Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bjrogg on March 18, 2017, 08:56:32 pm
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This bow started out as the second bow I was going to make my daughter in law. She had a FG recurve when she was a kid in 4-H. Now she is a 4-H leader. When you ask her how she is doing she always says "just peachie". So we nicknamed her peachie. Unfortunately for her this one came in a very nice shooting 64 lbs@ my 25" draw. "Sorry Peachie" I gotta keep this one I'll make you another.
HHB 64" ntn western diamond backs I got from benefit auction at Marshall. Thanks Matt for donating them. 6 strands of d-97 my first bow with them and still looks scary thin to me. Love the way this one shoots seems really fast. It was from a very nice stave. Bloodwood tip overlays. Naked handle no shelf. I've been working on shooting left and right handed. I've kinda got to like no shelf.
Don't worry Peachie will get her bow that one will get posted soon. Thanks for looking
Bjrogg
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Some more
Bjrogg
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That's real nice! If I was Peachie I'd be choked :D
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Thanks DC, here the rest
Bjrogg
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Nice looking bow BJ. I remember when you outbid me on those skins
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Beautiful bow!
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That poor poor girl. You mean man :'(
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Thanks Clint and sure glad I got them. One thing I can't find around here.
Thanks selfbow is really a nice shooter I just couldn't take her down to 45 or 50 lbs she's holding her shape so good
DuBois she will forgive me when she sees the one I just finished for her.
Bjrogg
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Very nice bow bjrogg.They keep getting better and better for you.
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Now that's a stunner bj. I love the handle section and the way the fades just flow out into the limbs. The finish looks awesome to. Side profile says something like, "come on, just string me and let me show you what I can do" (SH)
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Bjrogg, that is a very nice bow!
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Very nice. Man, 10 strands of D97 is already very thin for me.
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Thanks Ed, I keep trying to improve.
Thanks upstate this one feels so different. It just has so much early string tension but a super smooth draw.
Thanks helmet
Loon I think it was on a thread from wizard goat that he said he used six strands of d97. I padded loop wit two extra b57. This just seems ridiculous. I guess I was wrong wasn't Wizard can't remember where I read that. Sorry Wizardgoat
Bjrogg
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Very nice bow with good tiller. She ought to be happy. :OK
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Beautiful bow bjrogg! great tiller to my eyes. That thing is sweet I like the way those skins look on it. Great job!
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Nice looking bow BJ.
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That's a beauty! Great job.
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Nice :)
6 strands = 420# breaking strain / good for a 105# bow....
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Sweet :)
Del
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awesome lookin bow... nice job
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Nice :)
6 strands = 420# breaking strain / good for a 105# bow....
I know that's what it's rated for and it shows no sign of wear or any problems at all but I just gotta get used to that thin string. Need to narrow up my notchs in my arrows now.
Thanks so much everyone for looking and all the kind words.
Bjrogg
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Great looking rig, BJ, I don't blame you for keeping it. I've made a few that looked so good where there were I just had to stop tillering
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Great looking rig, BJ, I don't blame you for keeping it. I've made a few that looked so good where there were I just had to stop tillering
Thanks Pearl that's just how this one was. It was just a really nice stave with just a little natural reflex out of the handle. She was a dream to tiller and held her shape real nice. She's just a little heavy but such a smooth draw that she feels good even with a couple extra lbs. I'm gonna have to bareshaft some arrows for her to get all I can from her. She's a little faster than anything else I have
Bjrogg
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Very nice bj, I like that one a lot. Full draw looks spot on. Although brace height looks low.
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Thanks Aaron, the brace does seem to look a little low. For some reason I don't get any wrist slap and it still has a lot of early string tension. I did put a couple more twists in the string after these pictures though. I think I might leave it a bit low though plan on hunting with this one so it'll be strung for long periods of time.
Bjrogg
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You don't get the wrist slap because you are now using better string. Try adjusting it to fine tune your shot placement as well. Still a great bow though ;)
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Your getting those HHB wood bows dialed in bjrogg!!!For the arrow nocks to fit better I just put a little more serving on the string where it nocks is all.
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Mighty fine looking bow BJ. Very nice looking profiles.....unbraced and full draw really nice, I love me some statics.
DBar
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Thanks Ed I am kinda getting use to these HHB bows. The straight staves like this one are a lot less challenging, but then sometimes I'm up for a challenge and I love the way the wonky ones look.
Thanks Dbar, I think I might take this one back to the guy I know with the bow shop. Maybe shoot a couple though his chrono. I really don't care to much what stats. are I know they are plenty good enough for what I want to do with her.
Bjrogg
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That's a fine looking bow. I dont blame you for keeping it, some bows just want to be heavy.
I would not mind going six strands just for economy's sake, but I think the tab gives you an advantage of comfort my glove wouldnt. Maybe I'm wrong...might need to try it.
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That's one heck of a nice looking bow BJ.
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That's a fine looking bow. I dont blame you for keeping it, some bows just want to be heavy.
I would not mind going six strands just for economy's sake, but I think the tab gives you an advantage of comfort my glove wouldnt. Maybe I'm wrong...might need to try it.
