Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: nlester on September 05, 2012, 11:38:09 pm
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Well, this bow was a 1st on many levels. This was my 1st glue up, 1st floppy rest, 1st horn-tip overlays, 1st hemp handle, 1st bow over 64" and 1st string I've made. I learned quite a bit from this bow as I have with the other bows I've made. It's 66" from tip to tip and came in at 55lb @ 28 with a rounded belly. I did put a coat of stain on him because I wanted to add some color to the hickory backing. It was a mahogany and it turned out alright IMO. It took some set, which is about par for the course for me. That's something I'm trying to work on, but I realize that the only way to probably correct this is with heat before hand. It shoots pretty well, but it took some getting used to. The more I shoot it, the better I like it and the more I learn about its temperment towards arrow spine....like all bows I suppose. This is the 2nd bow I've built in the last month, so I'm proud of that. Shows I'm getting a little more efficient. Once again, I'd like to thank everyone here who posts. It would be awful tough to do it without you guys. Enjoy....I did.
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Boy, I thought I resized those pics, but they look huge. Sorry about that. Not what I intended to do.
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WOW nice looking bow! Nailed the tiller and over all just a beautiful bow! congratz :laugh:
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Yes... nicely done. I hear ya on all the help and good info available with the guys around here. It was a true lifeline when I first started 5yrs ago. Glad your posting your stuff. We all learn from one another. Danny
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Really nice looking bow...I wanted to try a jute handle wrap...I found some "polished jute" at Wally World and really like it...the handle was a little small, so I wrapped it with 2 layers. I sized the handle first with some tbll, when it was still tacky I wrapped it and gave it 2 coats of titebond. It set up strong and waterproof.
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Nice looking bow,very well tillered. :)
Pappy
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Thanks everyone, I appreciate the comments. Raghorns I love the jute handle. I'm going to have to get some of that.
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Nice job on that bow nlester, looks great. It has good tiller and the braced profile is classic. Real nice build all around.
Greg
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Very nice bow. Your tiller looks dead on and I like the cordage handlewrap. Great job :)
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Well done! A great thing about being new to bow building is that there are always new challenges to add. Hell, I suppose there are always new things to learn when it comes to bow building. That's why it is so addictive.
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Nice job! I love that combo!! ;)
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Thanks again guy. I guess its time to start another.
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Nailed the tiller....Great work!
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Nice job, I'm looking forward to building a Ipe/boo very soon. Thanks for sharing
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Nice looking bow! I like how it looks with that color stain.
In your 2nd post, you mentioned about your pictures to big-- did you re-edit your post and put in smaller ones? I would like to see the bigger versions! Do you still have links for those?
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Great looking bow all around. Tiller looks spot on perfect.
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Nice looking bow! I like how it looks with that color stain.
In your 2nd post, you mentioned about your pictures to big-- did you re-edit your post and put in smaller ones? I would like to see the bigger versions! Do you still have links for those?
I'm sure I still have the links somewhere. I'll try and send them to you Scott. Thanks everyone. Heck I thought this thread died out. :)
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That's a good bow - bet it shoots very well!