Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Cooper on January 23, 2010, 05:08:05 pm
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A new year, a new bow: HickHickFlip
Hickory backed Hickory
Length 61" / 155cm
pyramidal frontprofile
Width 147/64" (44mm) at the Fade Outs to 7/16" (11mm) at the tips
37lb / 27"
Weight 421g
"Recurves" (or better the flipped Tips?) were bent with dry heat and then the laminates were glued with Perry-Reflex (but there is nothing left after tillering)
Handle is Tigerwood (Concalo Alves) (and Maple - but you can't see it under the Gripleather)
Powerlam is Maple
Tip-Overlays are Tigerwood (Concalo Alves) and Maple also.
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_6432393666333235.jpg)
(the left limb is the upper one)
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_6534323864346563.jpg)
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3363353661666639.jpg) (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3364613336393463.jpg) (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3630623334313538.jpg)
The outer notche at the tip above is used to string the bow.
and finally an overall view:
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3637343665623463.jpg)
I hope you like it … :)
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sweet looking bow
looks like you nailed the tiller on it too 8)
nice choice of wood for the handle overlay,i like the exotic woods for handles
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Really nice profile; nice tiller!
I like flipped tips a lot!
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Excellent bow Cooper. The tiller looks perfect and very nice wood choices and craftsmanship. The over view really shows has every part is bending and even the flipped tips are unfolding slightly. I bet it's a great shooter. Congratulations
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Great job Cooper.I like everything about it. The nocks are unique. God bless
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very classy looking bow!
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Cooper that is one sweet little bow. I really like the knock detail with the stringer groove. Never saw that before. Also I really like how nice your pictures are showing the bow at different stages. Well done
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I like everything about that bow - very tasteful in design end execution - looks like a pleasure to shoot - Great work !!!
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Nice profile and a great tiller. Ill bet it is a smooth shooter.
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Nice bow, looks like it will be a sweet shooter.
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Tiller is right on and I like the handle work. Sweet bow!
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well. perfect.
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The tiller, grip, overlays and even the photography are all top notch! Very professionally done. ;)
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Hard to say what is more impressive - the bow or the photography. Both outstanding and bookmarked under January Laminate Bows, too.
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Very nice Cooper, as always.
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Great looking bow :)
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Thank you guys for your nice comments.
Something to the topic photography: I am a photographer, so I have the equipment, the knowledge and the opportunity to take adequate pictures.
I'm afraid that seems a little bit unfair, but I hope you forgive me for that.
On the other hand Gordon and others shows, that it is possible to present fantastic photos without all that technical stuff, just with a feeling for arrangement and colours :)
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Nice Pictures....I knew that Don (OLDBOW) would really like that.......Bow looks great too...but aint that String Served Upside Down....or is it just on the Bow Backwards........... ;D
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i love all the bows you make, they are great!
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@ youngbowyer:
;D How can you pedal me in such an extreme matter … what should I do in the future, this responsibility is to much for me … arrggh … ;D
No kidding, thank you very much for this great compliment.
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Very nice bow in all aspects,well done. :)
Pappy
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that is a beauty! Tiller is perfect. Great work and photography! :) -josh
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lovethat bow. i was curious how did you set up that picture with the full, braced, and unbraced profile all in one?
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everything saw filer said, AGAIN
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Another fantastic job! Nice work! :)
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Once again thank you very much.
I was curious how did you set up that picture with the full, braced, and unbraced profile all in one?
OK, I will try to explain (I hope my English is good enough ??? )
To take the photographs it is the best you use a tripod, so that the frame will always be the same.
Let enough space around the bow, use manual focus and exposure (test it on the screen of your camera).
Choose a monochrome background, for example blue (like at the blue-screen-technic). If you have to take the photos indoors and have to use a flash, use it indirect. If this is impossible it is better to use a longer exposure time than a direct flash (tripod!)
Take the photos, unbraced, strung, and full draw, without any changes in exposure and frame.
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3231303732343235.jpg)
Transfer the photos to your computer and open them with a image processing program like Adobe Photoshop (I am using an Apple computer and only Photoshop for my work, so I do not know the differences to other programs or windows)
Open the first photo, select the background of the picture (the blue one) an delete it. If everything worked right the bow is the only object now.
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3233383963666432.jpg)
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3638363664653037.jpg)
Open the second photo, select the background as well and reverse the selection. Now the bow should be selected (the only thing that is not blue). Copy it and paste it in the first photo.
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_6163656466623734.jpg)
Repeat this with the third photo.
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_6365373331636566.jpg)
Now do you have an picture with three layers.
In your programme should be the possibility to switch between these layers, activate them (so you will work only in the activated layer) and make them transparent.
So it is possible to orientate the layers.
After the layers are orientated make all the layers visible and you should have a complete overlapping picture.
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3662653834663762.jpg)
To save it as an JPG, you have to assemble the different layers to one.
I hope that was understandable :o ?!
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Nice tutorial Cooper but I doubt if I could ever get it right ::) :D
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Me neither.......That SUCKER ...just Flew 5 foot over My Head.......... ::)
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ok- i know what a tripod is, but getting someone to let me tip their pool table over like that might get me beat up!
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you not only build a great bow, you can get pretty nerdy. ;D
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Well Sirs, I'll do my very best … ;)
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Very nice bow Cooper!
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Absolutely beautiful!!! and awesome Photoshop work too!
Mark
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Beautiful bow. One question on the photography though: How did you get the full draw pic minus the tillering stick? ???
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@ Rich Saffold, commadore & Jude: many thanks for your compliments
… One question on the photography though: How did you get the full draw pic minus the tillering stick? ???
First I took a photo of the full drawn bow, using a 251/2" long, sturdy stick.
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3630323631383435.jpg)
(http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/61/331061/1280_3936346463633366.jpg)
After that I removed the blue background as described above and the stick manual in photoshop.
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A beautiful bow and fantastic pictures. Gratulations
Peter
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Very nice piece.
Im looking forward to see this one live in action.
Greetings
Oskar