Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: leonwood on April 30, 2019, 11:45:45 am
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A little over a year a go I cut some hawthorn. I got six staves out of them but when I debarked them I found they where all littered with bug holes! Only one of the staves looked like it could have a bow in it so I cut a rough bow shape out and stored it away from my other staves to dry.
Sometime this januari I felt like trying that thing so I roughed it out to floor tiller and found some more bug holes and even worse, I found that the big knot on one limb was completely hollow. So first thing I did was drill that out from the belly and fill it with two large plugs.
One limb was pretty clean but the limb with the large knot had some more bug damage mid limb and bend into a few inches of reflex right at the knot. Heated some of this reflex out but did not want to heat it too much at the plugged knot.
I kept the bow long for less stress but could not resist to flip the tips a bit just for looks. Upper limb still looks a bit weird but did not want to risk more bending.
Added laburnum tip overlays and arrow pass and stained the bow with my osage/ammonia/vinegar slurry. The leftover bits of cambium took al different tones from the stain, weird stuff but I like it;-)
Added a contrasting leather handle wrap from and old bag and called it done.
Specs:
Draw weight: 45@28
Length: 66 n.t.n.
Max width: 1.75 inch
Tipoverlays: Laburnum
Stain: osage/ammonia/vinegar
String: 8 strand fastflight
profiles
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knot
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woo that's gorgeous :)
Del
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*describes gnarly stave with all sorts of defects and worry spots
*presents a flawless bow
Amazing! I think you might be a wizard haha the stain is really nice too.
Zach
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Well that’s just plain cool. Well done.
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Wow!
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Absolutely beautiful!
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stunning bow in one of my favourite designs, how do you feel hawthorn performs as a bow wood?
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Man, that is sweet looking. Nice work sir!
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Beautiful job, I bet she is quick!
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Love that willow leaf shape. Another masterful job :OK
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Beautiful bow, love the color and finish.
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That Hawthorn looks killer Leonwood. Beautiful bow.
Bjrogg
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That's a beaut!!
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Stunning for sure!
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Awesome bow!
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That's a cool bow, like the design.
To me the lower limb looks a bit stiff too. Looks symmetric to me. If it is assymetric it might be ok.
But I guess if the tiller is on spot you can only tell by shooting it...
CheersB2W
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Wow, that is one beautiful bow! Nice work.
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Thanks for the compliments guys! Try to do some whitewood bows lately but they do no all work out so well. Broke an elder and a spindlewood in the last few months so I am glad this one held up.
stunning bow in one of my favourite designs, how do you feel hawthorn performs as a bow wood?
My favorite whitewood (at the moment ;D) for sure! Works real easy and responds great to heat treating. Too bad it is so hard to find a suitable piece.
To me the lower limb looks a bit stiff too. Looks symmetric to me. If it is assymetric it might be ok.
But I guess if the tiller is on spot you can only tell by shooting it...
CheersB2W
Top limb is about an inch longer, shot around 100 arrows before finishing and 500 arrows after and it holds up fine for now, will update this post if it breaks or changes tiller
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Really nice!
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The willow leaf shape caught my eye to .is this a shrub ,small tree or what ?
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wow thats really nice,, congrats,, :)
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Very nice! The leopard has changed his spots! How do you make your stain?
Hawkdancer
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Nice job on those knots btw. That close to the edge they can be a real nightmare.
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Masterful work again my friend.
I really know what you are talking about theat worms in hawthorn.
The design is one of my favs, I call it willow leaf - pure elegance.
Your stain job is also awesome.
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Very, very nice! I love that stain, really unusual looking.
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great shape and interesting color. hld as well (SH)
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Graceful lines and beautiful cross-section. The stain is very good looking. I always enjoy seeing your work.
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Stunning again.
Adorable how you always fade the belly to the grip - keeping that clean lines!!!
Cheers
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Adorable how you always fade the the belly to the grip - keeping that clean lines!!!
Yep.
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Gorgeous
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Very nice! The leopard has changed his spots! How do you make your stain?
Hawkdancer
Thanks! I used Simson's idea to save my osage scraps and sawdust and threw that in a container with ammonia and vinegar. If you let that soak for a few months it makes an awesome stain! I threw in some ipe and black locust scraps as well. You can also add some steel wool.
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Thanks for all the comments and compliments again guys!
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+1 to the other comments. bow of the month if you ask me
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Outstanding beautiful bow. I like everything about it. Great work. God Bless