Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: uwe on February 05, 2008, 02:36:21 pm
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Have just finished one of my projects in my workshop. There are still waiting a handful of others to be finished.
This Osage draws 45# at 24". Length: 52", Wide: 1 1/4". 2 layers of bisonsinew, rattlesnakeskinbacking, deerleatherhandle with erminetails and glassbeads. The upper tip is decorated with osagedyed horsehair.
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Great looking bow with great tiller. You have really captured the spirit of the bow with the decoration. Justin
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That's an ugly bow. I think you need to send it to me immediately so I can have it. :)
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Uwe you nailed it on that one! Looks great!
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I agree with billy... that thing is hideous, and you should make another and send it to me right away!!
WOW!!! Nice bow. A sinew backed bow has not been added to my quiver yet. Not that I don't want to, it's just that I keep getting distracted! The SSs are gorgeous, also.
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very authentic looking work
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That's a nice one! Congrats.
P.S. It is cheaper to send a bow from Germany to Germany as to send a bow from Germany to the USA >:D ;)
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Very nice bow. Looks like a buffalo sticker for sure.
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Very nice bow. I had one almost identical to it in every way, even including the horsehair. Mine was about 50lb@27", and it had pin nocks. It was not as nice as yours though. In fact, I don't know where it went to, must have given it away but I don't recall. Might still be in the bow bin.
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Really nice looking bow. Great tiller and detail work.
Alan
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excellent job. the ermine tails are a nice touch. you should be proud of that one- Ryan
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Nice bow! how many grams did the sinew weigh when dry? before applying it to the bow that is.
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excellent
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Very Nice! She's a real looker. ;D What kind of string do you have on er?
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Very nice. Thanks for the pictures.
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Boy I like that I have two bows going right now one is a recurve that is pretty well done just waiting for snake skin to arrive to Finnish.The other one is a plains style bow that is roughed out to 1,1/4 down to 3/4 at knock end 54'' long obviously the 1,1/4 is the widest part at handle area how do you like that dimension in your hand is it comfortable or hard to grip the thickness around 9?16 or would it be better to drop down to one inch wide.And how do you like the way the plains style bow shoots. Any suggestions or changes before I really start to tiller I am shooting for the #45 at 26
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That is a slick bow. I love those short sinew bows.
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Beautiful! Some fine work on the snakskins - something I have yet to try.
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Beautiful bow,the till looks good,bet it will fling an arrow.Nice job Al round. :)
Pappy
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That is a dandy (Stutzer, in German, I hope ;). Anyway, you have made a very nice bow. And bookmarked for Feb Self Bow of the Month.
Congratulations to you for all the votes you received on your January bow. :)
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Thanks a lot for the nice replies to my new bow, even to Billy ;D. I think I better should not give it to you! :P
@a finnish native: heavy question??? The 2 layers I think would be 30 Gramm- 2 legtendons-
@dingleberry: the string is linen. I bouhgt it at a weavers event. It was sold by a lady who worked on carpets with it. Very dense and accurate woven linen, which has a very good strength.
@my grip incl. leather is nearly 35mm thats as wide as the widest part of the limbs and its 22mm, which should be 7/8" It bends a little in the grip. Width under the nocks around 3/4". I like to feel how it shoots and its good to feel how the grip is working too, although I didn`t shoot the bow until now. For your length it would be a good idea to make it in a similar way as I did. I always decide what to do with the wood while I`m working with it. It depends on how the wood looks to me. I don`t work at given parameters. I only try and most of the time I had the right feeling.
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That's a really good looking bow you've got there...good tiller and great detail. :)
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She's purty, the skins really stick out.
VB
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I like everything about that bow, the tiller, skins, lines, and decorations.