Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Cooper on January 14, 2009, 03:37:31 pm
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OK, as my start as an new member at this forum, I want to show you the last bow I made.
I finished it last summer (well, I was starting the summer before - I'm sometimes a slow bowyer).
It is a nearly "Angular Bow", similar to the egyptian design.
Bamboo-actionwood backed with bamboo (= BBB?).
As the result of a failure with an BBB-Longbow I had two, more or less tillered but now relatively short, limbs from bamboo-actionwood and a bamboo-backing. After this stuff reproach me my mistake for more than one year (I swear this limbs were looking angry to me) I decided to make another try.
I made a deflex splice in the handle and glued the limbs with 6'' (15cm) reflex.
Then I added black locust and maple for the handle and black locust for the tips.
The Tillering was a little tricky because of the narrow limbs but I think it is OK so far.
After the first arrows there was a little crack at one node of the bamboo-backing, so I decided to patch and wrap them all. It looks not so bad, I think.
The reflex went down to 2 3/4'' (7cm) after the tillering and the first shootings. But now it is constant.
I hope you like this bow … :)
Length NtN 57'' (145cm)
45lb / 27''
Width at Fade Outs 1 1/8'' (argh, is this right? I hate this "inch-thing") (28mm)
Width at the tips 15/32'' (12mm)
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Very nice bow. You can get a lot of bend out of that boo. :) :)
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Good looking bow, nice bending. I bet it really zips an arrow with all the reflex it has.
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Great bow and welcome to PA.....Brian
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Looks like you nailed the second time, great loking bow. Welcome to PA and thanks for sharing.
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Very nice :o Welcome
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nice looking
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Many thanks for your friendly comments :)
I was a little nervous, I admit.
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No reason to be nervous were just one big happy family :)
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Sweet looking bow. You tiller the sides I assume. (?)
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… You tiller the sides I assume. (?)
No, I tillered the belly just the normal way.
First the limbs were to small at all for tillering the sides (because of the dam…… first try - it was no good idea to use white glue at one of the warmest days if more than 30 clamps will be used … have I told you, that I am a slow bowyer?)
Second the belly is bamboo actionwood - vertical glued bamboo. You can handle it like normal wood.
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Beautiful bow. What type of material was used for the wrappings? They look great.
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Cool lookin bow Cooper ! Thanks for sharing it with us !
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Great llooking bow, Cooper. Welcome to PA. You will enjoy the people on this site. Your bow looks to be very well-crafted. Keep them coming.
Dan Spier, Marietta, GA
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Cooper, Very nice work!
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Good looking bow, very nice tillering.
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wow,
really nice bow!
I love the handle
Stephan
P.s. ich mag die einheiten auch nicht! ;D
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And again thank you all very much for your comments.
… What type of material was used for the wrappings? …
Hi Scowler, the wrappings are made with threads of very strong linen (one natur and one black), normally used by traditionell shoe- or bookmakers.
I fixed them with fluid superglue.
… P.s. ich mag die einheiten auch nicht! ;D
well, I think this inch-standart is a cultural and historical thing, so we have to live with it.
Although I find these x/4, x/16, Xx/8 and so on not very easy - off course I was not grown up with it.
And not to forget: We are just bowyers, we don't want to shoot something to Mars … >:D ::)
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Welcome Cooper! Very nice bow, looks like it has to be a good performer!
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Very nice looking bow. Well done
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Very nice!
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Ditto everyone else 8). An excellent candidate for January Laminate Bow of the Month. Very nice.
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Ditto everyone else 8). An excellent candidate for January Laminate Bow of the Month. Very nice.
Greg, Marc, Brian and OldBow: Wow, I am very glad about your positive remarks - it is always a good feeling to get appreciation ;D