Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: half eye on May 28, 2012, 09:50:35 pm
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The little girl is just over 49" ntn, 44# @ 26", and made from "curly" crepe myrtle. The stave come from Ken 75 and had a sorta gull-wing natural side profile, so I went with that. No heat, no steam, no corrections at all.
Used the hand axe that Thomas H give me, and the coffin bowie that Hickroy Bill give me, the only attempt at "finish sanding was with a petosky stone. Finish is pitch and grease. She shoots real good and gonna make a good huntin bow for when I get "old" >:D
First pics show the curl in the back and belly, the last 3 is the usual. Think I got most of the bend out of her.
rich
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Yummy Rich! Thats a sweety pie right there. That might just have taken over first place in the Half Eye rankings I keep for myself.
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That's a beauty rich! Would be a great bow to take to the woods...
Great tiller as usual.
Jon
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Beautiful bow and beautiful wood ! ' Frank
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Nice bow Rich, like all the rest. Wonderful tiller.
George
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Wow now that's really cool. Wonderful lil bow right there :). That grain pattern is extra nice in that wood as well, gonna have to try it some day.
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man Rich that circle came right around, cool figure in the wood as well, another sweet one, Bub
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Very nice bend it that one.Very well done. :)
Pappy
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Sweet! I've been eyeing a crepe mrytle in the back at work...may have to do some judicious pruning!
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Nice, Rich. Simple, with nice curves as usual. Looks quick too!
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Beautiful figure on the belly.... the bow that is, not your T shirt ::)
Del
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Thanks fellas, It's just a simple stick and is a good weapon. I have noticed that crepe myrtle mostly looks like curly maple a lot but for whatever reason it isn't weak like the figured whitewoods. It's a good huntin range bow, and is realitively flat out to 20 yards or so (with my 500/600 grain huntin poles. I'm startin to get an idea how come the NA's liked the style so much.
Thanks again for the nice words.
rich
Dell, that wasn't necessary sir >:D
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Man, I love your bows! That is the kind I really like - a doggone tool to hunt with..... What kind of string is that? It looks primitive too..... You have a knack for getting all the bend out of a short bow.
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Awesome bow halfeye! I love the way you make a primitave hunting bow "primitive" Well done sir :)
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Very nice bend on that one Rich!
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looks like you used a compass to tiller that baby its so perfectly round. just a sweet bow Rich, love it.
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Rich: Another fine bow you've made there, friend. I really like that curly grain!
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Rich you got those bendy bows down...very nice
gut
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Very neat little bow Rich.That "curly" effect is pretty.I really like it.God Bless
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Thank you again fellas, the only way to get that amount of draw that short is to go full circle, and I got about a hundred pounds of "scrap" to prove it too ::)
Pete, the curly figure is in the wood , but really shows up after scraping, the grease and pitch dont really add much color.
rich