Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Siyah Later on May 04, 2016, 01:24:52 pm
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I finished this bow last fall but got busy and never took any pictures of it. This is the second bow I've made, and I think it's a pretty good improvement aesthetic wise and performance wise over my first. I ended up doing really thin tips on this bow, but not on purpose. I messed up a bit when cutting the tapers so I had to narrow it. However, in the end it just forced me to make a slightly more risky and better performing bow, so I'm glad I messed up! I also tried to get a bit fancier with the handle and tip overlays by using alternating strips of red oak and some random darker wood I found. I backed it with some brown paper I had, and the arrow rest is 3D printed (sorry, I know that isn't very primitive ;D). The bow is 72" tip to tip and pulls about 40# at 28". It took about an inch and a half of set. I've shot it at least 500 times and it still looks great; I think this one's a keeper!
There are lots of pictures of the bow and more information on my blog here: http://www.diydudes.com/paper-backed-red-oak-longbow-bow-2/
(http://www.diydudes.com/content/images/2016/05/finished-bow-pics-2.jpg)
(http://www.diydudes.com/content/images/2016/05/finished-bow-pics-2-2.jpg)
(http://www.diydudes.com/content/images/2016/05/finished-bow-pics-13-2.jpg)
(http://www.diydudes.com/content/images/2016/05/finished-bow-pics-15.jpg)
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Nice lookin bow Siyah Later tips look good to me.
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Pretty stiff out of the fades on the upper limb, same on the bottom limb to a lesser degree.
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Nice lookin bow Siyah Later tips look good to me.
Thanks!
Pretty stiff out of the fades on the upper limb, same on the bottom limb to a lesser degree.
I agree. It's because the tips ended up narrower than intended and I didn't have thickness to account for it, so the tips bent a lot from the start and I couldn't get any more bend into the inner limbs without losing weight. Oh well, more experience for next time!