Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: straightarrow on June 11, 2012, 08:42:47 pm
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Just put the finishing touches on this black locust flat bow that I made for my dad. Ole pops is getting up there in age and the goal was to make a smooth shooter but still be an effective hunting bow. I decided to try my luck at bl, it was really tight ringed and challenged my draw knife skills. Other than being tight ringed it was very nice wood to work with. The bow is slightly reflexed out of the fades and deflexed the last third. Most of the deflex was natural and took very little set. It finished out 45#@26 “ and is 62” tip to tip. When I got the bow tillered I took my dad to shoot it to make sure he liked the draw weight and grip. He is very particular when it comes to choosing a weapon to hunt with. He immediately like the weight and grip and hit pretty darn good with it. After his approval I asked how he would like it finished…skins?…tips?….stain?…etc. His response was to finish it like no other bow I’ve done before. This really got my wheels spinning because I wanted to fulfill his request . I waited about two weeks and then told a little fib… I fabricated a story and the end result was a broken bow. He bought it hook, line and sinker. After some thought this is what I came up with. I made a bow back in March with turkey feather backing.I decided to do some unique decorating using turkey and pheasant feathers with some bands of peacock herl. The tips are brazialian rosewood, the string is B50 with black beaver silencers, and its finished with tru-oil. It’s tradition to take my dad to a 3D shoot for fathers day. I plan to give him the bow then. He is going to be excited to see the bow wasn’t broke after all! I will post more pictures after the shoot.
I named the bow “the mentor” because my dad taught me a lot about hunting, fishing, the outdoors, but most of all he taught me to be a good father!!!
Jon
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Here is a few more
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Thats beautiful!!!
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Very cool!
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Ol pops in gonna dig it Im sure of that. Good job John.
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Thats one awesome bow Jon! I bet your Dad is gonna love it. Those full draw pics are sweet too!
Tattoo Dave
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Very nice piece of work. Ole Dad should be real proud of that. Hope he gets a big un this year with it!
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Im gonna start sending my bows over to your shop for the finishing work....that turned out purtty.
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That is awesome all around. I love what your doing with feathers and fathers. You got him convinced it was broke, just so you could get him all ruffled again over this bow. Sounds like some **** I would pull. Well done straight arrow.
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Awesome job, the feathers are unique and very cool.
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That is a fine looking bow! I would have never thought about using feathers... that's cool. Great looking photos! where is that waterfall?
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Beautiful bow,he should love that,I do and also the area the pictures were taken is awesome. :)
Pappy
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great looking bow, Dad should be happy. love the feathers.
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You can call me dad anytime :)
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I've never seen that before. Nicely done sir. Josh
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great bow i bet your father will love it.
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That bow turned out beautiful( I've seen it in person)It shoots like a dream and is real smooth. Excellent work as usual...I can't wait to see your dad and his new bow in action on Sunday!!!
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really cool bow.. I love the looks of those feathers and may steel your idea on my next bow... Awesome job..
Jon
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Sweet baby Jablonsky! And shut the front door! THAT is way too cool for words, both the finish work and the sentiment that is behind it.
Love the location for the photos, those rock houses are nice camping spots in the heat of summer.
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sweet bow!! those feathers look great!!
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Absolutely beautiful!!! Well done I'm sure he will love it!
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Thank you guys for all the great comments! I'm really lookin forward to giving him the bow Sunday. For those that asked about where the pictures were taken, the place is called Buttermilk Falls and its located in Homewood, Pa. My friend Colton and I always try to find new places to take pictures. It's a great excuse to get out and walk in the woods and see different sites. The bow pictures look great in a natural setting
Jon
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That's a great looking bow Jon.I like it,and I know your dad will. Nice fathers day gesture too. God Bless
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Thank you Pete C..... I always appreciate your comments and admire your work as well
Jon
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Well done Jon - great job. Hope you and your Dad have a terrific day on Sunday.
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Fathers day and the shoot came and went. We had a blast today. Gonna post some more pics in the shooting section of the forum. My dad really like the bow finished and shot it quite well to boot. He was really surprised and thankful when gave it to him. He said he had a feeling it wasn't broke. Here is some pics of him.... check out the other pics in the shooting forum. I also got a surprise today
Jon
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Glad i was there to see ya give back to your ole man ;D. The bow shoots pretty dang nice too
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Very cool...... 8)
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That is a well crafted and special bow. Any dad would be proud to own that one, I bet he's showing off his sons work to all his friends. Great job.
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Ya he shot it quite well, Blackhawk. It wo uld be awesome if he could bag a deer with it.
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Thank you soy and badly bent. I think he's been showing it off a little to some guys... lol. Makes me feel good that he's proud. He's been waiting awhile for me to build him one..... finally the right piece of wood came along
Jon