Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: egstonvonbrick on March 25, 2012, 07:23:56 pm
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Now... i know we shoudn't do such things and i'm forever chastising myself for rushing my bow-making... but i am slowly learning to slow... it... all... down...
But... the sun was out, i had a pile of arrows to fletch and thought what can i do in an afternoon whilst waiting for the glue to dry!
So. i rooted around and the only decent (ish) bit of wood i had kicking around was 7' of Ash that was destined for a 'door surround'.
Not great grain, no chance of chasing a growth ring and just about wide and deep enough for a bow if i turned the grain end on...
So here's the result; grip and arrow pass salvaged from a bow that didn't make it :( 76" long and i threw in the towel at 56# @28" tillered to 30".
The tips are a bit stiff, but i was getting worried about room for the nocks, i've left some daylight between the elipse on the middle of the left limb and i think i need to let my bows 'work a bit more' as i'd really like the centre of the elipse nearer the full drawn position, but i'm, getting there! Well i hope so! :)
Just a bit annoyed that after three coats of sanding sealer and a new linen string... where i could have got to in another day! ;)
Hope you like and any thoughts/critique welcome!
(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/monkeyoil/images/56at28.jpg)
Oh, i got through the arrows, mowed my lawn and plinked away with my air-pistol as well! So yes a top afternoon and you can safely say the Megatron was 'out' and the kids had gone crab-fishing! :) *
Cheers
Ev
* I also now have a sunburnt head! :(
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Looks great the tips are right to me.... ought to launch and arrow in orbit :)
Well done!!!
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Looks sweet enough to me.
You obviously need something more testing... I'll E-mail you some knots to isert into your next stave ;).
Del
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Thanks chaps...
>>Looks sweet enough to me...
It does... but it's like photos of myself... i don't like looking at them! :)
With these bow tiller pics... after the event i always see something i want to change... which usually ends in disaster... so i now tend to let em pass and gripe about them for ever after!
... ahh if it were easy where would the fun be! :)
Yep a bag of knots would be fine... i need to up my game and move away from Ash on to something more challanging... the Molly was great... has now sprung another pair of 'bandages' but seems to have settled in to a sweet shoting bow.
I know a leather worker so will try to sort out some rawhide for a backed Meare Heath creation! :)
Oh, and i intend to crack on with that splice soon! Keep meaning to practice on something...
Cheers
Ev
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Dog chews are the usual source of rawhide if you can't get if from your mate.
Del
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A fine piece of work for an afternoon indeed!!
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That's weird, I don't seem to be able to see the pictures?
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Very nice bow! I like the tiller. Jawge