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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by superdav95 on Today at 10:15:30 pm »You nailed it with the profile. Looks great. Follow pappys advise and it’s be fine. Lookin good so far.
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Bows / Re: Osage Selfbow
« Last post by superdav95 on Today at 10:11:25 pm »Yes very nicely executed bow for sure. Bend looks great!
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Bows / Re: Back in the shop
« Last post by superdav95 on Today at 10:06:25 pm »I feel ya BJ! Since moving out west I haven’t had a moment to work on a bow unfortunately and I’m feeling it! It’s been like a void that I knew was the lack of shop time working on any number of bow projects. All my projects are on hold till I get the new house in order and my new shop set up.
Nothing like motivation I guess. Glad you are back at it bj. Always loved seeing your work! Should be a good hunting bow there.
Nothing like motivation I guess. Glad you are back at it bj. Always loved seeing your work! Should be a good hunting bow there.
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Announcements / Re: Message to our guests.
« Last post by bjrogg on Today at 10:05:22 pm »I came here for the information. I stayed here for the people.
If you want to learn about primitive archery from really talented people who really want to pass the knowledge on. You’re at the right place.
We need you too. We need good people who want to learn. Who want to ask questions. Who want to share their experiences with others so many more can learn.
We want to share our “secrets “
We want to see your progress. We have all been where you are.
My only warning. This is very addictive. Once you bring a piece of wood back to life and watch an arrow you made sail gracefully through the air. It changes you.
Welcome to Primitive Archery
Bjrogg
If you want to learn about primitive archery from really talented people who really want to pass the knowledge on. You’re at the right place.
We need you too. We need good people who want to learn. Who want to ask questions. Who want to share their experiences with others so many more can learn.
We want to share our “secrets “
We want to see your progress. We have all been where you are.
My only warning. This is very addictive. Once you bring a piece of wood back to life and watch an arrow you made sail gracefully through the air. It changes you.
Welcome to Primitive Archery
Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Display Bow
« Last post by superdav95 on Today at 09:58:00 pm »I bet it’s possible. Sort of along with with what pappy said, take a heat treated bow and get it tillered till it looks good at brace then leave it. Don’t tiller it out as would normally do. I wonder if it would hold better. Less stressed belly wood and less tension for the back. Worth a shot.
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Bows / Re: Hickory-black cherry-jatoba-black palm, 42#@28"
« Last post by superdav95 on Today at 09:44:50 pm »Yup what others have said! Outstanding looking bow. Love the profile and tiller looks very good. Well done. I have tried black palm in the past as a boo backed narrow bow and it didn’t work for me. It fretted belly badly during tiller at only 20”. You’ve got more layers which may make your more doable. Mine was discarded. I’m thinking now I should have kept it and tried a third lam to save it. Congrats on your bow man.
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by willie on Today at 09:39:08 pm »
Last winter I found 3 nice unbranched ocean spray growing in shaded north facing slopes in eastern cascades. I believe being in shade they reach for light and stay kind of straight and unbranched. This one didnt check or split like most do. It also has a perfectly swollen knuckle 30 x 40 mm in the middle. Makes a perfect handle. Hope I dont mess this one up.
Do your staves dry into more reflex than as found when on the stump?
Maybe you could strap them to a 2x caul when green and "train" them as they dry.
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Bows / Re: Common carp backed Osage
« Last post by superdav95 on Today at 09:36:39 pm »Wow. Super nice. I love the carp skins. I can imagine the effort to get the oils out of the skins! Worth it. Sleek lookin and elegant bow there. Well done.
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Bows / Re: Hop hornbeam static recurve
« Last post by superdav95 on Today at 09:32:29 pm »Very nice lookin bow. It’s nice stuff that hhb! Trick is getting straight run. It dose make a fine snappy bow. You did a great job on this one. Looks great.
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Bows / Re: Hopefully Worth the Effort
« Last post by superdav95 on Today at 09:28:13 pm »Yup I’d say that should work fine too. Very cool approach to solving a potential problem. I had some help from Eric on a similar fix. I don’t have any pics of it handy but it worked well. Man I gotta get my new shop organized and get back at it. The move out west still has all my stuff packed away!