Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Okie on January 25, 2009, 07:47:23 pm
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Well after seeing and admiring Cowboy and twistedlimbs recurves, I just had to try one for myself. This bow started out with 2" of nature reflex and I almost couldn't bring myself to put the curves in...But I did anyway. I also added some deflex at the fades. I cut this stave about 8 months ago. I cut it down to bow size and put it in the heat box about 2 months ago. The rings on it are very thin and I had a whale of a time getting a ring chased. After heating and bending several times to get the curves as close to the same as I could, I was left with some scorch marks that didn't want to come out after sanding, so I used a trick I had heard about but had not tried myself. Oven cleaner. I sprayed the bow with oven cleaner and let it sit for a couple of minutes then wiped it off. I thought to myself, "that didn't do anything". Two days later when I looked at it again... Wow, it had a nice dark color to it. It looked like some of my bows that are 10 years old. Thanks to the guys on here that told me about wiping it down with vinegar to stop the darkening. Also thanks to Islandpiper for the tip about using wood ashes to do what the oven cleaner did ( a lot more primitive). I am really pleased with the way this bow shoots and feels in my hand. It is 62" and 58#@26". The tips are whitetail antler and the string silencers are raccoon. Hope you enjoy.
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now thats one sweet bow,love them curves, tiller looks great also
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That's a good-lookin' recurve Okie! I like everything you did to it.Looks like a hunter to me. God Bless
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Now, that's a pretty bow......nice color, nice tiller, nice tips..........now, if you can just get one of those 'product models" to pose with it. Ya might need to check with the missus on that one.
Keep up the great bow making. piper
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Very pretty bow and primo workmanship. Bow of the month comp. is heating up. How about a how to to your style handle wrap. Kenneth
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Nice bow! I have to hand it to you, I would be way too scared to try oven cleaner after all that work. Well done Sir.
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Thanks for the comments guys.
OctoberSunrise, It was definitely scary.
Little John, JD Jones from Ada OK. showed me how to do this style handle wrap last year at OJAM and this is the first one I've gotten to turn out ok. I may do a build along on the next one.
John
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great looking bow brother.. all she needs now is some elk blood on her ;D great job Hawk a/ho
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Did you use heat gun or steam to put in those curves?
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Hawk, I'm gonna try really hard this year to do just that. ;)
Bigcountry, I used the heat gun.
John
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Thats just beautiful! Nice curves, good tiller. ;)
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Came out real sweet Okie :) Well done eh.
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WoW great work.
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Beautiful bow,looks good in all respects. :)
Pappy
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That is one sweet bow! I like everything about her! Great job! ;)
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Really Nice Bow John!! And if you find any Osage around here that isn't tight ringed....you let me know!! All of this Texas Panhandle Osage is really small ringed
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Thanks everyone. This is the best bow to date that I've made, IMO.
Mike, I do have some thick ringed Osage I've cut around here, but it's few and far between. We usually get around 1/2" more rain per year than you do.lol
John
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oh yeah! thats a nice looking bow. wasnt so bad was it? great job on it, keep 'em bendin'. - Ryan
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Great looking bow Okie. Those recurves look great!
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Really good looking bow, nice tillering job, those tips are really nice.
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Ryan, thanks for the encouragement. I will definitely keep bendin 'em now. I'm hooked.
Thanks, Barrage and robbsbass.
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Nice Job John. That came out pretty good for your first try. ;D
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Nice recurve, very nice tips. :) :)
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looks good! i might have backed her with silk and some snakeskin with those thin rings.
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Super bow!! I wish I could do recurves that well. All of mine seem to lift up splinters off the belly. This is one beautiful weapon. Great tiller, color, tips, everything. You should be very proud of it.
Dan
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That is a dandy! It will be quite the candidate for January Self Bow of the Month for sure!
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Man, that are puuuuurrrrrrttttttyyy!!! 8)
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Very nice bow! Congratulations. Jawge
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Yes, congratulations, beautifull bow, expert work!!
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I think we have a winner! ;D 8)Ron
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Thats a very nice bow Okie. Your curves came out very well especially for your first ones. Congratulations on a very fine weapon.
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Those curves sure did turn out nice. I like what you did with the handle and color.
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Okie, just got back on the site after a long time of being absent, and looked at your bow. WOW!--- What I've been missing! Great job sir! I'm difinately envious--that bow looks great.
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Nice job on that one :). I would have believed it was your 50th.