Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: NorthHeart on July 13, 2018, 01:02:12 pm
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A fitting name for a bow posted on Friday 13th i reckon. Purely unintentional, but it did cause me to chuckle a bit.
Osage backed with sinew and rawhide. Yall might have noticed i have a thing for this combo:) I burned in the decorative dots around the wood and then continued them around onto the rawhide using ink so as not to disturb the backing. Buffalo horn was used for the nocks and arrow rest. Outter limbs are reflexed and dont bend much, making it pretty snappy at 38# @ 24.5".
One thing i learned from this bow is that sometimes they prefer to be shot "upside down" from what i expected and how i built it. I resisted this at first, but kept re-testing and came up with the same results. Less hand shock and more accurate. Finally i decided...who am i to argue with the bow. (-S
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Ok, about these sideways and upside down pics. I go into the program on my computer and rotate them, save them, and they still dont post right. In the future not even gonna waste time trying. This is why i build bows and hate computers lol. I know its distracting to the eye but hopefully its good enough for everyone.
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Beautiful art work, bow and all.
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Very nice. My son was asking how he can decorate his bow. I will be showing him this one for ideas!
Bruce
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Cool bow - fd-pic is slightly difficult to read but brace looks great and regarding the finish work and design one must say that the name is the program - i'd got a lack of patience (edit: & skills) for that! Congrats and thanx for the presentation! «to solve the picture problem just hold the cam upside up/down 8)) cheers
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Where are you?
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Nice looking bow here too.
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Nice "durable" looking bow with a flare to it.
DBar
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Hi friends, i appreciate the compliments on this one. Jim your a gentleman for flipping that pic for me, thank you. I reside just northeast of Missoula, MT and in this photo i am on BLM land on a spot where i love to shoot and soak up the mountains.
Simk-funny! Ill try and remember that.
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Is that a really long arrow?
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DC- yes a very long bamboo arrow. Also i draw about 23" give or take, so i am not pulling the bow to its full potential in the photo, but rather my comfortable anchor.
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Well that certainly is a Devil of a Stick there srt. Nice work.
Bjrogg
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Wow, very nice!
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Ok, about these sideways and upside down pics. I go into the program on my computer and rotate them, save them, and they still dont post right. In the future not even gonna waste time trying. This is why i build bows and hate computers lol. I know its distracting to the eye but hopefully its good enough for everyone.
You DID say the bow wanted to be shot upside-down! ;D
Lovely work, I might add.
~Kees~
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Nice bow & art work.
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Nice looking bow and artwork!
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Beautiful bow
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Nice work 240, like the paint also...