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Offline David Ewing

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1065 on: February 08, 2016, 04:11:56 pm »
Not on the weekend... lol.
I have been building beehives for this spring. Had to get them all painted.... During the week I am doing school though.

That stave was sittin' there the whole time...   Right in the corner of my eye. Hahaha.
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Offline mwosborn

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1066 on: February 08, 2016, 06:07:13 pm »
Thanks for the kind comments gents.   The marker board was rescued from the trash after a bunch were replaced with "smart boards" at a school. 

Fred - the hackberry I am working on I left a full 2" wide at the fades.  I will most likely end up narrowing it a bit as I continue to tiller, but I wanted enough wood to make weight.

Another hackberry I made a while back (pyramid) I ended up about 1 3/4" wide tapered straight to 1/2" tips to make 50# at 28".  Hackberry is good bow wood, but must be made wider than osage.

Sidmand - you got to love bendy handle osage bow!!  Looking forward to seeing it take shape.

Mitch
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Offline turtle

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1067 on: February 08, 2016, 06:49:10 pm »
Two heat sessions has my reflex evened up as good as I think I can get it and my tips in line. Got my tips moving about 6 inches so hopefully I can get them moving far enough tomorrow to get her to low brace. Still trying to decide if I want to heat treat it or not as I have read mixed reviews on heat treating vine maple. Will wait untill I get it to full brace to decide.
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1068 on: February 08, 2016, 06:55:07 pm »
Looking good turtle. Another bow wood I haven't used. I'm going to have to start doing some stave swapping.
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Offline half eye

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1069 on: February 08, 2016, 07:02:41 pm »
Well now Mr. Turtle, looks like ya got all over that ornery piece of wood sir.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1070 on: February 08, 2016, 07:08:08 pm »
Finally wrasled the top limb into submission. Got er to low brace, lookin good. And decided to flip the tips.
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Offline turtle

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« Reply #1071 on: February 08, 2016, 07:14:28 pm »
Looking good stix.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1072 on: February 08, 2016, 07:22:37 pm »
Thanx Turtle, that stik ur workin is gonna be one helluva piece of art.
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Offline ajooter

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1073 on: February 08, 2016, 07:34:59 pm »
Getting it done stix!  That's top limb longer?

Coming right along turtle...lots of character in that stave.
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1074 on: February 08, 2016, 07:54:23 pm »
Stixs it's looking good.

Turtle way to make that wood do what you want it to



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Offline mwosborn

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1075 on: February 08, 2016, 07:55:57 pm »
Vine maple is looking good turtle - love that reflex.''

She looks good at brace stix - looking forward to seeing the tips after you get them flipped.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1076 on: February 08, 2016, 08:01:50 pm »
Ajooter, its not longer but it is 1/8" positive
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1077 on: February 08, 2016, 08:25:03 pm »
All looking real good. stix, I'll bet that 1/8 positive will be excellent on that bow.
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Offline PlanB

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #1078 on: February 08, 2016, 08:33:37 pm »
Had a little disaster today steam bending. Broke a tip, and lost 4". I figured the bow was a write-off then. But after walking away from it, eating lunch, coming back and looking at it all carefully, I realized I could make it bendy handle, shift it up the unbroken limb and reshape the fades longer and get a 62" bow out of it. By reshaping the fades it actually now looks more like the Sudbury bow I was interested in. Starting to re-tiller and it's coming along easy. In fact easier than before. I like the way it looks now -- a little more character and less generic, if I can make draw length I might like it even better than before. We'll see...
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Offline Stixnstones

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« Reply #1079 on: February 08, 2016, 08:39:00 pm »
Plan B, i love recycling. Who knows might turn out better than expected.
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