Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Siyah Later on May 20, 2016, 10:15:26 am
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This is my third bow and first of 2016. I wanted to change things up a bit from my first two bows so I made it 6" shorter and got fancy with the handle and tips. I got some bone from a dog toy, which turned out to work quite well as a tip overlay. As a side note, bone is probably the most horrible smelling material I have ever worked with. For the handle I did four layers with a square inset in the top layer. I'm really happy with how the handle turned out; the inset blends into the layer below and it looks like it's all one piece. I used a card scraper for the first time on this bow and I must say, it is a great little tool. For the backing I used some wrapping paper with a tree pattern on it (seemed appropriate).
It pulls about 45# at 28".
Lots of photos and more information on it here: http://www.diydudes.com/red-oak-longbow-with-bone-tip-overlays-2/
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/go7uvv3ywz9bpm3/66-%20red%20oak-11.jpg?dl=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ry77q5gpi9wvrq/66-%20red%20oak-4.jpg?dl=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/vn41dz2h4v7niiu/66-%20red%20oak-7.jpg?dl=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/wgrtbbt53ekfrfb/66-%20red%20oak-13.jpg?dl=1)
The full draw photo isn't quite straight which makes the tiller look worse than it is, but I think in the future I need to get a little bit more bend into the inner limbs.
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Nice looking bow and your thought about getting the inners moving a bit is right on, but it still looks pretty good.
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Great job on your 3rd bow. It's weird, I used to hate the smell of sinew, hide glue and horn/antler dust, but now it's like a fine wine to me haha
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I don't see anything wrong with that tiller....nice job! Looks like you're getting the hang of with that being only your 3rd...
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Great bow, especially for your third
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Nicest red oak bow I've seen.Nice job.
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Good looking bow. Nice work!
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Great looking bow, that handle is a nice touch, as is the camo!
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great Job on that, congrats.
Hans
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Great looking bow.
And while we might learn to like the smell of bone burning on a belt sander or bandsaw, convincing the wife it smells good is a whole different matter.
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Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it. This bow making business sure is a lot of fun.
Great looking bow.
And while we might learn to like the smell of bone burning on a belt sander or bandsaw, convincing the wife it smells good is a whole different matter.
Nobody at my house was willing to come close enough to even find out what it smells like. I suppose complaining about horrible smells doesn't pique the interest of most people.
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I really like that bow man...well done. That handle inlay is really cool....gonna have to try that. Gonna have to try some red oak again at some point too.
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nice lookin stick, i like evrything about it.
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very good! keep them coming!