Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Knocker on September 02, 2007, 07:03:02 pm
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Hello,
My name is Keith Anderson. I'd like to introduce myself to the forum. I have been lurking here a short while, and have just finished my first bow. Kurt Brisky, a Bowyer here in Western Washington, provided a nice Osage stave and the experience to walk me through tillering the first time. I made this bow in a weekend, and am extremely pleased with the way it shoots. I have not shot a bow since I was 12 years old, and this bow just seems to "fit" and work with me. I am definitely "hooked" and have floor tillered a second bow out of local Vine Maple. As soon as I get my shop setup together, I'll be finishing that one.
Thanks for everything I have picked up from you all...
Keith
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welcome the bow looks very good to me but I haven't made but two or three. are you northwest wash. or southwest wash? I'm southwest myself anyway wellcome to the board.
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Thanks Tomm. I am in Olympia, Kurt Brisky is in Ferndale. I'd really recommend him, and his classes are well worth it. I don't know how many staves I would have ruined before I made a bow that works this well... Do a search on Brisky Bows to see his website.
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Welcome Keith,and a fine looking bow.I see Curt is also an Arnis instructor.He must be a very talented guy.
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Great looking bow. It sure is nice to get a little help on the first one. Justin
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Greetings Keith and welcome to a treasure-trove of knowledge from these guys...
nice looking bow there for your first especially!
Nice ;D
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Welcome. Very nice bow. Jawge
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Welcome Kieth,I have'nt been here to long myself.And I learn something new almost everyday from this site.I have a appetite for bow building and only this site can satisfy that hunger.If you have'nt already I would recommend ''Hunting the Osage Bow by Dean Torges'' and Traditional Bowyers Bible Vol.1.I just purchased both these and feel that they will help shorten the learning curve.I also had alot of help with my first osage selfbow,Gary Davis is a very talented bowyer and excellant teacher and is responcible for me getting bit by the bow building bug.Can't wait to start my second one.Good luck to ya.tradrick
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That is a great looking bow. Far nicer than my first one, for sure. Welcome to this site, but watch out, you will probably end up branching out into all kinds of other primitive skills.
I used to live in Bellvue, and I spent time at Ft. Lewis in the service. Great state, if soggy. :)
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That's one nice first bow. Very good job.
Sean
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Very nice bow, Keith and welcome to PA. Will you show us braced and unbraced pics? Pat
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welcome keith! - i bet this bow shoots nice: very nice tiller!
got bitten by the bow-building bug, huh??
frank
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Welcome to PA keith you will like it here.
Very nice bow, well done.
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Welcome to our addiction. Good job on the bow. The first one I attempted to make on my own became an involuntary takedown :)
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That is a fine looking bow Keith. Tell us a little more about it, i.e. length, weight, etc.
Welcome to the community!
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Fine looking bow! Good clean piece of osage there. Took me about eight attempts before I was shootin.
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Welcome Keith you will like it here I am sure,That is a fine looking bow.Wished my first turned out like that. :) :)
Pappy
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You did good. That is a fine looking bow
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excellent job
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That's a fine looking bow!
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Great looking first bow Keith!
Alan
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Very nice osage bow. Got you bookmarked for Sept Self Bow of the Month, too.
Western WA, eh? Every time I am on Stephens Pass, I look for yew. J. D. Duff from OR made a magnificant Ocean Spray Bow a while ago. Lots of that in your area, too.
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Hey Keith you got it!
And Welcome... :)
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Thanks for all of the encouraging words. The bow is developing some string follow - but I am still very pleased with the way it shoots. In answer to the questions, the bow (I am calling her "Raven") is 65" long, 55lb @ 28". Our deer season has started here, and I am working to get my accuracy up to where I can take a shot if the opportunity presents itself...
Sorry it took so long to get back to you all. I had to buy a new computer and DSL...
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Glad you are back up and running.Nice looking set up you have.What is the idem on the far right ?
Pappy
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The photo also shows a canoe paddle of the Pacific Northwest Indian style that I made. The motif carved and painted on the paddle is a Halibut. I plan to eventually decorate the bow with coastal art as well, but that will be a winter project.
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Paddle also makes a good head buster in case the shot doesn't do the deer in right away, LOL.
Welcome !
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Great bow...I wouldn't fret to much about the string follow on your first one. Was the stave good and dry when you worked it?
Nice job!
R
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Welcome. Great first bow or 100th for that matter. Love that state. Used to live there about 20 years ago(Vancouver). Miss those blacktails and roosies. Hows Mt. ST. Helens doing these days? Was there when she blew her top. Any way welcome again, hope to see and hear more from you.
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Sorry the paddle isn't very archery related. I've noticed that bow photos are tough - too long and narrow, so I thought I would "square up" the photo. I know how to solve the PA content issue - I'll need that paddle when I take my new bow out fishing for carp! :-)
It came with the seminar price, and I am not really sure how long the stave had seasoned.
I've been out hunting, and I must be hooked on PA because I am not seeing deer, but am instead marking vine maple that might make a good bow! :-) And instead of the deer looking like pepperoni and summer sausage on the hoof, they now look like bow backing and quiver making materials!
Has anyone tried making a bow from the wild Cherry that grows in Western Washington? I see a lot more straight and large Cherry, the vine maple here is small. And I don't think I would know yew if I saw it - it's probably at a higher elevation then where I live.
St. Helens is currently in a building mode again. I think she is supposed to be back to her pre-erruption size in another 100 years at the rate she is growing.