Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: leonwood on December 17, 2017, 01:59:17 pm
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This was a leftover split of mulberry, both length and width are almost unchanged except for some sanding. Kind off nice when roughing out the basic profile takes only 10 minutes;-) there's only two rings in this bow, you can see the light earlywood separation in the closeup of the tip.
I don't make a lot of bendy handles but somehow it felt right for this stave.
Narrowed the handle just a bit and flipped the tips a little with steam.
This was a very pale coloured mulberry so I fumed it for about five days. Came out pretty dark for cheap low concentrate ammonia from the supermarket!
I glued some cork on the handle to make it a little more comfortable (I like beefy handles) and wrapped it with cotton cord and some brown b50.
Shot it a bit over the last week and it shoots really smooth so I am probably going to use it for the upcoming target competitions.
Specs:
Wood: mulberry
Length: 62"
Max width: 1.18" (3cm)
Draw weight: 48@28
Finish: fumed, danish oil
Nocks: ipe
String: 8 strand fasflight, endless loop
Pics:
// side profile
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4729/39107551121_c39fcc7b5c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22zNqsM)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4589/24246799927_6517d32166_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CWBbSB)
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// top
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4731/24246799757_bb8c7933fb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CWBbPF)
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// braced
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4732/39107551381_1ed6d9e749_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22zNqxg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4589/27330273989_b1d7376c68_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HD5Nhv)
// belly
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4643/25240976908_fc794fc3db_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EssB43)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4594/39076283352_ab783d4a61_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22x3aDj)
// details
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4639/39076284082_716a8d37a9_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/22x3aRU)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4601/25240976878_2ff6979d4c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EssB3w)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4642/38225631945_3ffda9f991_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/21eSmBK)
// full draw
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4681/27330274449_f56475503d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HD5Nqr)
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Nice color and bend!
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Cool. Very nice bendy. :OK
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I'm going to have to try fuming, it looks great.
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Very nice
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Very nice looking bow.
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Yeah, I agree with Eddie...that looks really good fumed. Handsome bow Leonwood.
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Very nice job. Beautiful bow. :)
Pappy
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That's a beaut' Leon. Mulberry is one of my favs. So light and wonderful in compression. Excellent work as always. (-S
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Very nice work on that mulberry.
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Thanks guys! Mulberry is a great bow wood if you ask me. Still have to buy a kitchen scale to get the exact mass but this one feels extremely light. Only have one short piece of mulberry left. Will probably try to make a short molly type flightbow from that piece
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Now that's wild I've just finished a fumed mulberry bendy, too. Hope I find time to make some pics after christmas.
Your work is excellent, love it.
I've seen handle wraps like this somewhere ...
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Clean, simple, beautiful :)
Del
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Beautiful work
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nice bend, nice colour >nice bow, like it
Hans
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Thats a fine looking bow .
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Now that's wild I've just finished a fumed mulberry bendy, too. Hope I find time to make some pics after christmas.
Your work is excellent, love it.
I've seen handle wraps like this somewhere ...
Thanks, can't wait to see yours!
Oh and you are absolutely right about the handle wrap O:)
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Simple, but far from easy. Fine tips, nice details. Looks like a really smooth shooter.
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Beautiful bow Leon!
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Thanks guys!
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What a finish!
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Excellent mulberry bow Leon , I can't wait to start on mine!
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Nice to meet you too on PA Leon. And great bow, like ever!!
Maybe try a nice linen string on this one?
Jan
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Very nice bow, I love the colour, bend and finish on it and it looks like a fast shooter as well! how do you fume it with ammonia solution? Just apply it with a rag?
Cheers,
Phil
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Really nice bow. Does ammonia fume affect to performances or properties of bow ?? or just changing color ?
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Nice to meet you too on PA Leon. And great bow, like ever!!
Maybe try a nice linen string on this one?
Jan
Thanks Jan! And I save the hemp and linnen string material you gave me for a boxwood and yew primitive I am working on now!
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Very nice bow, I love the colour, bend and finish on it and it looks like a fast shooter as well! how do you fume it with ammonia solution? Just apply it with a rag?
Cheers,
Phil
Thanks Phil!
This "fuming" is done using the damps from the ammonia. I followed Simons advice on how to do this (I think he has a howto somewhere here or on his site) I use a large pvc pipe closed on one side, put the bow in and put this on top of a small cup of ammonia in the corner of my shop. Works really easy, just fumed a black locust recurve this week.
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Really nice bow. Does ammonia fume affect to performances or properties of bow ?? or just changing color ?
As far as I know it is only cosmetic. I always let the bow dry out a few days after fuming just in case. However, there is some weird stuff going on while fuming which I don't fully understand. I only sand to about 120 but when the bows come out of the fuming pipe they are extremely smooth, almost polished but without the gloss.
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Very nice bow. Well done
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Wow.....62" lg. and 1 3/16" wide mulberry bow, pulling 28" ....good job!!. what does the bow weight. Real light in the hand?
That's a beauty.
DBar