Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: half eye on August 28, 2011, 11:06:36 pm
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Here is the latest (#3) stave bow. I roughed it out of a "half-log". The roughout had a little more than three inches of deflex so I flipped the tips some. It came out with about 1" reflexed tips (working recurves) and retained about 1" of the original deflex mid-bow.
Original tree recovered from a "bug" attack and that gave it 5 "nodes" like bamboo has. After the bow was all tillered out I discovered a powder-post beetle hole in the upper limb (he was still home so I super-glued his butt right in the hole) so I took some close of that.
First set of pics is the usual pluss a couple of the roughed out stave. The second set is some close up pics and the last one is this years deer huntin arsenal ( bows for two friends and about half of the arrows I've made so far.
The bow is 54" tip to tip, 42# @ 26" and is really well mannered. Also mine is just the shape of Ishi's as his was Oregon Yew, rawhide backed, and 44" long it's at the Pheobe Hearst Museum.
All comments welcome,
rich
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here is the second set of pics
rich
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For some reason the site doesn't want to post the last pic so I'll try it again.
rich
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Beautiful bow Rich. I've seen lots of live borers in wood, but never thought to superglue one in there. :o What an interesting thing to be able to point out in your bow. Looks great.
George
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Another cool little bow, Rich. I love these simple bows. They aren't as simple as they look. ;)
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cool bow rich, and a good looking arsenal ta boot, got me an ishi bow laid out on a piece of black ash ;), but it's gonna be sinew backed, Bub
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very nice Rich, I really like the whole thing. love d-tiller bows and that is a beaut.
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I sure like this bow Rich! If it can pull 28, ya know where to send it ;)
And those other bows and arrows are eye candy too
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That's a slick lookin shooter :)
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Very nice looking bow fine work as usual. Kinda makes me envious all spread out on the lawn like that.Good Work. Ron
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Cool little bow,very nice work. :)
Pappy
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Good looking bow, Rick. That's one purdy bend.
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Great little bow as usual Rich, and I love the deadly arsenal! Hope some of those arrow shafts get pink ;)
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Thank you much fellas, The group pic is just bows I made for a couple of the guys that's gonna be at huntin camp this year. The arrows in the pic's are mine the upper left is 6 hillbilly 61 cane with ken75 stone heads, the upper right 6 are birch with Zwickey black diamond, and the 3 in the front are birch with Zwickey Eskimo's
Got me a nice piece of Yeller wood to work on next, but it's allmost time to get serious about shootin prctice cause I think them deer are gettin just a bit cocky-pants. Bow buildin may have to wait a few weeks....
thank ya again
rich
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Great tiller as always Rich, I gotta try a shorty soon.
Del
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As usual, really cool bow, Rich! Quite an arsenal for this year's season. Looking forward to some success stories!
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man thats a perfect fulldraw. great pics of the arrows too lots of work went into them
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FD profile is super sexy man. You never cease to amaze me sir! those arras are killer!!
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Ken, thanks you are right arrows are work but you and mark made it a whole lot easier.....thanks.
Matt & Jon....thanks you 2 should be gettin an email here shortly, something about some sticks me thinks.
rich
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Love that little stick Rich! Great job.
Tattoo Dave
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you make it look so easy.. Great work Rich.
Jeff
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Great lookin little bow,there Rich...
Just for the sake of historical conversation,the Ishi bow in the pic,from the PHM,is a bit longer than 44"and it is sinew backed.I feel it must have been left braced,for a time,to develope that much follow,in a sinew backed bow.The handle region,does narrow a bit,underneath the wrap,maybe by 1/8" on both sides.I just happen to have been eyeballin it personally,a few days ago.LOLId say without actually measureing it,that it was 48 to 50" long.
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That tiller is as good as it gets, Great looking little bow. Danny