Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ryano on July 02, 2008, 03:25:25 pm
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Here's a bow I just finished up. Its 64" ntn and pulls 50#@27" It is made of Thorn apple which I think is the same thing as hawthorn? I could be wrong though. Anyways, I cut this tree on my mothers property and thought it would be pretty cool to harvest a deer with it there this fall. Who knows, the deer I will take may have eaten the fruit from the very tree I used to make this bow.... ;D I'm pretty impressed with this apple as a bow wood its very dense hard wood and heat treats well. It holds about a inch of unstrung reflex and the tips are very narrow. It has a good cast and smooth draw. The grip is wrapped with rattan from PatB Thanks Pat! ;D It is dyed with two diferant colors of leather dye to give a good camo effect. Hope you enjoy! Alll coments welcomed. Ryano
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Sweet!!!, I like the dye job. Nice curves too.
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Thats a pretty bow Ryan! :)
It has nice curves and stain job is great!
btw, what type stain did you use?
Again, awesome bow sir!
Alex
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Great lookin bow Ryan, I like the stain job you did on the bow itself too, very cool. That bow oughta make meat, it's got some good mojo.
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SWEET!! Very nice bow, and good story. I hope you harvest a deer with it. Nice dye job. It's a selfbow, right?
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Great looking bow Ryan. Your bows have a very distinct "Ryano" look to them that is very pleasing to look at. the shape looks excellent
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:o Great job Ryan You've been using a lot off different woods for bows and they all seem to make beauties for you. Well done.
Jesse
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That is a great looking bow. I have no doubt it shoots smooth. The stain job looks cool, can I see a close up of it? Justin
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Thanks fellas.
Far east archer, Its dyed with alcohol based leather dye.
adb, Yes, its a selfbow.
Thanks Ryan. I like to make mine my own. Not just a copy of some one else's design.
Thanks Jessie. I'm searching for a good local wood that will hold up to similar designs I like to use for my Osage bows, since I have to drive several hours to harvest any Osage, I'd like to find a local wood thats comparable...
Sure Justin.
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Awesome, Ryan. Helluva nice looking weapon, and I like seeing people experiment with different woods. 8)
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Ryan i would like to see a pic of this bow everyone is talking about, could you post a pic without using photo bucket?
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Nice bow, Ryan. The detail work sets if off nicely. Whjat do you think of the rattan? Pat
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Thanks again Pat. I like it.
Leapingbare, I'll try again but the server wouldnt let me earlier thats why I used photobucket.
Nope still wont work. this is the message I get.
"The upload folder is full. Please try a smaller file and/or contact an administrator. "
Justin? What going on here?
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sweet man! i love the tips. ive got some hawthorn/thornapple drying in my shop right now, good to see its a good candidate. well a good one for a good boywer anyhow. ;) good job!
Phil
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ok lets try this again.
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Thanks, Phil. Seems like a pretty good bow wood to me.
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That dye job is awesome. I definitely need more info on how you did it so I can "try" to do it. Justin
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Wow Ryan, That is awesome. Absolutely love it, from the dye job, to the gracefull lines, tiller and profile that bow just screams quallity. Congratulations, that has it all. ;) Keenan
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holy crap, i want one of those!! :o :o :o :o
great job man.
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Wow- that's one amazing bow Ryan :o ;D!!!
I would like to take a moment to give thanks to all of the amazing bowyers on here like yourself that make these excellent bows, that inspire us youngsters to do better, and show us just what is possible. Thank you all :).
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THAT folks...is the work of an artist! Just when I think you couldn't possibly top the last one...Poof! Out pops another awesome bow. Tell the truth, your wifes making all them ain't she. ;D
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Nice! I like the dye too. Nice crisp line between the two colors. Love the grip too. Every thing about that bow is megatron! If my next one comes out half that nice I'll be pumped for the whole year. :)
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dude! you are Great! at making bows!
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Sweet looking bow Ryan, And Shannon, I bet she has her hands full taking care of that beautiful little girl. ;D
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Justin, the Gray color is black leather dye diluted with rubbing alcohol. I used the gray all over the whole bow first. Then I taped off my lines with painters masking tape and put 3 rivers alcohol based black walnut stain on the grip and tip area's. Nothing to it. It only took me a couple of minutes......
Thanks Keenan. I appreciate it.
Thanks RCS..
Thanks Kegan. Glad to help you out any time bud.
Thanks Shannon. Your quite a artist yourself !
Thanks October. Anybody can do it, its not hard, it just takes practice.
Thanks Radius...
