow. I do know it can be quite hard when dried.
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Looks like a shooter to me Mark! Well done!