Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PeteC on December 13, 2009, 05:29:39 pm
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It's been a while since I posted a bow and this is one I just finished.It's mockernut hickory;
72" tip to tip,70" nock to nock.1 3/4" at fades out to mid-limb,then tapering to 3/8" tips.Osage tip overlays,and glued- on osage rest.walnut stain,dyed black in the handle area,then the high points lightly sanded off. 60#@ 31".This bow is fast,has no hand shock,and is absolutely silent. God bless
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That's a really nice bow!
Tiller looks really good!!
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love the speckles from the stain. awesome bow. nearly as good as that elm recurve. man you do good work!!
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Nice workhorse of a bow Pete. Tiller is perfect! 8) I like the "washed" finish look. I get the same effect with charcoal and bear fat. Works well with hickory and ash. Probably any whitewood.
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looks like a well made bow, as they said, perfedt tiller
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That is a great tiller! Well done. Jawge
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really nice looking bow, excellent job on the tillering.
Robb
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I agree. Besides being perfect in every way, I'm most impressed with the stain finish. Hickory is one hard wood to make look halfway decent, this one looks great. Nice job on that Hickory bow.
Greg
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She is a beauty! very nice bow.
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nice bow and tiller is well can you give me hint. great job.
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Beautiful bow Pete. I like the "silent" part !
Tom
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Excellent work you should be proud of. I am so impressed as everyone else is, too.
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Thanks for the kind words fellas.I forgot to mention it is heat treated,and finished with about a dozen coats of tru-oil. Thanks again. God Bless
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WOW Great looking bow!With that length of bow you get a smooth as silk draw thanks for sharing.hammertime
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That is probably the best tiller I've ever seen on any bow ever. JK but really its for sure top 5. I just love the simplistic look of that bow. Just a thing of beauty. Great job.
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This is a wonderful weapon and made by a bowyer that has received kudos on this site before. Bookmarked, too, for Dec Self BOM
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Very nice Pete. As everyone has mentioned, the tiller is exceptional. Course most, if not all, of yours are. That is one "long"bow.
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Very impressive and the tiller is absolutely perfect!
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Pete, you are really turning out top notch bows. The resting profile and full draw, show just how well you nailed the tiller, and the dye job by the handle is beautiful. Congratulations on a very impressive bow.
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Very nice job,it all looks great,tiller is nice on that one.Good job.Congrats. :)
Pappy
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Really nice and ellegant, Pete. I love the dying touches and osage tips. Perfect tiller also.
Congratulations,
David
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That's a mighty fine looking bow. Great tiller, nice detail and finish work, and I like that design. Looks like a keeper for sure.
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I dont know what to say....the bow its just perfect...all i can say is that on this forum the standart is realy high, and this makes all of us try to become better and better all the time whenn wi make a bow.......my depest repspect to all the members of this forum......the bow is realy beautifuul....a great tiller, no set, etc...just beautifuul...
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beauty Pete!!! Love the finish work and tiller on this one. Great job! :) -josh
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That is a beautiful. I really like the finish - it makes it look like it belongs out in the field. That's the type I like the best. I bet it is a sweet shooter - I had a 45lb. bamboo/osage that I borrowed for awhile with that length. It was smooth, to say the least. I was surprised with it - once strung, it didn't realy feel much longer than a 67" bow.
Great job!
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Beautiful job, I like a good hickory bow..Denny
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Thank y'all very much for the kind words.I agree with akila,the standards are set high on this site by some very good bowyers,and I appreciate the challenge it give us all to improve our skills.Thanks again. God Bless
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Beautiful bow, Pete. Tiller looks incredible, bow just LOOKS like it would be a pleasure to shoot :) Great work.
Stan
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Very, very nice bow. Tiller is text book perfect, finish is great. Thats one bow I would like to get my hands on.
Nat
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looks great pete
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I'd love to shoot that bow..That is really sweet Pete! ;D
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That's pretty, Pete. Perfect length for Hickory.
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Thanks again.I agree,Hickory really likes this lenght and design ,and I have about 6 more either just off ,or still on the forms drying.My son in law and I cut this tree in late august,and it was about 6" in diameter at the base.it was fairly straight,but for a few small wiggles,as you can see on the view of the back.This is the longest bow I have built so far,but will definitely repeat .The lenght makes for a very accurate weapon,and for this hunter,that's what it's about. Thanks for lookin'. God Bless
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That is a fine looking hunting bow, Pete! You did good!
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Another excellent job, which we've come to expect, every time we look at one of your bows Pete. Great job! :)
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Sure did a good job on it. How much set did it take after shooting it in? I like the long-ness of it.
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That's a beautiful bow! As Clint Eastwood said in Pale Rider:
"Nothing beats a fine piece of hickory."
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Thanks fella's.Hoot,I started with about 2 1/2" of reflex and ended up with about 1/4" reflex. I had only lost about 1" of it out to 29".It was the last 2" of draw out to 31" that brought the most set. God Bless
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Pete, you cut it this August, 2009? Do you know is it Pignut or what species? Just curious.
Good shootin, Steve.
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Steve,it's mockernut hickory, Carya texana, and yes,I cut it in august '09
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Beutiful bow!! I like the color and the curve.
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Great looking bow! I have hickory blank that I am planning on making into a pyramid style bow of about the same length and dimensions as yours but I only want ~45-50lb @ 30". Would you mind sharing what limb thickness you have? I am trying to get an idea of approximate thickness for my bow. Thanks for the pics!
Mark
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Thanks fella's. Mark,the limbs are about 1/2"thick at the fades,tapering along the parallel limbs down to about 3/8",(at limb center),then 3/8" to just shy of the tips.If I'm not clear please ask again.One other note;with a pyramid design,the thickness should be even along the lenght,unlike this bow.For the design you want,I would start by roughing out at 1/2" thickness.If your wood is good and dry,this should be a safe margin to start with.It will probably end up being 3/8" or slightly thicker.Also,if you heat treat it,it may be thinner still.I heat treat mine after reaching brace height,(tillered),because hickory never fails to check when heated,(for me anyway).This way I'll have plenty of room to remove the checks during tillering. God Bless
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Thanks for the info Pete! :)
Mark