Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Lombard on October 02, 2010, 08:47:52 pm
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Just a simple Oak stick, that is smooth to draw and quite to shoot. Mixed green and red dye to get the muddy coffee color that just looks right on this bow. Pulling forty five pounds at twenty eight inches. Sixty eight inches long, tip to tip.
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Lombard,
That bow is very nice, the full draw looks exceptional, sir. Cant describe it exactly but when it's drawn the whole thing "looks" smooth and effortless.
rich
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Very nicely done. The bow has an excellent tiller. Jawge
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that is one sweet stick . simple is great
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Nuthin simple about a sweet shooter.
Very nice job!
Like the natural lookin color
Ron
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Really nice. Stave or board?
I wonder how oak would do with a hickory back?
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Thank you Rich, Jawge, Ken, Ron, and Pete. I sure do enjoy making them. It is nice to be making shavings again.
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Very nice,tiller looks good and the finish color I like a lot.Sweet. :)
Pappy
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Just a simple Oak stick ::).
Yeah right, waaay too modest, she looks a beaut'
Del
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Great looking bow!
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Yup - very nice lines and I like the color. Very nice!
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Very nicely done, I'm likeing simple more and more.
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Nice looking bow.
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Nice work. Very sleek piece of oak right there
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Was this from a tree or a board? Makes me want to make another red oak bow.
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Howdy Lombard,
Yes, a very nice stick indeed!
Say, what is the width of this stick comming out of the fades, (widest point)?
All the Best,
Canoe
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You did that oak stick proud Lombard. Good Job. God Bless
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Well done
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Pappy, Del, Prof Saffel, Parnell, Mullet, Swamp Yeti, Shooter, NT Prof, Canoe, Pete C, and N2Hunting thank you all for the compliments.
Some of you had questions.
Pete Davis, I shaved this one out of a board. I think you could use Hickory to back Oak, however I would keep it thin one eighth inch or less. So as not to overpower the belly wood. That or go with a highly trapezoidal back if using thicker stock.
Canoe, widest point on this bow is one and seven eighths inches.
NT Prof, I think you and Pete Davis shared the same question in regards to stave or board.
I am working on the next one, from a Winged Elm stave. All kinds of dips and dos, and it should be a challenge for my limited tillering skills.
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Tiller looks great; overall a really nice 'simple stick'! ;D ;D ;D
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Looks good. Nice and sleek.
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Wow that's my favorite one that you have made so far, Dave. Tiller and finish work both are pristine. :) Got it bookmarked for October BOM contest as well.
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Man I love that braced profile! Somethin about it just looks sleek. It looks as if it handles a higher brace height with no stress. hard to explain but some bows just look effortless or something! Anyways I love it
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That does look like a sweet shooter brace looks perfect and that length gives you a smooth draw-very nice -Hammertime
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exceptional lines on that baby - Looks deadly!
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In my opinion, "simple" is the best!
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Simple but elegant, gotta love a bow like this. Looks like you got a real winner there.
Dustin D
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Scott, Frank, BowMo, Josh, Lee, Postman, NT, Dustin, thank you all for the kind words. It has been slow at work lately, so I have had more time to work on bows. Got one more to tiller, and then it will be time to make a dozen arrows.
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That thing is beautiful. Being pretty much a newbie, I'm curious as to how you got the reflex on the outer limbs? Dry heat? I have no experience bending wood with steam or heat. If you have any hints or advice, I'd appreciate it!
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Nothing simple about a well crafted bow. Very nice indeed.
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Cameroo, GMC thank you for the compliments.
Cameroo, Dry heat on dry wood, wet heat on wet wood. Nothing written in stone, just generalities. I straighten staves once I get them floor tillered, and add reflex or recurves at that time using various cauls. See photo for a general idea.
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Thanks, I get the idea. I'm guessing that you'd probably have to exaggerate the curves in the caul beyond what you want to end up with (the bow will spring back a bit?)
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I like it! Earthy color.
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Thanks, I get the idea. I'm guessing that you'd probably have to exaggerate the curves in the caul beyond what you want to end up with (the bow will spring back a bit?)
You have the right idea Cameroo. Some will spring back, same thing when correcting twist, and some will pull out as you work the limbs. . Different woods seem to respond better to tempering and correcting. It is just a matter of experimentation.
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Great looking bow. The tiller looks fine, and at full draw, it's a beauty. It's good to see work come to fruition.
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Thank you Utahbowyer, I have made several as of late, and they don't all come out as nice as this one did. Sometimes a particular piece of wood just seems to be better suited to the task than others.
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Thanks, I get the idea. I'm guessing that you'd probably have to exaggerate the curves in the caul beyond what you want to end up with (the bow will spring back a bit?)
Awesome bow sir! and cameroo i believe the number i have heard in the past is around 1in. past what you want your final bend to be. I may be wrong here. I usually just wing it anyway, as long as both sides match.
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Nice work! I like the color and tiller!
Russ
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Aries, and AA76 thanks for the compliments.