Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Kegan on July 26, 2007, 04:36:29 pm
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Well, with season and school just around the corner, I needed to get a decent back up bow made as to avoid last year's fiasco. So here it is- plain and simple. A 64" hickory D bow (my first working full-sizer) with flipped up ears and a natural walnut/charcoal stain. It is about 55# at 28" and is as smooth as butter to draw. It shoots right where you want and is silent. It has very little if any handshock and it practically tillered itself. I heat treated the belly, but I think I'll give it a few more treatments to add some weight too it. Pardon the full drw pic- my hand was too far off center on the string- the tiller is actually better than that. BUt i think I have fallen in love with these simple D bows :)
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Looks nice Kegan, you should be set for season now.
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I think you are ready to hunt. It might bend just a little to much in the handle area. Justin
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Very nice Kegan,Plane and simple. :)
Pappy
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What a treat this a.m. to look at a bunch of truly primitive stick bows. Got your well-tillered bow bookmarked for July Self Bow of the Month. Thanks for the post.
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I really like this simple (?) bow. Well done. Is there really anything simple about about bows like this? Not to us just starting out. ;D
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Nice looking bow Kegan, hard to beat that plain and simple D bow design.
Alan
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Thanks everyone! I really like this bow- it is so smooth to draw :). Think I might have someone in mind to give it to thopugh, so it might not make it to season ;)
Justin- yeah, it does bend a little more in the handle, but the ears seemed to have caused that- but it shoots well so I'm happy ;D
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Hi Kegan, a nice looking bow. I like Hickory very much, too.
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Keegan, cool looking bow, how is the handshock with the stiff outer limbs and full working handle? Steve
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Badger- Handshock isn't as bad as getting used to a wide handle :). Might have to take it in a little to get a better grip, but it is such a pleasent shooter that I don;t want to mess it up :o!
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Keegan, I know lots of guys shooting wide handled d bows, once you get your arrow spine right it wont bother you at all. Have you seen some of the d bows that Tim Baker makes? Steve
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kegan i find it harder to shoot a narrow handle bow. for me all i have to do is push my hand to the target and it goes there with the wider handle. if it draws nice , doesnt shake your teeth out, and hasnt taken too much set tiller dont matter. if you had to you could pike some of the stiff tip off and get more outer limb to bend. nice job peace
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Once ya get used to wide handled D-bows ya will probably prefer 'em if it draws mooth as Jamie says. As far as handshock,(vibration) ya wont even notice it when shootin' at game. Nice bow ;)..............bob
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Thanks everyone :)! I always felt that a drawknife-and-vise flatbow should be shot with arrows from boards, and that the sourwood I had would go to waste. Well, now they have a new use (and those board arrows might be the new dust gatherers).
Steve- It isn't that the bow isn't accurate, it's just that I am used to narrower handles (such as on flatbows) The new one I'm wokingg on has a 1 1/4" handle and is alot easier for me, even if it is just 1/4".
Bob- you're right, I have come to prefer them :). A little time spent taking it down with the hatchet and a little work with the rasp and she's done- never heard of a stiff handle bows done that way ;). Next step is stone;D!