Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Kegan on October 15, 2007, 08:49:52 pm
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Well, here she is- my Sweetie :). I built her on Saturday, along with some arrows to go with her. Thing is, she's made of elm, and like any good woman, is fickle about how you go about her- so my hand tools were set aside til the very last. I had to use my father's power tools on this one, everything from a belt sander to a saber saw. Sheesh. Oh well, I was suprised that despite all the trouble of working it, and my inexperience with power tools, she needed minimal tillering and met weight after one piking.
Now for the specs. She's elm, 64 1/2" long, 1 1/2" wide tapering to lightened 3/4" tips. She was about an inch thick tapering to about half and inch or so at the tips, and for the true earning of her name, she's a smoothe as silk 75# at 26". She's my first heavy weight hunting bow, and I was suproised at how easily I could manage her (and shooting with Howard Hill's split vision, I can actually shoot with some accuracy). Despite being so heavy, she is easy to draw, probabaly do to the 3" of set she took. he has a slightly rounded belly, not as much as I would have liked to experiment, but enought ot give it a nice feel in hand. She slings a heavy aromatic cedar arrow hard and actually put my sourwood blunt through a board ;D.Being heavier (physically) she is very stable, and her 64" length is neither cumbersome nor stressed- I'm really, really pleased. I put on several coats of linseed and fuinished her off with a rubbing down of candle wax (it's all I had ;)). The tips have some felt on them to help quiet some of the creaking from the string and the handle is an old t-shirt wrapped on with some thread. She earned the spot right below my sinew-backed hickory on my bow rack- in only three days ;D
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wow nice bow :) it has perfext tiller everything looks good to my knowledge. 75# your a beast ;)
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Kegan, The tiller looks spot on. She should cast a heavy arrow well also. Pat
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Looks good Kegan. is the top limb longer than the bottom or is it just the picture?
One more question what does a 16 year old know about a good woman? ;) ;D Sorry couldn't resist LOL
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Looks good Kegan. is the top limb longer than the bottom or is it just the picture?
One more question what does a 16 year old know about a good woman? ;) ;D Sorry couldn't resist LOL
;D i wouldnt know any more than you do because im 3 years younger
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Nice looking bow Kegan,and good tiller. 75#,whew!
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Thanks everyone- I really like this bow :).
Pat- she casts a heavy arrow VERY well.
Dana- Yes, the top limb is longer, so the arrow passes closer to center (little test for accuracy, seemed to hlep)- and very funny;D.
David- I didn't think I was so "beasty" until neither my father, brother, nor uncle could manage it back :).
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i can only pull my brothers 64# compound untill i cant manage it back again i cant imagine what a 75# no letoff bow would be like
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i can only pull my brothers 64# compound untill i cant manage it back again i cant imagine what a 75# no letoff bow would be like
i meant i can only pull it back 3or 4 times until i cant do it afain
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i can only pull my brothers 64# compound untill i cant manage it back again i cant imagine what a 75# no letoff bow would be like
Luckily Sweetie is nice and smooth. I was bit nervous about not being able to pull it back, but having shot a 60# bow several hundred times a day for months and months seemed to get me ready. I made a similiar jump last year from 40# to 50# and then later to 60#. I'm just suprised I could make a bow of weight that didn't break or have a horribly sluggish cast, a prblem I had previously when switching weights.
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i am shooting for my mulbery bow to be 50# that will be a 10# jump but i think im ready
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Nice looking bow kegan, tiller is nice, and I especially like the nice way you compare her to a good woman of which I am married to one, however after 19 years of marriage I know theres the truthful side to the way I go about her, compare any bow to my wife, I try not to push her past her limit, I take her out even when theres others that might appeal to me, I give her the attention she deserves, and most important, if she snaps make sure you duck before she slaps you in the head, LOL
VB
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Very nice Kegan,man 75 I wished I could pull that. :)Nice tiller also.Good job.
Pappy
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Nice job on that bow! 75# - wow that would be a long time ago for me!
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Nice bow!!!!!!!!! 75 ibs???? Just dont stress yourself like I did, drawing real slowly at a buck 10 yards from me and looking. Tore my shoulder muscle on my drawing arm, now cant pull much more than 55 or so. But got him. ;D
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Man you sure have a lot of time to work on bows. ;) Good work, keep building them. Justin
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One more question what does a 16 year old know about a good woman? ;) ;D
He is to busy building bows to worry about women anyway. Smarter than he looks isn't he. ;D Justin
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Never thought of that Justin, ya smart kid ;)
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One more question what does a 16 year old know about a good woman? ;) ;D Sorry couldn't resist LOL
At least I know about good women. ;)
sweet bow there kegan. I should make one heavier bow also. now my heaviest is only at 65#. maybe +10-15 pounds would be nice.
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Nice work Kegan. Ya it will take a little set at that poundage, but I wouldn't worry, its looking like a good meat maker, and sweetie is a good name too. ;)
Rich
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Nice bow, Keegan. Nice name too. jawge
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that kind of project is very satisfying. You should be pleased.
Dave
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Thanks everyone ;D. I really like this bow- like its namesake, it's a real sweetie. She has a max yardage of 25 yards, but makes up for it by having a real gentle draw. Perfect bow for jumping up into the heavy weights in my book :).
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What I like about this bow: it is primitive!
Not to mention a very nice tiller!! Got your bookmarked under Oct Self Bow of the Month, :)of course!
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Well if'n he pulls that bow wrong.....and being 16...he won't ever know what a good woman is like!
Nice bow....but don' t pull something that you wish you hadn't!
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Nice bow Keagen.That one should be real nice for a huntin bow.tradrick
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Well if'n he pulls that bow wrong.....and being 16...he won't ever know what a good woman is like!
Nice bow....but don' t pull something that you wish you hadn't!
;DI'll make sure I don't. I'm not having much trouble with Sweetie though, like I said, she's a sweet heart ;). I imagine I would have had alot more trouble jumping up in weight if it wasn't for Sweetie :)