Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: High-Desert on September 26, 2021, 02:05:14 am
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This is a Sinew back juniper bow, 56” NtN, and is 50 lbs @ 28”. The back and tips are painted with natural earth pigments. The bow holds about 5” of reflex when unstrung. I tried to avoid getting the crack down the middle of the limb by keeping the bow in more humid environment, but that didn’t work. Every juniper bow I’ve made has always sent a crack down the middle of the limb between 2 knots. The lower limb has no knots, and did not form a crack. The knot holes in the limb are filled with turquoise.
The red is from a road cut that had a small deposit of red rock, and the black is juniper charcoal. I used hide glue for a binder. Using earth pigments has been difficult to learn. It seems ever material requires a different ratio of binder to pigment, as well as getting the right water to hide glue ratio. The grip is a simple calf leather grip just wrapped on to keep it simple.
The coating is a truoil, that rubbed out 3 times before it came out right. I’d rub out the finish, and I would go through the finish, and have to recoat a bunch, then wait a month to rub out again. I think this bow took about a year and a half to complete with all the little time consuming hick ups. Thanks for looking
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Full draw and bow unstrung
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Ain't sinew and juniper a marriage made in heaven :)
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That is a super nice bow. Very well done.
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another beautiful bow... It looks like something that would be in a museum. Your sinew is very smooth and the artwork is excellent...not to forget the perfect bend. :OK
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Very nice
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Very nice
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Wow super nice.
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Great paint job. It does belong in a museum. Really beautiful bow . Holds five inches of reflex. Very impressive. Well done. Arvin
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Classy bow!
Great work, congrats.
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Excellent bow and beautifully crafted. :OK
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I love the paint job. Excellent execution
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Your art work on the back of that one is awesome. Great bend like all your bows. Another beauty!
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A nice bow. I will drink a gin to your beauty.. (-S
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My my, that is pretty
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wow beautiful,, perfect,, )P( :-D (SH)
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Really amazing bow. Sounds like a great test of patience and dedication!
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Awesome bow and great art.
Did you make masks (stencil like) to do such an accurate decoration or is it freehand?
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Thanks everyone for the compliments.
Awesome bow and great art.
Did you make masks (stencil like) to do such an accurate decoration or is it freehand?
hahaha, I’m no artist. I’m mathematical, not artistic. If I did this freehand, it would look like a 4 year olds drawing. I measure off the triangles and dots, and I masked off the shapes in a couple series.
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hahaha, I’m no artist. I’m mathematical, not artistic. If I did this freehand, it would look like a 4 year olds drawing. I measure off the triangles and dots, and I masked off the shapes in a couple series.
that still count as a very good job :OK :OK :OK
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Some things are worth the wait. Your sinew job alone required more patience than I could ever muster. Beautiful bend and artwork as well.
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I really love everything about this bow. What a beauty. I'm feeling inspired to go find some juniper.
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Wow! What a bow, excellent work
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wow the layers are so well sanded extremly fine
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Wow!
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A+ Very nice
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I love this bow - can I buy it?
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Wow, that's just textbook material there, from aesthetics to design to execution! I am so jealous that I have to nitpick and say its only fault is that the lines are TOO STRAIGHT! >:( Anyone else wanting some of these incredibly sour grapes that I am eating over here? I got plenty!!!
This just revives my desire to go out in the high country in Utah and find some of those old junipers that show scarring from when bowstaves were cleaved from them, healed up, only to be harvested from again and again. Be mighty tempting to harvest one perfect piece for me.
Excellent work, sir! Just excellent!