Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: nugget on June 05, 2007, 09:48:09 pm
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Hello to all I am a new member here and new bowyer. I have been shooting traditional equipment for several years and was tired of shooting someone else's stuff. So I took the step and I love making my own bows . now I want to do everything as primitive as possible.I try to hand make as much of the bow as possible. I still cheat a little with a band saw . SORRY But now to the meat of this story. Here for your approval is my latest creation. A black locust bow. 70" 60# @ 28"
The stain was a mistake but it turned out pretty cool I think. I have shot it a bunch and it is sweet!
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Here is another view of the bow. Thanks in advance for all opinions. NUGGET
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hey nugget did youget that snake skin taken care of? bow looks great . boo
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Looks pretty good. How about a full draw picture so we can see the tiller. Justin
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Nugget, Wellll;;; looks like you got the dasease now too.Go spread it some more.You made a great looking bow,and the stain looks great.How about some full draw pictures.
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Yes I got the snake skin drying Boo.
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Thanks guys I will get the full draw pics out tomorrow. It is a little dark now . My camera sucks indoors. Will get them outside tomorrow. Thanks again
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Wanna see some more! ;D Great looking bow there. Good job.
Sean
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Here is a kids bow i made out of a scrap piece of osage. 20# @ 18"
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Nice looking bow there.
VB
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If you can make a successful bow with black locust , you are a true bowyer in my opinion. ;)
I can't!..well almost can't. Nice looking bows. Now that we know you are out there we expect lots more bows from you. ;D Welcome Nugget. Any friend of Boo is a friend of ours. Pat
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thanks pat appreciate it alot.much more wood in my future
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Good lookin bows! I'm with ya on the stain :)
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Very nice indeed nugget. Is that your first selfbow? My first shootable(sort of!) selfbow was BL, ,made meat with it too. Congratulations and welcome to the primitive side.
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Very nice bows. could we see full draw? the first one especially looks like it has very nice, smooth tiller.
Sean
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Welcome to the site nugget, nice lookin bow. I'm with the rest full draw pic eh.
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Well here ya go as requested. FULL DRAW
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Here is the kids bow
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Yes indeed. This is a nice bow. Got you bookmarked for June BOM, too. Thanks for sharing.
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Very nice bow. Great tiller! Jawge
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Nice tiller on both of em and way to start em young shootin!
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Thats a great looking bow, black locust will test you. Both are grerat looking bows. Steve
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Very nice and welcome aboard! :)
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Great bows man...welcome......Brian
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Thanks to all . Will post new pics as i finish my next one. I have 4 in process now.
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Nice one's! nice bend, looks like ya got em nailed.
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looking good. how about unstrung sideprofile pics?
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As you requested finnish native
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hey nugget , bow of the month :) how cool is that. that is a great bow and when the first arrow ever shot out of it was a 10 that was iceing on the cake. bobby
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Nice bows nugget. I'm working on a BL stave right now....cotton picking knots are a bugger and the back has a wave across it....Now that I see how nice one can be I'm inspired to get at it....thanks
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Those look really nice. Tiller looks right on.
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..........So I took the step and I love making my own bows . now I want to do everything as primitive as possible.I try to hand make as much of the bow as possible. I still cheat a little with a band saw . .............
a bandsaw is not primitive?????? ??? ??? ??? ???
hey man, cool bow!!
frank
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I also saved your thread under Kids Bows for an autumn PA article. Cute Kid!
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THanks for the thoughts on putting my bows in the magazine . that would be awesome to have my work in print.Yes I know a bandsaw isn't primitive MedicineWheel , But I said I cheated..... Sorry :-[ :-[ :-[
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hey, that was A joke!!!
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Just a little nervous. Still tryin to be as low electric as possible. PRIMITIVE!!! Before long I want to be shooting all primitive equipment. No modern stuff at all. Even glue and points. Natural EVERYTHING !!!
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Well I just got done with my daughters little OsaGe bow. It was a little different than others I have made. The bottom limb already had bend in it. I left it a little thick there.Anywaystake a look and enjoy ;) ;)
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It is 18# @ 20" 51" nock to nock. about an inch wide down to 1/2 tips. The growth ring chase went badly. Tight ringed and i was chasin all of them it seemed like.It aint got alot of character but it was new to me. I like it!! Most important my little girl likes it. Will update pics after fully finished
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Looks great Nugget. I bet your daughter will love it. Can't wait to see the finished bow with other pics. Pat
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Here is my daughters bow, and my new osage .Mine looks like it needs a little work on the top limb.
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Man looks like you've been busy - with the bows of course :D. The kids look like they enjoy shooting them (don't know any kid that wouldn't). I gave my best friend's son the first Ash bow I made, and have been having a heck of a time teaching him to throw that elbow up and back like your daughter's doing there.
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Looks like they are having fun to me. Great family activity isn't it. Justin
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My daughter comes by it natural I guess.She has very good form. Always has.I taught her the basics on shooting and the rest she got INSTINCTIVE. She actually shoots dern good!! My boy tries to muscle it too much.He will do fine though. Thanks for the compliment.... Y'all have a wonderfull day
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Very nice bows Nugget,you have turned into a bow building machine,keep up the good work.If this is some of your first I am very impressed. :)
Pappy
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Yes the girls bow is myfifth bow I have made.I just started building this year.I fell head over heels for it. Can't stop,Won't stop!!
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That guy makes killer bows!!!!!!!!!!!! He is cool