Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: IdahoMatt on April 11, 2013, 02:11:49 am
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This is a bow that I made for my niece Gabrielle. So happy that it is done. It was the first and only board that i cased a ring on, not an easy nor timely task. Couldn't be happier with it. The skins are Cobia fish, I will surely use them again on another project. Tillering kids bows are quite tough when it comes down to it i know the tiller is't perfect but she sure does fling an arrow :).
Well "G" I hope you like it, can't wait till we can shoot together.
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More photos plus full draw
Almost forgot it pulls 20# @ 20" 1 1/4 inches at the fades 1 1/16 inches at beginning of Eiffel towering 1/4 inch nock ntn 50", and its Hickory let me know what you think :)
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That's beautiful, nice job Matt!
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Sweet!!!cool backdrops for the photos as well ;)
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Thanks a lot DuBois and Soy
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Beautiful bow man. I chased a ring on a hickory board recently so i know how hard and time consuming it is. Good job, your niece will love it.
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so your suing fish skins eh? let me know how that goes >:D >:D >:D ::) ::) ::) :P
Good job on the bow though! its beautiful!
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Beautiful bow man. I chased a ring on a hickory board recently so i know how hard and time consuming it is. Good job, your niece will love it.
I sure hope so. and man oh man time consuming indeed
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so your suing fish skins eh? let me know how that goes >:D >:D >:D ::) ::) ::) :P
Good job on the bow though! its beautiful!
Good catch :o i was just making sure someone was awake out there >:D
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glad you took that well, i kind of hinted that it was all in good fun :laugh:
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Very nice bow. I'm sure somebodies eyes will light up!
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Those rings are so darn stubborn too they just dont wanna go away. 1/4 of the way through i pulled out the rasp lol
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Very nice work,she should love that. :)
Pappy
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A fine job for what will be one happy girl, for sure!! :)
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Absolutley love it. Great job and from the braced and full draw I bet it does spit an arra well. she will be pleased. Danny
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gonna be one happy kiddo! nice work!
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I think that bow is just about as nice as they come, beautiful. Your tiller looks great also. Outstanding job on that bow Idaho.
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Thanks everyone for all of your nice words it means a lot. I have been looking at the posts on this site for quite a wile and it is kinda intimidating to post something that you have worked hard on. not that I have ever read anything too bad or anything its just tough. So thank you ;D
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I'd love to see what some of my hickory bows behave like in Idaho. You did a great job, really like the skins. You don't mind my askin, where are you in the state? Idaho is on my list of places to explore someday. Really got hooked after reading the Lewis and Clark stories.
Great bow, hope it brings her joy.
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I live very near the City of Rocks in the south eastern part of the state. If you come to explore Idaho the norther forests and mountain ranges are something to behold but don't write the southern part or the state off. To me equally as beautiful if not more. The Canyons and desert is just so peaceful.... You should definitely check out The City of Rocks!!!!!! :)
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Gorgeous bow, great attention to detail. 8)
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Very nicly done!!!
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Outstanding! And someone is a great photographer. Congrats on a beautiful bow.
Lyle
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Great job on that bow.
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I live very near the City of Rocks in the south eastern part of the state. If you come to explore Idaho the norther forests and mountain ranges are something to behold but don't write the southern part or the state off. To me equally as beautiful if not more. The Canyons and desert is just so peaceful.... You should definitely check out The City of Rocks!!!!!! :)
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind. :)
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beautiful, elegant bow
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That bow turned out great! Love the skins. Should be a happy camper for sure with that one.
-Dan
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Sweet bow! Love the cobia skins. How did youtreat them? We catch cobia all the time and it never occured to me to use them. I have looked and drooled over the bows on this forum with the sturgeon skin. G should be a happy girl!
CR
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Nothing to be intimidated about! Great Job! You are getting uncle of the yaer for that one for sure!
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Beautiful bow. Love the skins. Great job on the tip overlays. G will be very happy, I am sure. Happy shooting.
Russ
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Love the tips, love the skin, love the bow! Great job uncle!
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SLICK!!! I'm liking those tips!
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Wow that's gorgeous! Great job on that one!
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Even in a sour mood, I still can't find anything to complain about in that bow! Thanks for turning my day around. I bet she loves it with all her heart and soul.
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beautiful bow gonna make someones day
GHN
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Sweet bow! Love the cobia skins. How did youtreat them? We catch cobia all the time and it never occured to me to use them. I have looked and drooled over the bows on this forum with the sturgeon skin. G should be a happy girl!
CR
I have a friend that is a fish monger in Boise Id. He gave me just the fresh skin frozen I got all of the remaining flesh off with a spoon, then rubbed Dawn dish soap on them and rinsed em. I die scaled them while I was rinsing. Then stapled them to a board to dry. Thanks for the nice comments. :) :) :) :)
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Even in a sour mood, I still can't find anything to complain about in that bow! Thanks for turning my day around. I bet she loves it with all her heart and soul.
Thank you, you just made my day. That was a very nice thing to say ;D
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Fantastic bow- your niece will be one very happy little archer!
You might want to consider making arrows for it which are just over the 20" draw length. That will help prevent older or bigger kids from overdrawing and damaging a such a great bow. For the 20# draw weight, they'll likely be too stiff so, consider full length tapering them to 7/32" plastic nocks. Here's some 23" ramin arrows made that way:
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u439/cdpbrewer/lightarrows3-112_zpsbe8b29bb.jpg)