Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: zenmonkeyman on February 16, 2010, 08:56:46 pm

Title: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: zenmonkeyman on February 16, 2010, 08:56:46 pm

Here's a little side project I've been playing with featuring offcuts that should have been discarded.  It's chokecherry that I started to split with a jigsaw, then decided to finish by splitting.  Well the 30" that was split had 90* of twist... So rather than waste the whole tree I decided I'd make a kid's bow.  I tapered the ends of my 2 pieces and lapped them together with a third stiffening piece and lots of TB3, then soaked a rawhide bone, cut it into strips, and wrapped the works.  Then, bonehead that I am, I decided to see how fast I (who has never carried off a stave bow) could tiller this thing into about 20# with my new MasterCraft spokeshave from Canadian Tire.  Haha.  Next time I look at the thing, I've got 2 spots near either tip that are VERY thin.  Ok, Dog Treats to the Rescue!  One wrap did the trick on one limb, but the other took three, and could still use another.  Ok, so with that stellar introduction, here's the specs:

Chokecherry billets, 50" N2N, 17#@24".  Hemp string, Cambium backed, rawhide handle wrap.  Shoots off the hand.  Has already "made tissue".  (I shoot Kleenex boxes when the Mrs. ain't home).  I store Crude-a-licious in a place of honor up high where the dog can't eat her delicious parts.  The obligatory photos:

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/zenmonkeyman/IMG_3724c_1.jpg)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/zenmonkeyman/IMG_3726_1.jpg)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/zenmonkeyman/IMG_3729_1.jpg)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/zenmonkeyman/IMG_3769c_1.jpg)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/zenmonkeyman/IMG_3770_1.jpg)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/zenmonkeyman/IMG_3772_1.jpg)

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: zenmonkeyman on February 16, 2010, 08:59:38 pm

And the Rest:

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/zenmonkeyman/IMG_3773c_1.jpg)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/zenmonkeyman/IMG_3774_1.jpg)

(It stacks a bit at this draw, eh?)

(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/zenmonkeyman/IMG_3775c_1.jpg)

Thanks for looking!

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: youngbowyer33 on February 16, 2010, 09:48:48 pm

boy thats one crude bow....but its a bow all the same

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: Barrage on February 16, 2010, 11:22:54 pm

lol, now that is great.  Talk about using what you got; great work!

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: Diligence on February 16, 2010, 11:26:41 pm

I love it....it must be the fresh Saskatchewan air that gives you that creativity....lol. 

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: zenmonkeyman on February 16, 2010, 11:35:15 pm

Quote from: youngbowyer33 on February 16, 2010, 09:48:48 pm

boy thats one crude bow....but its a bow all the same

Words I'll treasure for an eternity...   ;D

Thanks guys.  Just having fun here, and finding something to do while I avoid going out in that -20*C fresh Saskatchewan air, LOL.

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: Del the cat on February 17, 2010, 09:38:41 am

That has a charm of it's own... you could sell it to a young Orc  >:D
Del
(BTW Pretty good tiller!)

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: VenomBOWslinger on February 17, 2010, 11:07:10 am

WOW.... :D :o

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: DanaM on February 17, 2010, 11:14:05 am

sweet I think LOL  :D

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: Aries on February 17, 2010, 11:27:41 am

a bows a bow ;D nice to see some good come out of second rate wood lol

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: Parnell on February 17, 2010, 12:30:50 pm

You sure the dog didn't get to that stick?  Just kiddin - I like it, that's what primitive is all about in my book.  Making do with what you've got...

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: Josh on February 17, 2010, 12:32:31 pm

awesome, anybody can make a bow with a pristine piece of wood..  :)

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: OldBow on February 17, 2010, 01:42:36 pm

Quite the save, I'd say. Still, an interesting candidate for Feb Self BOM fun.

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: zenmonkeyman on February 17, 2010, 05:22:21 pm

Thanks guys!  I appreciate and enjoy the commentary!

Title: Re: "Crude-a-Licious"
Post by: medicinewheel on February 17, 2010, 05:28:49 pm

Sure looks like a bow to me!

PS: That handle splice is similar to some of the prune bows I made when I was a child, except I used wire to fix it.