Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on July 28, 2019, 06:35:17 pm
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I posted this quite a while ago. It was giving me fits. It would move by itself when you steamed it and then slowly, over days or weeks, move back. I finally cut it in half and spliced it back together but I did it without knowing that it was still moving. When it did stop the string alignment was out again. I was done with trying to get the limbs to move which just left bending the handle. But I'd spliced the handle. It got down to trying to steam the splice or scrapping the bow so I went ahead and steamed and bent the handle. The first time I missed by a bit so I had to do it again. I thougholy expected it to come apart but it didn't. I was a little puckered the first few pulls on the tree but I've shot it a few hundred times and the splice is holding. So West Systems 105/205 will take steam, at least it did with this one.
So It's a Yew branch(thanks Sabo) 64"NTN 40#@27", Bighorn Sheep tips(thanks Goat) and old couch leather for the grip. It has had more dry heat and steam corrections than I care to think about so here's some pictures. I don't know if the string is going to stay in alignment this time but it hasn't moved for a week so here's hoping.
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And FD
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DAYUM SON! I know you are a better Bowyer than I am!!! Dagum that's crazy! What the world made you look at that and say, " You know, I think there is a bow in that. " Freaking mind blown.
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Thanks Sleek. Straight wood will make a better bow but I've always been a sucker for curves. I was thrilled when Sabo gave me that.
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What Sleek said !!
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Great... gotta love that snake :)
Del
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Thanks Sleek. Straight wood will make a better bow but I've always been a sucker for curves. I was thrilled when Sabo gave me that.
I'd have plain thought you were just a sicker to be happy to take that stave! Obviously I'm the fool. You did that perfectly.
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Wow, great job on that bow
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You da man Don. you da man 8)
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Straight wood may make a better bow, but crooked wood makes a better bowyer.
Good job.
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Straight wood may make a better bow, but crooked wood makes a better bowyer.
Good job.
I may have to borrow that quote :)
Del
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Straight wood may make a better bow, but crooked wood makes a better bowyer.
Good job.
Great quote! A statement has never been more true sir.
Great looking bow
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DC l dont think you know how talented you are.thats one of those bows i cant quit looking at.and the handle wrap is just icing on the cake.
time out while i run through the pics again..
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Great job on an unwilling participant. For some reason character pieces don't turn my crank. Kind of like Rat Rods.
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Just wow! I'm so impressed with that!
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Thank you all for the nice comments. This one almost defeated me. I've had bows break before and don't count that as a defeat. This one just didn't want to be a bow. And it might still keep bending and twisting. Only time will tell. I wish I could take better pictures, the wood grain and colour didn't show at all in my pictures.
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Thank you all for the nice comments. This one almost defeated me. I've had bows break before and don't count that as a defeat. This one just didn't want to be a bow. And it might still keep bending and twisting. Only time will tell. I wish I could take better pictures, the wood grain and colour didn't show at all in my pictures.
You should really mail that to me so I can fully appreciate the grain and colour in person :D
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Impressive work, D.C.! Looks like you wrangled that crazy stave into a nice character bow!!
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Way to stick with it DC, I'm a sucker for the curves to. I also like a well built Rat Rod.
Bjrogg
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Excellent job Don...Way to whip that stubborn stick...I hope she stays stable and unchanging...
Don
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You just demonstrated what for me is the most interesting part of all this. Nicely done!