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Bows / Re: Sugar Maple D Longbow
« Last post by Hamish on December 19, 2025, 02:19:57 am »
That's a pretty good result, for maple. That's very low set considering it is relatively narrow, and doesn't have a tempered belly.

Got some nice character in it. I don't see many tree stave maple bows, mainly just board bows.

I'm curious to if the bow has much handshock? To me it looks like the tips are a little stiff, but then the unstrung set profile clearly shows there is no excessive amount in the inner limb stress/ set. Tips are narrow too. This makes me think it would feel like a nice shooter, with good cast.

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Bows / Re: December Bow Of the Month entries
« Last post by sleek on December 18, 2025, 10:10:15 pm »
Dang thats a nice one! Im glad you submitted it!
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Around the Campfire / Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Last post by Pappy on December 18, 2025, 09:58:27 pm »
Nice, that should do the trick. Pappy
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Bows / Re: Sugar Maple D Longbow
« Last post by Bob Barnes on December 18, 2025, 09:49:03 pm »
I agree.  Your bow has taken very little set, has a great tiller, and the workmanship shows experience.   :OK  I have only made a few bendy handle bows but never a narrow one.  It looks like it would be pleasant to shoot. 
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Bows / Re: Tillering advice: This thing is kinkier than...
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on December 18, 2025, 09:44:27 pm »
Belly and back pictures:




Put about 20 arrows through this freak of nature tonight.  It looks funny but nothing wrong with the way it shoots!  It seems to like heavier arrows.  I plan to put a few of different weights through the chrono this weekend if the weather stays decent.  Once I find the sweet spot on weight, I'll try to build some that are tuned right and start shooting this thing in earnest.  I figure about 200 arrows will give me an idea of whether it's worth doing the finish work and putting a snakeskin on it.
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Bows / Re: Sugar Maple D Longbow
« Last post by bentstick54 on December 18, 2025, 07:45:42 pm »
I have never made a bend through the handle bow, but everything about yours looks great to me.
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Bows / Re: December Bow Of the Month entries
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on December 18, 2025, 07:36:20 pm »
Hi Everyone,

Here is my entry for December BOM

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,73435.0.html

It's a Sugar maple D style bow 52# at 27"

Thank you!
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Bows / Re: Sugar Maple D Longbow
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on December 18, 2025, 07:34:31 pm »
Detail photos

Last photo is of the dogleg unbraced
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Bows / Sugar Maple D Longbow
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on December 18, 2025, 07:30:13 pm »
This is my latest bow. It's sugar maple harvested in 2021. Very tight grain and growth rings, took a little bit more set than desired but has not been heat treated. The stave had a dog leg on one side and some reflexed kinks on the other so tillering was very slow due to the many crooks and kinks. It has a working handle.

Specs: 52# at 27". 69.5 inches overall, 68.75 ntn. 1 3/16" inch from handle through midlimb, down to 3/8" at the tip. 18oz mass.
Set immediately after unstringing is 3/4". Down to 1/4" at rest.
Horn tip overlays and a cloth handle wrap with buckskin borders. I put a bit of padding under the wrap to increase grip comfort. Finish is one layer of tung oil, the 2 of spirit varnish and a top of paste wax. String is 18 strand b55 Dacron.

Thanks for looking!
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Around the Campfire / Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Last post by Eric Krewson on December 18, 2025, 07:15:12 pm »
I made a Deer Drag-a-Matic 3K# to replace my old 2K# model that had developed worn gears.

The new one has bigger gears, hopefully it will stand up better over the long run.

These run off a cordless drill and will pull a deer up a cliff, I get about 50 yards of pulling out a 2ah battery, I can't pull a deer two feet by myself. I put 100ft of 1500# mule tape on the spool.

My first version was a 600# boat winch with a cable, the cable would bird nest and the gear ratio was such that it would overheat my drill motor. The 2k version with mule tape worked just fine until the gears got worn on one side.

I simplified the tree attachment as well and did away with the metal bracket in favor of a couple of hooks on a tiedown that I put through some holes I drilled in the back end of the winch frame.

The last picture is of the old and new version.

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