Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: campx on November 27, 2013, 11:57:27 am
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52" ttt, 51" ntn. 4" handle, 1.5" fades.
Limbs taper from 1.75" to 1.25" wide, then they turn into levers.
8" levers, tapering from 1/2" wide to 1/4" at the tips, 5/8" to 3/8" deep.
20 pounds at 16 inches.
I got a request from a friend of mine. She wanted a bow for her daughter, for Christmas, who is 9 years old. Her daughter is friends with my 9 year old, and lately they have been playing in the backyard with a couple other bow I have built.
The knotty applewood bow that I had been working on suddenly exploded on the tillering tree, so Plan B went into effect. I had an actual straight stave of Douglas maple drying in the rafters downstairs, so I drew some lines on it and started drawknifing away. 3 hours later, I had it completely tillered, the big hack marks sanded out, ebony tips glued on. I glued a wedge piece of acacia on for an arrow rest. I used rawhide from the mule deer I shot last year as a handle (soaked it in warm water for 15 minutes first).
Just got to put a finish on it now, got my hands on some beeswax........
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She should love it! Looks great, post pics when you get her finished. Thx for posting.
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She should be a happy little camper. I love to hear of putting so much time and energy into something for someone else. Great job Campx. Keep the pics coming. Isn't that maple nice to work
Matt
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Calling it done. Used Rit dye with rubbing alcohol as a stain, faded black to red. Dyed the rawhide handle also. Used a mixture of beeswax-olive oil-coconut oil and rubbed it in real good on all the wood, hit it with a bit of heat to really suck it in. Linseed oil on the Rawhide.
Sting is 3 ply jute, twisted in a drill. Dyed one string black just to give it a barber-pole look.
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Got my wife to pull it back to approximately 16 inches. I tillered it to 22" for a margin of safety, and it bends nioce and pretty, with the bottom limb slightly stiffer.
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That should make one happy kid! Good work man!