Mullet, I'm Mr. Mom you know......
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Dang dude, that's it really the bomb of a bow. Its cool to experiment with finishes.PK
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Thanks Pk. Glad you like it.
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WOW That bow is stunning. Amazing workmanship. It not only looks beautiful, but the full draw pic is awesome. Really nice job. I love seeing different woods being used.
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that's for sure the most beautiful piece of work that's been posted here in a LOOOONG time!
the dyejob is really special.
the line of your bows are special anyway!!
frank
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Beautiful bow Ryan,love the dye job.sweeeeet :) Finish work ia all great as usually. :)
Pappy
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Ryan, that is realy a fine looking bow. Great job all around as we've all come to expect from you! Good luck hunting with it this fall. ;)
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Sweet bow Ryan, I'm impressed that the two stains didn't bleed onto each other. I've looked for rattan but can't find it up here, it sure makes a nice grip.
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Nice bow Ryan. I made a Hawthorne bow last Winter. The wood does indeed heat treat well and makes an excellent bow. To bad all we get up here are 3" max diameter trees that are for the most part twisted and gnarly. If the trees had better growth I would use it more often
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beautiful tips. A real nice bow, ryano.
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Thanks for the kind words guys!
Thanks Frank that means a lot Buddy. There's a lot of fine weapons posted here.....
Greg, I feel like this bow has some good mojo, I don't think taking a deer with it this fall should be a problem !
Dana, I apply the second color around the edge of the tape with a q-tip and use just enough stain on it for it to come off on the wood. If you apply it to heavily it would bleed through for sure.
Marc, I remember you posting that bow Marc. I didn't know Hawthorne was the same thing we call thorn apple at the time. This tree was about 4" through..I sawed it in half on my band saw and got two nice staves out of it. The first one I screwed up when debarking it and slightly violated a small knot and it pulled up a splinter there. This one I was more cautious with and it came out pretty good. We have quite a bit of this wood around our property but its hard to find clear enough wood for full length staves but billets wouldn't be a problem. Ive seen some trees with trunks as big as 8" probally but they don't grow very tall before branching out.
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Very nice looking bow Ryan.
Good luck with it hunting.
Chuck
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That one turned out particularly nice Ryan. I really like the lines and the stain job is eye catching.
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Thanks Chuck! ;D
Thanks Gordon! ;D
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Really a nice bow there Ryan, I hope I can try that wood some time. You are really doing some good work. Steve
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Very impressive. If Thorn Apple is the same as Hawthorn, you get double congrats ;)
Long time until July BOM so we get to enjoy this one for awhile.
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sweeet! i had been thinking of dying a bow with black chevrons up the back for camo.
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thats about the same dementions of the hawthorn we got around here too. the one ive got drying was a 9" tree. the stave i got is actually 80" long, but it came from the center of a cluster of them. i had to cut through 3 trees just to get to this one stave. its got a bit of a jog in the one end but its pretty strait for the most part.
great job on the stain man. you should bring that one to denton hill....and give it to me!!! :D
Phil
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Very sexy bow Ryan, I really like this one......Brian
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Thanks Steve.
Thanks Don. It is Hawthorne.
Thanks Chris, Sounds neet.
Phill, thats a big hawthorne.....Have you split it yet? Does it have much twist?
Thanks Brian. ;D
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Yup i split it in half. i did a bit of a kerf the whole length of it befor i split it, but i dont think it was necessary. the bark ran pretty true. it split stait, hardly any twist at all, which i was very surprised with, given the way they normaly grow. i think its because it had to grow strait up to get any sun. ill get some pictures and put em on here.
Phil
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its got that bit of a jog in the end, but other than that it is pretty strait. you can see in the second pic the strait split. i cant really descern any groth rings. ??? were they hard to see on yours too?
Phil
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Phil, its a non porous hard wood like maple. There really is no "early wood" to speak of.
Looks like theres a few bows in that log. ;D
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Just thought I would add to the list-great looking bow love the tips and profile and dye job your surely talented,always liked your work.Thanks for sharing.Hammertime
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Hammertime, thanks for the kind words.
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Man you found a straight piece of that. Beautiful.
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Ya, not to bad Dave. ;D
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Ryan Is that yer Back yard? My back yard is a Travel Lodge Motel.LOL
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Ya phillip. All those pictures are in my yard. ;D
Most of the bow pictures I have posted over the years were taken in my yard.
Last months was across the street a hundred yards by french creek. ;D
I grew up in the country and I couldnt have it any other way. ;)