Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Redhand on May 29, 2016, 10:40:54 am
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I put around 300 arrows through it and it seems to be holding up so I decided to post it.
There are a lot of these elm trees where I live and it seems to make a hard hitting bow. Its draws smoothed and shoots an arrow pretty fast. Thanks for looking
66 inches long nock to nock
50# @ 25 inches
leather handle wrap
Dacron string with beaver fur silencers
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Nice work...what kind of Elm is that? I have American Elm down here and it makes a great bow.
Cheers Thunder
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Great looking bow with lots of character, and some beautiful grain. Well done
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Like your bow man....I'm curious about the bulbous grip though?
rich
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Thanks guys.
Thunder I do believe it is Siberian Elm.
Half eye It started out as a 6 inch stiff handle but as I was tillering it I didn't like the way the fades where bending so as I worked it down bulbous is the way it turned out. Lol. I guess you could say I had to improvise on the handle. Lol
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Nice bow! I really like the looks of that wood
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That's a nice bow. We keep hearing good and bad thing about Siberian Elm. This is a good thing.
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Great bow, got some real funky character. I love the sapwood showing on the belly, nice contrast.
Del
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Thanks DC Wizard and Del
When I was researching what kind of wood this was I read a lot about how brittle and fast growing Siberian Elm was. I decided to give it a try anyway so far it's been pretty good bow wood for me. Matter a fact I went cut and split some more staves.
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Great looking bow! That heartwood looks beautiful.
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all around, just beautiful.
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I have been trying for a year to get a good bow from (Utah)Siberian elm. I guess I will have to try again. What did you use for finish?
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Nice job on that challenging stick.Looks like a shooter to me.
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Great bow! I love the character and that you weren't discouraged by the gnarly bits that you worked into the stiff levers.
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Thanks guys.
Jeff if your ever out my way give me a ring I could give you a stave to try.
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Jeff I forgot to add that back is finished with potassium permanganate and 7 coats of tung oil.
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That is a fantastic looking bow! great full draw!
Msturm
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Beautiful bow love the character
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That is a great looking bow. I love the grain of that wood. Excellent job!
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Jeff I forgot to add that back is finished with potassium permanganate and 7 coats of tung oil.
why would you use the potassium permaganate? what does it do to the wood?
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Jeff the potassium permaganate is a oxidizing agent that stains the wood brown sort of old looking, I really like the looks of it especially on sinew backed bows. Taxidermist use it to restore the faded out antlers.
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Very nice. Your bow turned out well
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I really like that bow. Interesting all around from the wood type, color, design, and all. Fun to see bows like this.
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Thank you Marc and Parnell I appreciate your comments.
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HEY! How did you slip this one by me without me seeing it before it came out in the bow of the month category??? Not sure what kind of stunt you are trying to pull, but I caught you before you got away with it. You got my vote for BOM here, this is just too danged interesting of a bow to pass by without a long hard look!!!
Taking a gutsy risk with the rotted wood like that, but danged if you didn't pull it off! Oh, you are a tricky one, I will have to keep an eye on your posts, brother. Man, I would love to have this one in hand so I could look it over in close detail, I think there is a lot to learn from on this stick. Good work, post more!
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That is a beauty in all aspects, love the character and tiller looks really good. :) Very nicely done. ;)
Pappy
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Hahahaha thanks JW your always coming up with something clever/funny to say.
Thanks Pappy that was the first time using elm. I don't know if it's all elm or this particular elm, but the grain seems twisty so when using a draw knife you have to be careful of it ripping wood and ruining a good stave. At least that what I experienced with this bow.
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nice work to follow those lines wow O:) O:)