Author Topic: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy  (Read 4403 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Msturm

  • Member
  • Posts: 128
Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« on: March 10, 2018, 07:01:36 pm »
I just finished finishing this. So now it's mostly finished.

It is vine maple with simple self nocks and the ridges on the back highlighted with some dark walnut stain that was rubbed down with 400 sandpaper to bring out some contrast. 66.5 tip to tip . It is a bit lumpy on the back (hence the name). Grip is jute twine and superglue. rest is a leather flopper. 56@28.  Finished with stain, and 7 coats of danish oil and rubbed down with paste wax.  Shoots great.













Additionally, the temp was about 16 degrees. selfbows work fine in the cold.

Thanks.

Msturm

Offline Morgan

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,028
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2018, 07:20:37 pm »
Very nice.

Offline Msturm

  • Member
  • Posts: 128
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2018, 07:25:28 pm »
I was going to do a build along for this one, but was way more simple to film it all and edit it down into digestible chunks. Nothing is for sale and this video series is as much for my education as everyone else.

Check it out if you like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjF7Fm_IQeE&list=PL1qKcxnxNrwSmBnbxfDlgX-m07kVM4Re7

Offline rps3

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,514
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2018, 07:49:40 pm »
beautiful bow and scenery. I will watch the video later tonight.

Offline Mo_coon-catcher

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,311
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2018, 07:55:09 pm »
That turned out great! and that was a good build along in the videos you made. I bet it shoots well.

Kyle

Offline upstatenybowyer

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,700
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2018, 08:11:15 pm »
That's one of the coolest full draw pics I've ever seen. Both the bend and the scenery.  ;) Very nice! (-S
"Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands."

Nigerian Proverb

Offline BowEd

  • Member
  • Posts: 9,390
  • BowEd
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2018, 10:30:03 am »
How did I miss this one.Nice work & pics!!Congratulations.
BowEd
You got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything.
Ed

Offline PEARL DRUMS

  • Member
  • Posts: 14,079
  • }}}--CK-->
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2018, 10:34:52 am »
Nice bow. Looks great unbraced.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline burchett.donald

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,436
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2018, 01:15:35 pm »
   I like all the profiles...Nice build from that character VM...
                                                                                            Don
Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline Badger

  • Member
  • Posts: 8,118
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2018, 01:21:51 pm »
 
   Beautiful job on that, profile both braced and unbraced looks great.

Offline Redhand

  • Member
  • Posts: 704
  • Marlen Murdock PM109458
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2018, 01:27:23 pm »
Sweet bow! Nice Job!  Love the background on the FD pic!
Northern Ute

Offline George Tsoukalas

  • Member
  • Posts: 9,425
    • Traditional and Primitive Archers
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2018, 02:14:59 pm »
Outstanding! Very nice. Jawge
Set Happens!
If you ain't breakin' you ain't makin!

Offline selfbow joe

  • Member
  • Posts: 996
  • 1-812-344-1590
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2018, 05:00:42 pm »
Nice looking bow

Offline Danzn Bar

  • Member
  • Posts: 4,166
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2018, 06:10:21 pm »
Nice bow and I really like the last pic with the arrow in flight.
DBar
Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is looking

Offline M2A

  • Member
  • Posts: 878
Re: Vine Maple Selfbow. Lumpy
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2018, 07:48:33 am »
Tiller looks great! I really like the contrasts with your finish on the back of that bow.

That sure is some amazing scenery you have there :)

Mike