I think your probably right rps3. If I just try to shooting fingers with out tab string really digs its hard to hold or release. With tab it actually really releases nice with just fast flight no serving. I started out shooting finger glove but switched to tab. I kinda like tab now. When it gets real cold hunting I put tab over my cold weather hand gloves. Haven't shoot a deer like that yet but have practiced and it seems to work pretty good.
Bjrogg
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Thanks Rob means a lot from another farm boy.
Bjrogg
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thats a nice one, I would have to keep that one too,, (S
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Sweet bow bj, nice work all around, d-97= less shock and no slap😆 if you double serve it you can go bare hand shooting if you want. You've been turning out some nicw work
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Thanks Brad I just couldn't take it down any. I could possibly give it up to the right person but until I find someone else that fits the bill that person is me.lol.
Thanks Bubby, that means a lot from a hippie tree hugger from California.lol. Just kidding that means a lot from a guy that build as nice of bows as you do. Sure wish I'd have spent some time with you at Marshall
Bjrogg
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BJ I was talking about the static recurves....I'm not much on statistics "the numbers" either...:)
DBar
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Thanks Bubby, that means a lot from a hippie tree hugger from California.lol. Just kidding that means a lot from a guy that build as nice of bows as you do. Sure wish I'd have spent some time with you at Marshall
Bjrogg
I should have never let Clint take that picture lol. Yeah meeting you would have been nice
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Nice bow! Hickory? I don't think it was me who said they use 6 strands D97.
I'm on the opposite end, I use fast flight, and usually go 14 strands.
I've made very small strings, and I just never felt right about pulling back
a piano string.
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Nice bow! Hickory? I don't think it was me who said they use 6 strands D97.
I'm on the opposite end, I use fast flight, and usually go 14 strands.
I've made very small strings, and I just never felt right about pulling back
a piano string.
Sorry Wizardgoat I was thinking it was you. I remember thinking that it had to be a typo but when I kept reading I could tell it wasn't. My old brain can't always remember who's who anymore didn't mean to put the wrong person down.
Dbar I was thinking the static tips first but then I thought you maybe meant the numbers. I'm not saying the numbers are worthless, but like you I don't get hung up on them. If I did I wouldn't have shoot my first buck with a bow shooting only 129 fps with a 596 grain arrow. If it hadn't been for Pearl I might have let that number talk me out of hunting with that bow. In the end I got a double lung pass through and a short blood trail. It's still all about my placement and good arrow flight in the end.
Bubby your a great guy and it's good to have someone on the west coast to pass out some of your God given ability. We all love trees I wish they could figure that out. It just breaks my heart seeing all these dead ash ones around here.
Bjrogg
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PS goat no it's HHB
Bjrogg
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That is a nice one indeed
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Now you've laid the level high, we're looking for Peachie's. You know it has to be at least as nice as this one. Good luck!
Mighty fine work, it's a beauty!
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Thanks Marc. I owe a lot to you. Thanks for putting up with me pestering you when I first got started and helping me with this site.
Thanks Simson, I might have learned a few things looking at your beautiful bends to. I still got a lot of looking to do though to make em as nice as both of you two so you both gotta keep posting bows on here. Thanks for everything
Bjrogg
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That's a nice BJ looks awfully fast I bet it's (SH)
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Thanks Stick, I'm curious but know one thing for sure. It's fast enough to get the job I want done.
Bjrogg
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Very nicely done Sir! The subtle airbrush touches really look good! Kudos to your daughter in law for volunteering as well. It's kinda surprising how few people are willing to step up and help out with stuff like 4h. Josh
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Thanks Josh, she is a very special daughter in law and not just because she's my only one. She is very involved with the kids. She is a terrific FFA Advisor too. She sure deserves a bow as good or better but way to heavy for her. I got one finished up for her. I'll try get some pictures and maybe her with a full draw if she's not to camera shy
Bjrogg
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Wow now that is a nice bow. Great work love the detail.
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Thanks Sasquatch, can't wait to shoot one of my stone point arrows at a critter with it.
Bjrogg
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Very nice bow. How do you get the lighter design areas? (The deer prints, deer head, feather, etc.)
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Thanks khperkins, I used wood stain and airbrush. I just very lightly airbrushed the stain on and blended it. I left it light enough to see the wood grain yet. As they say sometimes less is more.
Bjrogg
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Thanks. That's a great technique.
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That is a really fine bow. Nicely done. Jawge
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Thanks Jawge, I really appreciate the kind words. Thanks for looking
Bjrogg
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Very nice, BJ. You know you could still whittle some weight off for her. ::) ;D
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Very nice, BJ. You know you could still whittle some weight off for her. ::) ;D
I look at it this way Eddie, if she came work her way up to this weight it's her's. I'm still shooting this one almost everyday and it's holding up great.
Bjrogg
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You have some skills there BJ.
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Thanks Tillstave, I very much appreciate your kind words but I still have a lot to learn. It has been fascinating though so far and I just can't seem to get any of this stuff out of my head. I very much enjoy it.
Bjrogg