Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Drawknife on February 03, 2020, 05:17:31 pm
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One of our members who heard I was struggling with poor stave decided to send me a new stave with the marks drawn out in the mail. First of all I would like to share my appreciation for timmyd and to let him know that his generosity is not only appreciated but that I hope to return it in the future to bowyers who are getting started like myself. What I need is practice bending and shaping and though I have a bad stave from a previous purchase that awaits my experience, I now have a stave ready to start building thanks to timmyd. Let's hear it for timmyd!! This thread will be devoted to a build along all in part to his generosity.
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Very generous of him, take your time and good luck.
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A generous offer indeed. Best of luck with your build.
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That’s great to hear! Good luck with your build!
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A big shoutout to TimmyD, and a great idea on your part! We will be watching your progress with interest!
Hawkdancer
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Looking forward to the build. I have some ideas for this bow and am very excited. Shavings will start flying soon.
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Wow that's so cool. It looks like a great bit of wood too!
May the spirits of the ancient Bowyers guide your toolsand hands! :BB
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yes best to you on your build :)
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Wow that's so cool. It looks like a great bit of wood too!
May the spirits of the ancient Bowyers guide your toolsand hands! :BB
Thanks!! I live in Louisiana so perhaps the tribesmen of the osage Indians will guide on along with torges. I'm planning on using some raw hide I got for clay hayes on it and it will be a lefty. This will be my third attempt. First was basically a piece of firewood I bought on ebay. Second was the crap sandwich I paid premium price for. This one could be the ticket. It's my first attempt at a lefty so we shall see how it goes. The stave has a lot of reflex naturally in it.
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That's some good stuff there. Looking forward to the build along.
Mike
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Very kind gesture. Enjoy. Jawge
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Just remember that a lefty shoots from the far side :BB (SH) :NN! Good luck and be patient! I have to make a rightie for Little Fiddle Woman.
Hawkdancer
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Took measurements today. Stave is 67 1/4 long and deciding on a ring. Also rereading my books for me build has been a deeply spiritual journey.
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So today I picked two rings I like. 1 that was good and one that I thought was great. The good ring was above the great one so I went for that in case of a violation. I used my sharp small draw knife to carefully expose the ring and then my large dull draw knife to continue to expose it. Spent about 20 to 30 minutes and by the end the sound of the crunchy layer I was removing was music to my ears. And my old friend the draw knife felt as though it had never left. I love this magic.
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You're on the way!
Hawkdancer
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What's a hobby if you can't pass it on??
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Well good to see everything is upside down and Topsy turvy that's what you get when your daughter takes your photos.
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This is fun to watch!
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Definitely ready to chase a ring!
Hawkdancer
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About 1/4 way through chasing. Goes a little slower when you got three munchkins each wanting to take turns and cycling out. Lot of fun though. Kids swept up the scrapings for fire starting.
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That looks good )P(
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Pure poetry....watching dead wood give birth to something so lively in the hands. The smell of toasted osage, the crunch of the knife, even the accelerated heartbeat from the work and the sheer excitement of it. It's like coffee in the morning. I just need it
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Pure poetry....watching dead wood give birth to something so lively in the hands. The smell of toasted osage, the crunch of the knife, even the accelerated heartbeat from the work and the sheer excitement of it. It's like coffee in the morning. I just need it
Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Ring is chased... I made it all the way 67 1/4 inches until the last centimeter lol. Nicked it going the other way trying to shore up a pin knot. Rings are really pretty thin on the stave so I am going to back it for sure with rawhide. Just to give it a bit more durability in the woods. Despite the thinness this piece of Osage has the hardest wood that I have seen on a piece of Osage (only seen a few lol noob) and the chase was easy and only took about 3 hours total. I have some pin knots to clean up in little bit of pith to take care of but other than that I'm starting to think about bow layout. Those pretty straight for the most part until about the last 9" of one side propellers pretty good. I have a short draw so there's nothing against just cutting it off and making it easy on myself for my 1st hopefully successful attempt right?. My draw is only 26 inch and to cut it completely out I'd end up with a 56 incher or so. Thoughts?? Otherwise I'm gonna need to take put the twist at some point.