Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: spyder1958 on December 30, 2012, 12:59:02 pm
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I'll try this again, photobucket keeps frezzin up my pc. So I'll do one photo at a time and post so I don't get upset >:(
the bows from LF to RT, Hickory & Ga. timber rattlier, he (Alex) help cut last year. 2nd,Ipe, linen back, my poor attemt at art. 3rd ash & rattlier.
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Nice job, Papaw!! Each is unique...you can tell those didn't come off no assembly line!! 8)
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Belle has the least exp with a bow so we had a pretty long sesson with her and tryin to get her to full draw.
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Bryce really took to his ash, he out shot me, LOL,
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Way to be Grandpa !!!! Those look great... I'll bet they are happy with them.. :)
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Alex and the hickory, this bow gave me fits, the lower limb was bending to much out from the tips where there was a standing knot, So after Mullet help me ck tiller and all I needed was to stiffen up that lower limb, I heated the belly last 3rd and reflex the tip a little. was running out of time before the kids got back from their cruise for christmas, so I skinned it and finished the bow without cking tiller, :( and it is off. now the bottom is stiff and the top is working to much. Oh well, I fix it when I get back to Tenn. He can shoot it ok, its shooting to the right of target.
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Thanks Kenny and Country, Yea, all the kids were real happy this year. I have less hair though. LOL :o
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That is nice to see. Good start for the grandkids! Jawge
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alex & Hickory
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ash 68" ttt
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i really like that ash bow! beautiful work on all of them, by the way. what is the riser made of? is that walnut, purpleheart, and ipe?
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Ipe & Linen, 48", 15lb@24"
Handle rosewood & Ipe
Purpleheart tips
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Nice job Grandpa, nothing quite like the feeling of giving a good kid the gift of a handmade bow. I like that you made each one different, makes em' each feel like theirs is the special one. All nice looking bows Spyder! 8)
Greg
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Thanks Greg, Yea I had six kids to make for and wanted all to be different and I didn't get the chance to see the faces of the other three but my daughter said they were real exicited. See other post for the other three: http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,36586.0.html
twilightandmist; The bottom piece is suppose to be rosewood, but it didn't look like the piece on the Ipe bow. and yes to purpleheart and Ipe.
Thanks Jawge
I got a few more photo's if I can get photobucket to work >:(
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Makes my day to see this kind of post. ;D AWESOME!
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To COOL
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Thanks Jack & Oz
Ok, lets see if they all load up.
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lots of smiles and arrows flying, ya did good, everybody happy happy, Bub
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Thanks Bub for answering all my ? weeks ago. You were correct in it doesn't take much Ipe, the ash back one in the first post was the best, she sure was fast and with only a thin ash backing, even had Mullet saying he had to start a Ipe bow he had been putting off.
I've already started another Ipe with a purpleheart power lam and boo backed, but hopefully it will be a heavy weight and fast. Any suggestions to this build would be appreciated. I have the boo & lam glued up an waiting for it to cure good before I decide on the design.
Graylan
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your welcome anytime ya got a ?, have you already did the glueup on the new epe?
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Yep, its 1.460 wide, .410 thick, 62" long, boo sanded to .210 thick, with about 13" purpleheart power lam, all glued up and cured hard with TB3., I cleaned the Ipe with denatured alcohol several times till the rags didn't pull any oil from wood and also cleaned the boo, glue up seems real strong. also glued in 2" reflex measured at the tips.
Thanks, Graylan
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Nice looking bows, and three happy kids, can't beat that.
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You did good there, Gramps. Fine looking bows.
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Thanks Gar, Yea the kids all are happy. they get lots of store bought junk, so for several years, I've been making them stuff or picking up used camping and hunting gear.
Thanks Eddie for all your advise and help.
Graylan