Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: acker on May 31, 2010, 06:45:37 pm
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The bow , well , hm , ::) just look ad the pics.
62 " N / N
42 # @ 27"
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteil1e7c05bg.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteild1ow5gfn.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilhlw3m8nq.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilyxb5jd01.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilr6zn74pc.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteil7a9sjl5p.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteil3i0x2yhu.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteil3m1u62w9.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteil42eapf3m.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteil4lvemuqo.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilzsk20pyb.jpg)
Later on more pics
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Very cool! What is the wood? Looks like mulberry sapwood and heartwood.
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Now that sure has some character...
Is that a peep sight? Or do you screw a stabiliser rod in there >:D.
Do you have special S shaped arrows to shoot from it? ;D
Love it!
Del
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Great!
What's it look like braced?
.....and DRAWN???????????
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Now THAT'S why I like this hobby. You made a bow out of something nobody would ever think could be a bow. One of a kind, bud.
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Great!
What's it look like braced?
.....and DRAWN???????????
x2. How can a bow like this be posted with no drawn pics. We need more ;D
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thanks !
@Pat B: The wood is ......well it's not mulberry ::)
@ Del: peep sight , stabiliser ? ;D not a bad idea at all
@medicinewheel : It looks horrible , very something but it shoots .
@Rain Man : Don't panic ;) , I will ad them later on , the wether is just to bad at the moment
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Nice character bow, wood kinda looks like some redbud I've cut and have lying around...
Kip
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That's nasty looking. I like it. :)
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Its Black locust ;D
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilj90egtpc.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilat9z7wn1.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilxa8w0gzt.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilh3vef4i9.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilisozgbnu.jpg)
Smiley face natural grown....should be wraped but..I leave it like it is
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteil34xq2v0t.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteil2gd8p675.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteil3mvh4nzd.jpg)
acker
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Thats character beyond character! It almost looks melted in a way... Very nice work.
AA
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Outstanding! Very nicely done. Jawge
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Now that sure has some character...
Is that a peep sight? Or do you screw a stabiliser rod in there >:D.
Do you have special S shaped arrows to shoot from it? ;D
Love it!
Del
I show you where the hole is for 8)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteiln2f5dhy1.jpg)
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilk7so0ude.jpg)
;)
@George Tsoukalas , AncientArcher76 : Thank you :)
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Very nice job on a very challenging piece of wood.Got to love that. :)
Pappy
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Very, very nice! :)
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That wood, my eye most likely wouldn't find the proper tiller. Testament to you skill in doing so.
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very nice bow, acker ! :o :o
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Very nice. I don't think I'd even know where to start with something like that...
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:)
Thanks to all for the nice comments :)
acker
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That bow is sow full of character it's almost funny. Not so funny on the business end of it though, I'm sure!
That is a riot, great job!
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The story of the bow :
A few weeks ago I "cleaned" my shop , you know the hack over the years you fill every corner with lots of stuff which you think " thats still good , will need it for.." so I through almost everything out of the shop , so as the stave's.
The stave's were sorted out, good ones to the left and the so so stave's to the right, the really good ones stayed in the shop.
Guess what ? this B L stave was one of the really good ones.- no knots , straight and nice thick rings .
It was a half splited trunk , ad one end was an big old over grown branch and I decided to cut that piece off , removed the bark and it still looked good.
But than , as I removed the sapwood more and more of that multicolored crooked wood was comming out to see , and as I followed the fibers I thought to my self : " What a little cheater stave have I got here >:D
That thing will be a bow doesn't matter how it will look like , but it will become a bow."
One of the biggest problems was to "find" the rings,
look , the left side of the handle , no problem to see the rings:
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilet84zbux.jpg)
but on the other side they do look :o :
(http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/robiniecharakterteilk91c0ple.jpg)
acker
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Yes, very nice...!
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Impressive!
I sometimes see bows in almost any tree, branch or board, but I'd never dream about making a bow out of this thing.
You have my sincerest admiration.
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I would have guessed Mulberry myself. Darn, that's a nice job, you sure pulled it off.
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Great looking whatchamacallit bow ;D I've almost given up on what to call those too. Did you leave any sapwood on it, I've heard different schools of thought on leaving it on and taking it off. One of the guys I know says you have to take it off, but I have seen at least one with the sapwood on. I was going to guess BL I have about 5 staves of that stuff in my garage and it all has that strange color once you get into the wood. The first time I saw it I thought it had something wrong with it :)
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Man, that is just too cool
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COOL! nice bow!
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@all : Thank you very much :)
Great looking whatchamacallit bow ;D I've almost given up on what to call those too. Did you leave any sapwood on it,
Yes I did , in the handle area are 3 extra sapwood rings for a bit more height.
And the rest ?? well its probably the changing from sapwood to heartwood .
Everyone has his own opinion on that sapwood story by BL , I would say , you can leave one or two rings on off sapwood , if the colore is more yellow .
I did that 3 times without having any trouble.
acker
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Thats character beyond character! It almost looks melted in a way... Very nice work.
AA
Yeah, if Salvador Dali wanted a bow...that would be the one.
Del
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Thats a stunner :o
It so wanted not to be a bow but it looks like you were not listening and kicked its ass....
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Acker,
Don't listen to those other guys, they are just trying to spare your sensitive feelings. Your bow is an unmitigated piece of crap and you should be ashamed of yourself for posting it.
I on the other hand am your only true friend and to prove it, I am willing to send you the cash money necessary for you to ship the bow to my home address. I will see to it that the bow is properly disposed of and no one will have to ever look at it again!
Now, do me the favor of sending me a private message with your address so I can send you the necessary postage.
Yours truly, your only real friend on this website,
John
>:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D
p.s. seriously, where do I send the postage money?
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lol JW beat me to it. that is some amazing work. way to tame that stick man! ;D
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amazing work i never thought that could be done ;D i hope i can get that good
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@ JW_Halverson : 8) ;) ;D
Thanks to all
Gruß acker
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I like it! As far as the smiley face is concerned,if you have to cover it,use sinew,that way you can still see the smile. :D God Bless
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You can't get that kind of beauty just anywhere! That's an extraordinary execution of bowery skills!