Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Blaflair2 on April 25, 2015, 11:01:31 am
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So I got this piece I chased a ring on and it may make a bow. We'll see. It has super tight rings. Not a knot on it. But it's skinny. Did the best I could with layout as it was skinny after splitting. Getting back to basics. 62" NtN ATM. Plan on reflexing a bit and giving it hell.
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That will definitely make a bow Bruce. Just take your time and get 'er done. ;)
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The back is flat, like pain in the butt flat. So it has a few small islands I'll have to finish removing. I may just take it down another ring with my scraper. I don't like the thin rings lol. But man it's a heavy little sucker. It's pretty dense. Some of the Osage I cut last year.
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In the picture the tip is about 1/2" wide or so. Give ya a size reference
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Man I admire you for even thinking about chasing a ring on that baby!
Can't wait to see how that stick comes out! :D
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Oh yeah, there's a good bow in that 8)
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DO IT!
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You can do it!!!
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So I got this thing bending. It's rather thick still, so I have concerns. Would the thin rings mean I'll have a thicker cross section in the limbs?
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I see the bow, I would go for a rounded belly on that one.
What weight and drawlength are aiming for?
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Around 50@28. I see it too, getting to it is another problem lol
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Got faith in you bud. You will find the bow in there.
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Those osage slivers can make fine bows and usually don't require much effort...I'm a bit envious
:(
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You would think with the ratio of early to growth it wouldn't be that dense. I am speaking purely from hearsay I have only had the privilege of working two Osage stave both which had fairly thick rings. I think it should make a nice stick. I kinda like the smaller Osage staves not as much machete work ;D
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fwiw. when i went to Parnells house he had a skinny little osage bow that couldn't have been bigger than that stave you have there... i was scared to pull it *(first time touching an osage bow) and kept commenting how dainty and frail it looked..
i was wrong.. i believe his was ~55#@28... out of a tiny little sliver of a stick...
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I just finished a thin ringed bow that I posted a few weeks ago. It turned out fine, That stave will probably be fine too. I chased it down to the ring just above the one I wanted with my draw knife, then more or less scraped it down to the finished ring, using the draw knife minimally. A pain for sure, it just takes time and patience.
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I already have it to a final ring and I know it will make a bow. My question is if the thin rings will make it more likely to bend when the limb is thicker than normal.