Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: nathan elliot on September 26, 2011, 01:46:16 pm
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Started making a take down and found the billets I had ready were no good (de-lamination) I ended up with a couple of bits from different trees. This was going to be a challenge, would they match up? I had a couple of knot holes that needed plugging and some twists and bumps to sort out. I kind of had an idea I wanted to try out, I sketched out my plan and went for it. I'll let the pictures do the talking. In the end I got a nice 70" long bow, 60lb @28".
(http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt139/nathanelliot_bucket/2011%20bows/IMG_8900.jpg)
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I will post some finished pics later
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(http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt139/nathanelliot_bucket/2011%20bows/040.jpg)
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Its got dark in Germany; full draw pic in the morning.
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very very nice that bit of wood you took the pics on is amazing what is it??
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Sweet looking bow
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Very nice bow well done!
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very very nice that bit of wood you took the pics on is amazing what is it??
Its a Birch burl,
(http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt139/nathanelliot_bucket/2011%20projects/034.jpg)
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Worked up a heat cutting them I can tell you!
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beautiful bow Nathan.
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very nice bow looks like a lot of work went into that one , can we get a full draw on that stool ? >:D
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Thats an awesome piece of work love the look of that yew-Hammertime
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Nice take down why not bom looks awsome ;)
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wow that is sweet job on the yew...i have to say that you are good bowyer....john
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Hey, really great job.
One great advantage of a take down is it makes the limbs easier to photograph ;D.
If I can be really picky?
I'd say you could slim the tip down so it blends in better just before where it suddenly narrows into the horn nock. If it can be that thin at the nock, then it implies it's carrying some spare weight just befoer the slim down point. It would look smoother too.
But I really love it, I'd say go for BOM with that beauty.
Del
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Beautiful bow, beautiful chair.
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Thanks guys, I thought I might get some comments on the tips. So I will explain my thinking. I can make a bow thats fast, durable with little hand shock and set, but I also wanted to make it look a bit different. So this is the trade off, extra mass for aesthetic purposes. I'm sure I have sacrificed some ft per second and added a little to the discharge one feels on release; but I did it knowingly. Others might have worked the wood different and I probably will on my next bow (Elder ELB anyone?). Thank you for your constructive criticism though - I do appreciate it :)
This ones not for BOM as I cant win anyway it seems daft to be in it :)
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Yet another really nice bow. I hope to get my takedown completed shortly and this offers up a little motivation to work on it today.
I will be looking for that fulldraw picture.
That dang stool is a work of art as well. 8)
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F/D Pic's!
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And for Ken ;)
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Thats a beauty in all aspects.Very nice work. :)
Pappy
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I really enjoy your bows, especially your take-downs. This one is no exception.
Gabe
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Really nice Bow!! Looks right at home in the woods :)
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Gotta admit it is tricky to blend in nocks so they look really smooth, there always seems to be a change in cross section at some point.
I've gone through the horn and into the wood in the grooves before now >:(, not a prob as long as it's only at the side. I've just matched it up either side and called it a 'feature' O:)
I did refrain from mentioning the flipped tips on an ELB, as it's so handsom I thought I wouldn't mention it ;).
The fd shots are great, and 60# is a nice amount of grunt.. just enough to deter any trouble from French Knights :P
Del
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Nathan your bows are truly inspirational works of art. Well done in everyway
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Thank you all for your kind comments. I use this site so much for my inspiration I seems right to support it with some pictures of my work. And when I have moved and am settled again (next year fingers crossed) I will be subscribing to the mag again :D
Keenan, it is your work in Yew that was most on my mind when designing this bow, thanks man!
Nat.
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Excellent!
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Nat, I was just looking back over this posting and noticed your comment about the BOM and have to disagree, You are kicking out some very worthy bows and I think this one certainly has some potential. It is sometimes perplexing watching the voting on the BOM as it seems to go in cycles from a nice ELB style to short bows then authentic replicas and so on. You just never know what the flavor of the month may bring. Again that is a very sweet bow and great example of problem solving with the billets.
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Keenan is right about "flavor of the month". I know I feel that way about what bow on my rack that I like the bast, except it's more of a day by day thing.
I was conflicted on the slight recurves on the tips, un-traditional just automatically makes me frown. But the full draw turned it into a nice smile, that's a lovely effect on the longbow. Beautiful piece of work, plenty to be proud of.
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Awesome! I love it!