Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: pnwarcher on January 21, 2018, 12:52:14 am
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I finished this bow a while ago, and am finally getting around to posting it. I intended to make it a selfbow, but I wasn't careful enough while removing the bark and scratched the back, so I backed it with rawhide. I only had short pieces, so I used one per limb, and left the handle section un-backed, which actually turned out looking kinda cool. The stain is a dark brown leather dye, and the tip overlays are buffalo horn. She is 65" long and draws 53# at 28". The claw-shaped upper limb tip makes stringing exciting.
I'm fairly happy with the tiller, but not sure it's perfect. Comments welcome.
(https://i.imgur.com/qxCJzK4.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ngvK35V.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tZdYCNS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ynro58U.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/NUrWtft.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0yNr1Yf.jpg)
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Nice bow, I really like the finishing touches that claw is fierce!
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Beautiful in its' simplicity. Nicely executed. Thanks for sharing!
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nice color contrasts. is the handle just stained wood?
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Jackpine,
Yes, all one piece. I did a black stain on the tips and handle, fading into a brown stain in the limbs. The rawhide backing takes up the stain differently from the wood, creating some nice contrasts. Tried to use the ombré effect to visually break up the line of the bow in the woods, and it actually works really well.
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Very nice work
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Man that's pretty!!
Tiller looks great to me.
Thanks for posting her.
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That's a fine looking bow. VM sure does dye nice. The backin stripes donadd a nice touch.
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Sweet looking bow, nicely finished.
Was your stave decrowned? Perhaps you found a larger than usual tree?
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Nice looking bow.
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Nice! Where was the wood from?
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Sweet bow brother. Love the finishing touches. ;)
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That is a pretty sweet bow there. The tiller looks pretty darn good to me. I really like the dye and finish work. Very nice bow Thanks for sharing
Bjrogg
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Willie, vine, the stave is one I harvested from one of the many vine maple treasure troves we have here in Western Washington. It was about 2 1/2" diameter, maybe a little more. I left the high crown as is. Thanks for the kind words, all!
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That is one nice looking bow, very well done. :)
Pappy
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Nice work/tiller/and bow....Character sticks will always have stiff looking spots in them.Does'nt mean they won't last and shoot well though.
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Nice VM bow and all dressed up nicely. 8)
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Beautiful bow
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Thats a good lookin bow all around
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Boy howdy, but you tore that one up like a savage! Good profile, good tillering, and good looking finish work. Ya done gone and done good!
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Looks all around good to me:) I don’t hand out compliments lightly.
Tiller is spot on colors look great.
I’ve never backed vm before. Even after violating its rings harshly. It’s just a wood that doesn’t want to come apart.
I like what you did.
-Bryce
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Very nice. You did a fantastic job
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Great job! Very nice bow.
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This is a great looking bow! Great job!
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pnwarcher,
Credit is due here...I like your three phase picture and see everything moving, fades and even the tips gently move at full draw...Class A balance in the pictures in hand...Great craftsmanship also...Nice stick Sir....
Don
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Very nice bow pnarcher! Tiller looks great and the finish is top notch!
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That's awesome! I love seeing a good vine maple bow. I love all the unique touches to it. How far up into washington are you? You should come down and meet up with some of us Oregon guys sometime. You look like you'd fit right in. ;D
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Tiller looks good to me. Love the color and that claw tip is killer :)
Mike
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Nice lookin VM bow! It’s for sure not the easiest wood out there to wrangle a bow from