Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Kviljo on January 19, 2010, 05:29:47 pm
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It's been a while since I posted anything here, but I've just finished a bow that I think of as pretty primitive. I think this tiller, with a slight bend in the outer limbs is much better than the non-bending overweight outer limbs. It provides lighter outer limbs, plus it relieves a little stress from the inner limbs, giving the bow overall less stringfollow.
Holmegård made from Norwegian ash, 40# @ 28".
(http://kviljo.no/bue/holmegaard/1.jpg)
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(http://kviljo.no/bue/holmegaard/3.jpg)
(http://kviljo.no/bue/holmegaard/4.jpg)
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(http://kviljo.no/bue/holmegaard/6.jpg)
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wow that thing is AWESOME!!! I love that kink in the left limb and I think you nailed the tiller on that crooked piece. I agree about the holmgaard tips needing to bend slightly to increase performance. I have never built one but plan to soon. Once again nice bow man! ;D -josh
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That is SLICK !!!! Great job on a wavy stave - must have been a challenge.
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Beautiful as always.
I was wondering about the tip - did you do side nocks, one on one side, the other on the other side? Something like the nocks you made for your last warbow? What is the advantage in that? Did the original design feature those kinds of side nocks?
Dane
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Well done Kviljo,you made a nice bow with practically no set, not easy with ash, and a difficult piece of wood, good work!
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great work, beautiful bow
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Thanks guys :) It shoots quite well, and is pleasant in the hand. The design is really good.
Dane, the tips are basically the same as on the Mary Rose bows, just without the horn. The notches are on different sides, so that the string lies diagonally along the bow. I don't think it is possible to see any nocks on the original holmegårds. I've never seen or heard of it at least. The advantage is that you can have narrower tips without weakening them with notches on both sides. The loop needs to be a snug fit, or the notch needs to be deep. I usually make a selftightening loop, but this one is not.
These kinks are pretty easy to deal with. Just tiller the limb on each side of it, and give it the same thinkness and width as the non-kinky (;D) parts of the limb. I like to leave them 1 or 2 milimeter thicker to make sure they are safe, though.
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Beautiful job - I like how the outer limbs bend slightly. The pictures are great!
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That is so sweet. What kind of a front view profile does that have?
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great job on that one, very primitive and well made. Steve
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Nice bow! I agree that the outer limbs need to bend and be as light as possible on those holmgaards. I bet it shoots smooth! Tom
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That's a really nice bow!
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Thanks, all. You're a great bunch :)
Ryoon, I'm afraid I forgot to take a picture of the front profile. It's mostly 2" wide to midlimb, tapering in concave lines to the nocks.
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sweet bow. I really like the finish. It almost looks like dark colored antler.
Tell
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What a bow! Wow
Thats for BOM shure ;)
Nice arrow too.
Great work both, congrats!
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Thats okay. I know you said holmegaard so thats what I figured for a front view profile but I couldn't tell from the pics. Again, awesome work. I really want to get to you level when it comes to making high speed straight stave bows. I know you like to stick to flight shooting but how much testing do you do with 10ggp arrows? :)
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I havent been testing any with 10 grains per pound yet. I need to make myself a shootingmachine and set the chronograph up in my shop, and make a set of different weight arrows first. One board holmegaard I have is faster than a tomohawk GF bow, at least.
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Kviljo,
That is some pretty serious skill in tillering that crazy piece of wood! My hat's off to you to be able to tiller something with that big of a whoop-te-do in the limb. Excellent bow!
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Now that bow has character!
Nice job on a very challenging stave.
Greg
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Great job on a challenging piece of wood. I like it.Very primitive. God Bless
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That is nice. and PRIMITIVE! Kinky, too. Very interesting candidate for January Self BOM.
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Awesome Bow....I am working on an ELB that is sorta like that ...with the big GINK in the Limb....You did a great job!
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Very nice character bow, congratulations
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Great job tillering that one. It look's primitive.
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That is very impressive, What a beauty. It must have been a chore to tiller that one but, it looks like you nailed it. Job well done.
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Very nice job,lots of character. :)
Pappy
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Primitive sophistication, thats what that is ;).
Nat
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I like it a lot! It´s probably like you said, that the outer limbs should bend a bit, at least that´s the way I use to do it. What finish did you use?
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Excellent work! How long is it? Or did I miss it?
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It's got Herdins dark brown stain, plus a few layers of danish oil. I scraped it lightly before oiling, to get the "old" effect.
Don't think I measured it, but it is probably around 67" long.
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Ivar, thanks for the info about the nocks. It is appreciated.
Dane
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Very good job! ive been keeping my eye out for an epic wavy piece of osage during my walk abouts, so i can try makin one of these wild character bows too 8)
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Thats an amazing bow, makes me feel guilty for some of the tillering jobs I've done with a straight stave.
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Very nice tiller job on that difficult piece of wood!
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that one looks very challenging...or rather, like it WAS a challenge...but you are obviously up to it! nice work