Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bow101 on July 31, 2014, 05:33:27 pm
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Hodge-Podge Maple Bow - made from 2 broken bows. Maple 64"NTN around 42 @ 27". This is an effort of 2 broken bows glued up.
The top limb is 2 lams glued up with reflexed tip, the bottom limb is an older pyramid style. I did not want to make the upper limb shorter. I wanted to try an asymmetrical design. The top limb is about 3 inches longer.
It shoots really well, where I point having no hand shock or twist. Bad job on the camo.
Quite honestly I like it despite its strange looking, it just feels good in the hand............. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Comments appreciated.
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How does it shoot?
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are the bow tips in line when at full draw?
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How does it shoot?
It shoots really well, where I point having no hand shock or twist. This is the first time I have attempted to do it, thought what the hay nothing to lose. :)
are the bow tips in line when at full draw?
Yep they are reasonably so....
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If it shoots well it is tillered well.
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Its a US-yumi :laugh:
If it shoots where you look it matters not what it looks like.
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One thing I have noticed from experience, if it feels smooth when bracing it then the rest should follow.
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I hate to put it this way, but I am laughing my butt off at that flippin' ugly thing! If you weren't telling me it shot well, I would keep my mouth shut and move on.
But if it shoots that good and is that ugly, well that's a great reason to celebrate with a belly laugh and an armful of arrows! Way to go! Scrounging, scavenging, and re-purposing seem to be traits that our crowd appreciates, and this bow is the best of all that. Way to go, brother!
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Well you don't see that every day. If Doctor Seuss were to make a bow..... Anyway, it is always nice to see something unique!
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I would walk around holding that bow with my head held high.
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When you draw and shoot pay attentiuon to the handle pressure to sense if it is tipping. Jawge
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"ITS ALIIIIIVE" !!! 8)
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Very cool. If you can tiller that your on the right path
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I hate to put it this way, but I am laughing my butt off at that flippin' ugly thing! If you weren't telling me it shot well, I would keep my mouth shut and move on.
But if it shoots that good and is that ugly, well that's a great reason to celebrate with a belly laugh and an armful of arrows! Way to go! Scrounging, scavenging, and re-purposing seem to be traits that our crowd appreciates, and this bow is the best of all that. Way to go, brother!
Thats why I inserted the laugh multiple times........... :laugh: sometimes the ugly ones finish first. ;)
Very cool. If you can tiller that your on the right path
The limbs were already pre-tillered :o She is silky smooth on draw and release.
I would walk around holding that bow with my head held high.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Like they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.......Maybe I can get the Ugliest Bow Ribbon.. ::)
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You should name it parliament, cause that brace is funkadelic
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The first time I looked at this I thought you were crazy, and then I realized its a Yumi, and It is beautiful.
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Hey man, that is awesome.
You better be careful though, next time the kids might get into your tools and not just the paint supplies :P
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Dang! I like your style man most folks would have just burned 'em!
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I would check tiller at brace based on tip deflection. Measure the distance each limb tip moves from unbraced to braced. If both rips deflect the same ammount then you know both limbs are at least each taking half the draw weightload. If one deflects less than the other that limb is too strong and needs a few scrapes. Tiller each limb according to its shape its designed to have. But based on your report of performance, id leave it alone, other than checking tip deflection out of curiosity. Nice job. I like it.
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I would check tiller at brace based on tip deflection. Measure the distance each limb tip moves from unbraced to braced. If both rips deflect the same ammount then you know both limbs are at least each taking half the draw weightload. If one deflects less than the other that limb is too strong and needs a few scrapes. Tiller each limb according to its shape its designed to have. But based on your report of performance, id leave it alone, other than checking tip deflection out of curiosity. Nice job. I like it.
That would hold if they were the same profile and thickness as it is they aren't so non of that matters....
As George says by aware of what it does in your hand.
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Well I defere to the more experienced than I.
But only because im confused I ask for clarity on my part.
Mike, why does the profile, thickness, and such matter? Shouldnt the tips still deflect the same distance per inch of draw length assuming one limb isnt stronger than the other? Isnt each limb working toward a certain draw length at a set draw length, and as a result each limb must travel a certain distance to achieve that? And if one limb must travel farther than the other its off tiller because its needing to be stressed further? Unless the limbs of course are a different length. That changes everything. Hoping you can tell me where im wrong?
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Ok ignore me. I see where he said one limb was 3 inches longer. Im going back to my hole now...
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Like has been said... don't over think it (it'll just do your head in) If it feels right it is right.
I love this sort of experimentation it's how we learn. Makes a great conversation piece too. :laugh:
If you really want criticism, I'd say get it on a tiller where it is supported at a single curved surface so it can rock, you will get a better idea of how it moves when you pull it back... (IMO of course)
Or better still get some video of it shooting... maybe with Sandra Bullock drawing it? :laugh:
(love the paint job :) )
Del
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If it's already drawing a shooting smoothly there is no need to check the balance etc.
The limb length doesn't make that much difference as to tip travel distance.
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Thanks for all the comments guys. :)
A few things inspired me to build it; I had a couple broken bows sitting in the corner, Ryan built a cable backed bow sometime ago that was very obscure. And the Yumi design gave me some inspiration. Like I said the easy part was that the limbs were previously tillered. I had to tweak them a little which took no time and having said that they also took set before the glue up. I got lucky on some points. I did not shorten the top limb and cut in the arrow shelf in the right spot and first time lucky on placing the arrow string nock. All Fluke ;)
On my next project I hope to build a 2 piece from a broken Hawthorn...
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My mind went back to Ryoons bow right away when I saw this
Good job
I like it !!
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Really nice job, I have a couple of broken ash bows I will try the same thing with ;D
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It's so Frankenstein it's beautiful.
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I remember Ryan's bow that thing is a thing of beauty.
Grady
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That's inspiring!
Now I know what to do with my collection of broken ones...