Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: OldBow on June 01, 2007, 06:04:05 pm
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I orginally made this bow in June, 2003. I was impressed with how easy it was to steam in recurves and couldn't stop. The bow had dramatic recurves but was always unstable, ie., the string would pop off because the tips never aligned.
So I piked it, re-tillered it. And made (finally) a decent Flemish string.
Thanks for the help from many of you - Justin, Mark, J. D. and more. You were right ...I was putting in the final twist the same direction as I was twisting the groups. So it unraveled. My DVD showed how but who follows directions - Not this old Norsky.
Bow is 61 inches NTN, 1 7/8 at the flares, center-shot, and I braided the handle from directions out of an earlier PA article.
Tips are Ipe. Draw weight at 26" is 55 lbs.
It shoots very well. I call it Summer Fire because after I used a favorite paint on it, it tended to glow like fire.
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She's a real beauty Don. Don't you love it when you can take a not-so-successful bow and make a good-un out of it? ;D Ready for June BOM. Pat
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Sweeeeet! that's a nice'un, Don. Don't forget to bookmark yourself for BOM :)
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Awesome bow Don!...that's a real purty piece of Sage'. I bet she really spits the arrows.
R
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Niiiiice.....!
Joe
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Nice bow Don
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A nice bow Don!
I love the perfect curves of this bow! ;)
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good looking bow !!
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Yes! I like those curves too ;D. That full draw's what my next one is going to resemble, pretty bow!!
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Oh wow, I really like what you did with that bow. The tips are well shaped and those curves are very sexy. Looks like that bow could be drawn quite a bit past 26".
Nice work!
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Beautiful work Don. I love the re curves, I think it flows really well now. I particularly like the way the Ipe finishes the tips. You did a great job. I'm glad you got the string thing figured out. Oh yea, and don't forget, well look at it again on June 30 for BOM. ;D :-X Justin
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Very nice, she's got great lines.
VB
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What a beauty....nice
Brian
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very nice bow. i'm allways impressed with working recurves on a selfbow. (they are working, right? or am i seeing things?) the FD lines are absolutely gorgeous.
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Sweet bow Don, purty little thing with them curves.
Dana
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very nice bow. i'm allways impressed with working recurves on a selfbow. (they are working, right? or am i seeing things?) the FD lines are absolutely gorgeous.
Yes - those are working recurves. Fun to watch them unroll/roll up.
By the way - the R/D effect of the bow that you can see in the unbraced image had nothing to do with me. It was the natural shape of the wood.
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Thats a nice new/old bow oldbow ;D ::) Very nice tip work....
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Great job Don. It is a fine bow, has the looks with the shape and color, and has the performance with the poundage and recurved design.
mack
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Beautiful bow. Love the curves.....Thanks
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wow don thats awesome.
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That's one really purty bow you got there! Great job! :)
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You did a great job on that one Don.You don't post many, but when you do they are nice!
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Wow. Very nice looking bow. Recurves will always be my favorites. Mighty nice work and a cool name too.
Eliseo
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Very nice,someone may put that up for BOM :) Great job.
Pappy
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really nice bow!
frank