Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bjrogg on December 29, 2025, 12:38:00 pm
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Last winter I took a trip and visited a good bowyer friend DVS Hunter. He insisted on giving me a stave . I told him I didn’t have much room. The stave he gave me was a nice stave but a little on the short side.
I actually took a nice belly split from it and decided to make a short but stout, stiff handle Selfbow
It’s a little under 47” n-t-n
53@20”
I thought about calling it short and stout, but then as I was putting some skins on the back a little nursery rhyme popped in my head.
I’m a little tea pot
Short and stout
Pull me to full draw
And I spit a arrow out
Bjrogg
Really nasty outside today. Hopefully I can get some nicer pictures soon. Good day for a cup of tea
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Tea Pot
Bjrogg
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Profiles
Bjrogg
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Sweet little bow, BJ!
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Nice bow BJ. I like it!
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Thanks guys.
Looking at the profiles it looks like I could maybe get another inch out of the outer limbs?
Bjrogg
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Bjrogg, You had me at tea pot. That's got to be the best title I've ever heard!
I love your short bows. Top notch stuff. Very inspirational.
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Thank you Hamish.
Really appreciate that.
It’s funny how some names just come to you. Totally unrelated, yet so much the same.
Thought maybe a few of you guys across the pond might enjoy it
Bjrogg
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That's the perfect name for that little bow. :OK I think you're right about getting another inch out of it. I shot a 50" sinew backed osage bow with a stiff handle that pulled 50@27". It was a great hunting bow until I let it go. It's amazing how little wood it actually takes...
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I like it!
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That is short and stout! Looks awesome.
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Looks great Brian. Good bend for sure. I found over the years that most of my bows ended up naming themselves.
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I like it and I think it is a lot of fun shooting it - congrats.
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Thanks everyone.
Bob I’m toying with the idea of getting a little more bend in my outer limbs. I have been shooting it for a couple weeks and it feels good, but it would be nice to get another inch of draw.
Bjrogg
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That looks great, bet its a lot of fun to shoot!
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Brian, I can see where you could relieve the outer limb on that one limb I can see in the pic and that would give you an inch. If the other limb is similar there is another inch.
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Brian, I can see where you could relieve the outer limb on that one limb I can see in the pic and that would give you an inch. If the other limb is similar there is another inch.
There is a little deflex kink in the top limb. With just a little twist. It does look a little stiff in the outers though. Might have to put it on the tree again. I don’t remember it looking that way on the tree.
I might be able to squeeze a little more draw and relieve some stress without losing weight.
Bjrogg
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That’s a really sweet little bow for sure. Very impressive work Brian.