Author Topic: Sister staves (Read 27820 times)

Pappy · « **Reply #60 on:** August 14, 2007, 09:22:47 am »

Graeme That is a good one,and you are probably right.finnish native the draw picture was taken before the tiller was complete.I will have some finished shots in a few days,I had to tweak them both a little more after that picture.Good eye ,I thought the same thing so I worked on them a little more.It is tough when they are snaky and with humps to get the looking just right.Sometimes
you get them the best you can and call it good.

Pappy

a finnish native · « **Reply #61 on:** August 14, 2007, 10:23:45 am »

I agree on that one Pappy. Just out of curiosity, how do you define the wideness of the limbs or do you freehand from nock to fade following the bumps and curves?

Pappy · « **Reply #62 on:** August 14, 2007, 11:02:25 am »

I free hand the center line folowing the longitudinal grain and then lay out the handle
and limbs off that line so not to violate that grain.Then if the tips don't line up I heat or steam and line them up.You can cheat a little but not much or it will splinter up on the edge of the limb.
If you don't violate the longitudinal grain it will work just like any other limb,just a little harder to see the tiller.You have to flip it back and forth a lot,look a lot and scrap a little.

Pappy

medicinewheel · « **Reply #63 on:** August 14, 2007, 02:33:03 pm »

VERY NICE!!!
frank

Justin Snyder · « **Reply #64 on:** August 14, 2007, 03:48:46 pm »

Pappy got a new hat.

Oh BTW nice work on the bows. Justin

venisonburger · « **Reply #65 on:** August 15, 2007, 12:19:19 am »

Quite the sight, all that osage worked to perfection and topped with snake, makes me have to wipe the drool from my chops.
nice work pappy.
VB

Pappy · « **Reply #66 on:** August 15, 2007, 09:54:22 am »

Thanks all,justin I still got my old trusty hat just wool and 100 degrees don't work to well,might
get some sweat stains on it,couldn't have that.

.
Pappy

episaacs · « **Reply #67 on:** August 15, 2007, 10:38:56 am »

Pappy, I love snaky bows and those are among the best I've ever seen!

Pappy · « **Reply #68 on:** August 16, 2007, 06:56:22 am »

I'm with ya episaacs,I love working on any kind of bow ,but snaky or holes and knots
is what I really like to work on.I am making a bow for a friend in Mic. now and he
don't want much character,just a straight bow,its fun but having trouble getting inthoused.

Pappy

Sabanim · « **Reply #69 on:** August 16, 2007, 10:46:43 am »

Wow..holy smokes, them is some nice bows!!!
Pappy give us newbies a chance to win sometime will ya!!!

Beautifull work!!!

Primitive Archer