Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: half eye on February 02, 2013, 05:11:45 pm
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Just finished this set. The bow is a 43" Odawa, draws 47#@23 inches, has a physical weight of 7-3/8 ounces. Wood is a very old ironwood sapling from a corn crib roof purlin. The quiver set is all tanned buckskin, even the bandolier (stained buckskin). The knife is deer antler and knapped blade from black-butter obsidian. The arrows in the quiver are my 2012 hunting arrows and they are too long to be authentic Greatlakes Riverine so if ya look close you can see a 2 fletch arrow (white knock end) which is the correct length (center of the quiver). The decoration is a Lynx face, a white mink tail, and what looks like beads are painted spots....sort of my take on a pre-contact set-up.
Consulted two local bands regarding a bow case, and both said that the vast majority of the time the bows were carried in the hand, and while a bow case was not unknown it was very rarely used. The bandolier is fitted with 2 sets of tie-down straps which is what they used for carrying "bundles" of different kinds or upon occassion they might tie the bow down.
Hope you like it, questions and comments are allways welcome. Allmost forgot the bow wood was not alteredt in that the drying checks/cracks, worm marks are all original.....no glue, no heat, no steam. Also the "purlin" had about 1" of deflex and currently the bow has 1-1/4" for a total of 1/4" of set.
rich
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Now that is a combination to be very very proud of. Just awesome work.
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OK, now I'm envious. :)
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Beautiful quiver rich. Are we gonna get to see some pics of the bows full draw and the knife?
Jon
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Thanks for the positive feedback, sure I'll get some bow pics up for ya.....if the wife is willing ;D
rich
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here's 2 full draw pics.....one with regular draw, and one with the "secondary release". That's right handed draw off the right side of the bow and a modified pinch grip. Will photo the knife in a bit.
rich
PS the wife says she aint doin anymore 2 degrees F picture takin ;D
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That's a sweet set Rich! The tiller looks spot on and the bow looks like an artifact. Way cool! Josh
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great set you got there Rich, like Josh said look's authentic to me as well, nice to see ya post some work ;), Bub
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Here's the shot of the knife
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Thats really nice! Rich,, just what would the bow look like that would that would go with the woderfull quiver you gave me for christmas?? I'm loving the looks of those scallop bows,,,, I may just try to make one thanks JeffW
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nice work Rich.that is just beautiful.thanks for the look.
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Nicely done Half Eye ! Bob
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Rich, I LOVE YOUR WORK!!!
That is a beautiful set, everything in there is art to my eyes and getting a bow out of the old weathered wood to bend that far at that length is amazing to me. You know I love the scalloped bows, made a few myself and every time you post another makes me want to
start on one again. Hope I get the chance to meet you some day and have some coffee and talk about these bows. Ours wives would
likely have a lot to talk about also, mine won't do the single digit weather photos outside anymore too. ;)
Well I'm off to the shop now, got my inspiration to start another scallop bow. :)
Greg
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You do some awesome work where do you get black butter obsidian at never heard of it I bought some black butter dacite.
Rob
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Thanks very much fellas.
trapper: I am not a knapper, the knife blade was made by Dan Hamblin (member) from Ogden Utah. He said the black butter obsidian comes from Idaho/montana....someplace up in that neck of the woods.
Jeff: I was gonna make ya a bow for the Christmas exchange, but seen that ya wanted osage, so I didn't have any of that so ya got a quiver instead. I have a bow that would look good with it though, but you may not want to shoot it that short.....ironwood, 32" long and draws 60+ @ 17" unbacked and undecorated, it's a stave bow like the one for this set, think it only weighs 5 ounces or so. got a few pics of it.
Thanks again fellas appreciate the nice comments. Working on a couple more "sets" one from black bear, one from a grey fox, and one from an otter.
rich
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Rich, That set is beautiful. I like the roof beam and the way you left it "as was". I'm always fascinated and quite envious of your work. You have a fine talent for your craft.
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Beautiful, beautiful gear.
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Rich I was trying to explain this bow here to a buddy that is BIG into the N.A. scene,,,,but he won't learn how to use the confuzer,,,and he wanted dementions .. It's funny how my archery intrest changes?? thanks JeffW
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Jeff: here's the dimensions...just remember that I used her "as is" so the measurements are "about".....the belly was tillered to follow the curves on the back.
Bow: 43" ntn / 1" fineals / 1-3/8" wide at the grip (1-1/4" in the scallops) / Tips are 1" wide at the string nocks. The grip area is 7/18" thick (approximate because the belly is "low-crowned") / at the ips it is between 1/4" and 5/16" thick (again because of the low crowned belly profile. The museum bow has 11 scallops on both sides of the grip scallop.
Thanks Scowler
Gun Doc, Matt: thanks fellas, your bows are way beyond mine so thanks much for the kind remarks. Just one of my cookie cutter, Keebler elf, polished turd bows......but I like them ;D
Thanks fellas appreciate the comments. Will let ya all see the "all fur" models as I get 'em done.
rich
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Badly bent, missed your response......would love to have a coffee and bs session with ya.
rich
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rich you just keep polishing those Keebler turds so we all can keep eyeballin' them beauties, Bub
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Beautiful set rich,very nice work. :) Always love your bow and the stuff that goes so well with them. :)
Pappy
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The set is incredible very nice work
Thanks leroy
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awesome work Rich, love everything you've made there. your bows are always sweet but the quivers you make are extraordinary.
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Great work on all of it!👏👏👏
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Thank you fellas, I'm trying to make these as nice as possible, but they are not quite there yet. Sent photos of about 30 of them over to the council of elders and had them cirtiqued, and what needed to be changed, and what was behind the entire quiver, equipment carrying system etc. Think I got a handle on it now though so we'll see.....
Really appreciate the comments, thank you.
rich
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Your work never ceases to amaze me.
Grady
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That's a good looking outfit rich.
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stunning, simply beautiful!