Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: WhistlingBadger on January 01, 2022, 03:01:11 pm
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Happy new year, everybody! Just finished this one. Turned out rather pretty, if I may say so. Shoots really nicely, too. Yesterday it was putting 750 grain hunting arrows in the red zone at 30 yards, with no tuning. This will be my hunting bow next fall. Unless I get another one done before then that I like even better. 8)
This is one of Allyn's staves. 65" long. Pulls 57 pounds at 27". Carved and finished all with hand tools. Stained with aniline pigment; sealed with lard/beeswax/pine pitch varnish. As a few of you might remember, it developed a bit of a hinge out of the top fade (you can see the thin edge in the full draw pic), but I was able to fix it with a little creative heat-treating and a few judicious scrapes.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51793537480_f7c3dd0704_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mUPqew)Braced (https://flic.kr/p/2mUPqew) by Whistling Badger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/187773441@N04/), on Flickr
Sorry for that goofy looking guy messing up this picture of a pretty bow.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51791852542_be80bee642_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mUEMmS)Full (https://flic.kr/p/2mUEMmS) by Whistling Badger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/187773441@N04/), on Flickr
Bison hoof tip overlays. I got the hooves from the friendly local bison ranch. Absolutely nasty to work with, and I'm still getting the hang of the material, but they turned out rather nice. Got some nice sinew out of them, too, which will go to back a future bow.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51793537860_d31d3dd4c0_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mUPqm5)tip overlay (https://flic.kr/p/2mUPqm5) by Whistling Badger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/187773441@N04/), on Flickr
Left a bit of the cambium on the back for looks.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51792917963_14598e3acc_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mULf5c)back (https://flic.kr/p/2mULf5c) by Whistling Badger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/187773441@N04/), on Flickr
Belly. Handle is wrapped with braided deer skin.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51791852697_2a4e2e0072_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mUEMpx)belly (https://flic.kr/p/2mUEMpx) by Whistling Badger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/187773441@N04/), on Flickr
The stave had a weird little zig-zag in the grain. I put it at the tip of the bottom limb...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51793172074_65d31433da_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mUMxBq)bottom tip (https://flic.kr/p/2mUMxBq) by Whistling Badger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/187773441@N04/), on Flickr
...so that the string sits off-center at the handle. This means the arrow doesn't have to paradox around the handle quite as much, which seems to be a good thing.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51793537525_5e85b4af16_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mUPqfi)String offset (https://flic.kr/p/2mUPqfi) by Whistling Badger (https://www.flickr.com/photos/187773441@N04/), on Flickr
This was definitely a team-effort bow, from Allyn sending me a stave to lots and lots of great advice about design, tillering. finishing, and fixing my goof-up at the fade. So, thanks everybody! Comments and critiques welcome!
T
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That turned out nicely in the end, should do a great job on Bambi next year.
Mark
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Looks good to me although the pics are pretty big.
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Look good from what I can see , as Pat said pic’s are big and filling the screen. Nice job. Pappy
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Well done. Should make for a fine hunting bow next season.
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What is the handle wrapped with?
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OK, reposted the pics from Flikr so hopefully they'll show in a more reasonable size.
What is the handle wrapped with?
Braided deerskin cord.
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Nice 👍 picture much better now . Pappy
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Nice 👍 picture much better now . Pappy
OK, thanks!
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Very nice hickory bow. I like the looks of the back on a well made hickory selfbow. Should make meat for you next fall. Well done
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Nice work.Always like a good hickory stick.57#@27.Good ring to it.
I'm at 48#@28 now most times.
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Looking good!
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Looks great wb. I like the handle wrap to.
Good Luck hunting next season. You should be nice and comfortable with her by then.
Bjrogg
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Well done.
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That bow turned out nice, well done Thomas. I dig it : )
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Congrats, sir.
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Always good when a lot of hard work, time and effort pays off. Looks good. Congrats!
Mike
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Nice bow... congratulations on a shooter. A heavy arrow hitting it's mark at 30 yards. I think it might make meat!
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Thanks, guys. :)
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Nice bow. Good recovery on the hinge too. Well done. Looks like a killer!
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Nice lookin bow ya got there, great work
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Excellent bow! Well done. Jawge