Primitive Archer
Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: toomanyknots on October 18, 2012, 11:13:10 pm
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Here is a hackberry recurve. It pulls about 43# @ 28". 62 3/4" NTN. I posted a bit about it here:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,31083.0.html
This ain't the most polished bow, it could use a heat treating probably. I wanted to sinew back a nice amount of reflex into it, but I never got around to picking up any sinew. It does have 2 1/2" set in one limb, and 2" in the other. But other than that, string tension is great for a 40ish# bow, and it really spits an arrow out, probably alot to do with how physically light weight it is.
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I went a little crazy with the wood burner after this picture, (learned lesson, never again, lol). Anyway, the damage is a sun and moon on each side, and another little stamp of my initials, so that either way you flip the bow, it is still kind of right side up. I did this as I couldn't decide which limb was stronger, LOL. Somehow this worked out in my mind as a solution at the time, ;D, :
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Here is a linen backed osage recurve. This bow pulls 60# @ 26", probably about 70# @ 28", but I have only measured it out to 26". Although I have pulled and shot it many times at 28". I believe the bow is about 62" NTN. The bow holds about an inch of reflex. This guy turned out real nice. I absolutely loveeee some reflexed osage. Here is a link to a lazy build along I attempted and never finished: (I guess I'll finally stop being so lazy and post some finished pics, ..finally, >:D).
http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/52042/Here-is-an-osage-recurve-I-have-in-the-works?page=1#.UICtjIZav3V
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What are ya lookin to trade for?
Tattoo Dave
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What are ya lookin to trade for?
Tattoo Dave
PM sent.
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What do you want to trade
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If not spoken for id be interested in what you'd be interested in for the Osage. Both are nice, btw. I like stout bows tho.
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arcangel and gothmog, sent you guys both a PM.
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I will trade the hackberry for a working arrow spine tester + shipping costs, if anybody is interested. I need to make a lady some arrows. I traded her 2 bows for 2 guitars today (SCORE), but she didn't know she needed wooden arrows to shoot from a wooden bow, she was gonna shoot her carbon arrows from it. :( I spine my arrows on the stiff side and just shoot a little different, but I wouldn't trust my hand spining for some arrows for someone else. She also wants me to run a "make your own bow" class for her kids, as she teaches archery apparently (!!!), I don't know about all that and stuff... ::)