Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: grouse11 on March 09, 2019, 10:50:58 am
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I would like to share the third bow that I made. Thia was really just a bow made to pass the time and to test my skills on a questionable piece of wood. Basically this was a 4" diameter branch that I was only able to get a 51" straight piece from. I decided to split it recently and see what I can come up with. This piece of wood really surprised me. I got it floor tillered to what I thought would be about 35# based on thickness and boy was I wrong. Long story short it started off as a r/d bow with a draw weight of 44#@22". I felt it would be largely a display bow because I couldnt comfortably reduce my draw that much with any consistency. I decided that is no good and to try and recurve it for better or worse! It worked.....
And this is what I ended up with, 49.5" nock to nock, 56#@25", and 1-1.5" of set that has not increased. I can see the top limb (right) looks like it is bending slightly too much just out of the fade but I had two knots to work around on that limb.
Oh and the other crazy thing, this stave had huge growth rings resulting in the entire bow being comprise of 1.5-2 rings (except for at the handle). As always, please point out anything that couls be improved upon!
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Nice job grouse! And that's your 3rd!?
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that's awesome!
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Whoa 50" is a short one. Looks good bird man.
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Very nice recurve and especially for your third. It doesn't take much osage to make a good bow. :OK
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Very nice third. 8)
I wish I had found this site 15 years ago when I started. It was about 5 years before I even found TBB. I broke a lot of wood during those years. ;D
Congrats. :BB
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I really like this one. You have done really well.
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Another nice one. This being your 3rd, I will offer some advice.....Keep makin' bows. Your good at it.
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You did that piece of osage proud,sleek and lean looking.
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Great work, keep it up !
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Thank you everyone! Definitely enjoy the challenge of a recurve. This one is quickly growing on me the more I shoot it. Think it will perform beautifully in a treestand
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Another nice bow grouse11. I'd say you've been doing your homework.
Bjrogg
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That came out good, nice job!
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Very good job on such a little shortie. That is a good turkey blind bow right there.
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Wait I went back to the last post and looked. 3 bows in
2 days! Man stick with it your doin fine
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Deerhunter, I wish! 3 bows in the span of about a year, but just started posting now. I did finish up the recurve a couple of days ago though. With a 7 month old I'm lucky to get an hour in the shop a night!
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Very nice job, nice bend on that short stick. :)
Pappy
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That’s a great looking third bow! Good job on that piece of Osage. Keep up the good work. Let’s see some more.
AN HOUR A NIGHT IN THE SHOP! I dream of a day I get that much time in the shop.
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I get 4 minimum, sometimes 8-10 hrs a day in my shop. Not always bows, just puttering. I spent the last week converting an old sewing machine into an arrow lathe/fletching cutter. Bliss ;D ;D
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Very nice bow! Arvin
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I get 4 minimum, sometimes 8-10 hrs a day in my shop. Not always bows, just puttering. I spent the last week converting an old sewing machine into an arrow lathe/fletching cutter. Bliss ;D ;D
Um, can you post some pics of that? I got 2 old sewing machines that I could stand to do something with like that.
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I started a new thread in "Arrows"
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third bow ! - recurves ! 56# ! nice bends !
i am impressed, you must have some skills man!!
congrats!!
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Bow #3 ??
would be pretty darn good if it was bow #30.