Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ozzy on October 15, 2011, 09:14:08 pm
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Here she is it not perfect but I love it and its my first . She don't make a sound and no hand shockbut hits hard.
Shes made from a hickory stave 70" ntn 55@30
And a big thanks to Rich for all his help
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Nothing quite like your first. 8) Well done.
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Congrats on yer first! With your next bow, try and get your tiller more even. Your bottom limb has a hinge, right about mid-limb, where it's doing all the bending in one small spot. The fade is stiff, and so is the tip. If you get the entire limb bending, your next bow will last longer, take less set, and perform better. Keep goin'!
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I'm with Pat, shoot the snot out of it and enjoy it.....maybe get the chance at some meat makin 8)
rich
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It does feel good don't it! Enjoy the heck out of it!
Chasing Crow
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Very cool! First bows are special and you did a decent job.
When I posted my first bow Rich told me to hang on to it. That in the future it would become even more special. Well, that bow ain't any better now than it was then but he was right. It is very special.
Go kill something.
Lane
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It's a great feeling watching an arrow fly from a bow you built :)
Congrats!!!
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Thanks for all the good words.
I took it stump shooting today got a few kills lol;-)
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...cool ...have fun with It !!!
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Great job on your first bow. It is such a great feelin, shootin arrows from a bow that ya built yourself. Its part of you, ya know every inch of the bow on a personal level. Having shapped, scrapped, and sanded to completion, there is great satifaction in knowing you built it. And now you are reepin the rewards of shootin it. There are a lot of people out there that would love to build their own bow, but never put forth the effort. Good Luck with your new bow...TheWildCat
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Congratulations on your first bow! Shoot the snot out of it, and revel in your success. Everyone is still trying to make the perfect bow. You've learned a lot and will get better as you build more. That is, unless you weren't bitten by the selfbow bug. (Doubt it).
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Nice job! Enjoy shooting it and I hope you can harvest some dinner with it. I still shoot my first twice a week, its fun an certainly a special stepping stone in the bow building experience.
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Congratulations! BEWARE.... You have started down a path that is hard to turn away from.....if you find yourself awake at night thinking about making bows.....looking at trees in the neighborhood wondering which one would make the best bow....sitting at work wondering if you will try a recurve next or some other design...or spending hours searching the internet for more information about how to bend wood or make a flemish twist string...sitting at church looking at the woodwork on the bench in front of you and noticing how straight the grain is.....and so on and so on....If after shooting this first bow you immediately want to make another one and can't wait to do it.....then yep. You have it...it is known by man names....bowyer's syndrome is only one...friends and family members hardly understand it....scientists still have not found a cure....
Yes congratulations! and BEWARE of what follows....a rewarding hobby / obsession that will certainly ad a new dimension to life....enjoy!
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Ver cool,the first shooter is something very special. :) :)
Pappy
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Dang Ozzy that is a nice bow for your first one keep up the good work.
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Congratulations!!! Feels good don't it ;)
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Congratulations! Nothing like your first shooter, Very well done, Bet your already thinking of the next one, aren't ya?
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Congratulations on your first bow!
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I have mentioned this before, my first bow was a sinew backed osage board bow, so poorly made it blew after 30 shots, not even sinew could hold it together.
You made a shooter the first time, good stuff.
I do recommend you make a tillering gizmo to help with the tillering of your second bow. There is a sticky on making one at the top of the "how to" section of this site.
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Heck ya man, thats a sold first bow!