Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ink on February 02, 2014, 10:30:55 am
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I made this bow to complete a life long endevour i started as a kid. when i attempted my first bow with a yaupon branch and some yarn. That pitiful thing wouldn't even launch the arrow 3 feet. Anyways, i'm one to always at least try a bow wood first before i decide its not worth using. This is a Yaupon Longbow, 72" ttt, 35#@28". overbuilt cause i didnt have the sinew to spare on it. Its a shooter, however it does suffer from some handshock. But thats to be expected when you overbuild a bow.
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And the money shot
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very kool! I think we all are working on childhood passions here! mine was a wild rose stem and a piece of bailers twine... hmmmmmm might have to retry that prickly mess!
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Nice tiller!
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Beautiful tiller! At that weight it will be a great "all day" shooter for the range... Brian
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very kool! I think we all are working on childhood passions here! mine was a wild rose stem and a piece of bailers twine... hmmmmmm might have to retry that prickly mess!
Its always worth another shot at it. Hitting it with a little more experience should help.
Nice tiller!
Thanks outlaw
Beautiful tiller! At that weight it will be a great "all day" shooter for the range... Brian
Thanks Koan, probably gonna use it for rabbit hunting later on.
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Always wanted to try Yaupon. Looks nice.
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Slimbob it has an ivory feel to it after you final sand it. probably one of the smoothest feeling woods ive worked with so far. I'll be making another one some day for sure. Course i had to make this one a D Bow cause the limb was to thin to make anything else.
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you nailed that tiller.can't wait to see your next one.
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Good job! Nice bow!
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I like how light that wood is. Great job
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Looks very good,finely one I can see the pistures on[don't know whats up with that] :-\ Tiller looks good,bet it's a sweet shooter. :)
Pappy
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Looks nice. Good looking tiller job
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You have made a nice bow with a great tiller!
IMO it's shocky becuse of the length of the bow. The bow has to travel a long limb with too much mass.
You should try a little wider and a bit shorter, I have got good results with pyramidal shaped designs on Holly.
But as said, good job on this one
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Simson - I will be trying a pyramid design on one next now that you mention it. Gotta find a larger tree however. this one wasn't big enough to make a wider limbed longbow. Gonna go hike around this weekend i think and look for some larger trees. Thanks for the compliment.
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That is awesome! Great job using a wood that not many people use! I like the handle wrap and the script. That tiller is really nice! You really do make great bows Jason. I'm really happy to have one!! ;D
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nice, i love the color
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I bet you could totally eliminate your handshock issues by reducing thickness on the tips. I think it's only over built at the tips. You can see the un-necessary tip thickness in the full draw picture, and see as a result, where your tips aren't working.
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Yep Abd, did that intentionally as it was a wood i had never use before and had a reputation for being a poor quality bow wood. In any case i'll defenantly be improving on it my next go round.
Thanks nathaniel and Bowman
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Cool idea to use Yaupon... Now you won't be able to look anywhere in a forest without seeing bow wood everywhere