Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: soy on September 19, 2012, 03:27:49 am
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Hi all, a while back I had finished a bow named problem child. it was a 2 piece take down made from a pair of billits that I got from gstoneberg. it was a decent shooter but sometime between then and now I had learned of a few ways to improve it.... so Mulligan , it was time to redo it! so what I did is 1 narrow the tips by almost 50 percent 2 I flipped the tips a little more aggressively , and added ebony overlays. and cosmetically I removed the knot and filled it with turquoise , I added snake skins to the back , and after the crack started adversely affecting the skin I cut the section out and filled the crack with turquoise also. it has picked up some speed , and lost a little hand shock. all in all I'm happy with the results , please let me know what y'all think , and let me know where I might have been able to make other improvements. I will trickle The pics in as I can.
Thanks ;)
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Oooooooo :o that's dandy!
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I have got about 100 shots through it so far , and the turquoise Seems to be holding in the tension side Will see if it continues to do so
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I'll get the money shot when I have a photographer ;)
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Hissss.....
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Ouch, it bites! :D
Nice.
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Sweet,very nice re do. Beautiful bow. :)
Pappy
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look's like a snake in the grass, nice one soy, Bub
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She' purty. Good idea to go around one more time!
Gabe
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Great idea filling the knot. Maybe something i will try on a gnarl y old yew bow i am making.
Maybe fun to use tritium powder that will glow up at night >:D Might help me remember which tree i hung my bow on at night :)
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Nice work there Mr Soy. That split on the back is loooong. Love the way you fixed it! Beautiful bow!!
George
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Now that is one fine lookin bow soy! Well done man! VERY well done ;)
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HOLY CRAP!!! Nice job on that one (or should I say nice second job!!) love the way you finished that bow out and I LOVE that skin on there!! You nailed it bud! Hope ur yew bow comes along that well.
Scott
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Very nice redo & I like your imagination with the turquoise.Tips look great.Looks like it has changed to a well behaved church student now.
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Well done soy, that is a great looking bow.
Greg
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Yes Sir!
Looking Good!
The Turquoise looks Good!
That is a Heck of a Check...
I have an Osage stave with a check like that in the pipline.
Should be interesting... :)
-gus
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Thanks everyone! ;D
Stringman I hope that yew goes well too ;) thanks to you and gus for the parts. >:D
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Nice work on the revamp. That bow looks sweet
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Soy, I love it. That turquoise is really something. Great looking bow and the tiller looks perfect.
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That's a cracker! Great job! :)
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Very nice Soy San !!!!
Got to love a bow that travels well !!!
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I ove it too Soy. Love the way you took an average bow and made it well above average. Good job. Danny
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Hope i did not turn yall off with the full draw pics >:D
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Love that character and those skins-just awesome-Hammertime
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I like that bow.
I love to solve problems and sorta dislike things nice that come easily.
Nice work.
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Thanks guys it's not perfect but I like it , someone asked for the full draw show in the crack pics ...Bent and showing! 60 I got your message I am looking forward to seeing what your sending!
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Very nice. :)
Pappy
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I love that full draw shot. I'd say I was sorry that wood cracked...if you hadn't turned it into such a looker. ;) You guys sure do things with that Texas osage that I'd never have thought of. I was sure Gus had a hand in it when I saw turquoise. :)
Good job!!
George
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That's really crazy. So, is it a liquid you fill into the crack?
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That's really crazy. So, is it a liquid you fill into the crack?
Super glue and turquoise powder ;) it's top secret so don't tell anybody >:D
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HEY Soy!!!
Don't be a-givin' away secrets that I Rightly Stole from somebody else...
;D
I haven't tried Filling a crack that big (long and wide) on a working limb yet.
Not to mention, on the back of a working limb...
Please do keep us posted on how well it holds up.
-gus
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that is a really dandy looking bow you made there. Excellent work all 'round.
Cody
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Gus... as you and I both know I didn't give away the secret part >:D ;)
Misslemaster...thanks ;D
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I was withholding all comment until I seen it bent over and displaying the big ol crack. Now all I can say is man, you really filled that gaping gap! I thought that "problem child" was pretty cool before, but the 2.0 version is way better! I don't think that I've ever seen those type of skins on a bow before. The eyes are pretty cool. What kind of skin? Josh
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Thats one side split off a huge red tail boa.
Scott
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Thats one side split off a huge red tail boa.
Scott
Ya what he said ;) and thanks
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Hey Scott, is that one of the skins you had at mojam ? I think I remember checking that out, now. It sure does ol "problem child 2.0" justice. Once again, nice job Soy! Josh
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Its Official it's new name is now problem child 2.0 ;)
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Looks cool man. It does look like a snake.
Interesting, once a bow is almost finalized to shoot a person can sort of cut waves into the side(s) of it and it will still be fine. A person can learn a lot just looking at photos.
edit: oh wait, there are more pages lol.
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Guessed... ??? I have not cut in any character, just the fades and tbe tips ;)
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Interesting, once a bow is almost finalized to shoot a person can sort of cut waves into the side(s) of it and it will still be fine. A person can learn a lot just looking at photos.
I'm not sure what you mean by "cutting waves", but if you are referring to the character wiggles Or "snakes" in the bow, then you most definitely can't just cut them in and expect it to hold. You get the snakes by following the grain of the wood. Those type of snakes are usually where the wood grew around a knot in the tree. Just trying to clear up a possible misunderstanding. Josh
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Guessed when you look at the back of a stave you will see the longitudinal grain that runs from end to end,you have to follow that down the center ,then lay the bow out from that center line,that is what gives you the curves. Some wood has straight grain so not much curve and you can just lay out a bow with mostly straight lines,other pieces have the curves/Snake in them.Not trying to hijack this thread but that needs to be clear,especially for those that are just starting out.
Beautiful bow for sure.Very nice job. :)
Pappy
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Great bow
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Pappy...there has been no hijacking just knowledge being shared ;)
thanks all for the compliments :)
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People sure seem fond of this bow, Soybeans. Or are you paying to have them say good stuff? If that's the case, I'll chime in, too. Lemme know when you send the check!
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Thanks j dub ??? The checks in the mail >:D
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Thanks Soy, I'll be sure to post comments.
....after the check clears my bank.