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Title: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: agdaidashi on December 31, 2021, 04:25:28 am
hello my name is dai zhi gang, im not good english. I use translation.
I started my self-study in archery making in 2016. I read a lot of works of predecessors from the Internet. Thank you predecessors for their selfless dedication, allowing me to continuously improve my production skills. There are not many selfbow bow producers in China. I was the first batch to start making selfbows. This craft has been lost in China. There is no teacher to teach me, so I can only learn by myself.After getting to know Liye in 2018, we have a lot in common and i am very good friend with Liye. I also Like difficult materials. i gain experience in my past archery bow making failures. The road of groping by myself is very difficult. But im happy to know this web page. Now liye and me are partners, making bamboo and wood bows together. In the future, if there are better bows, i will continue to issue them.  this archery bow is 70 pounds draw.
Finally, thank you all for your support to my bows.
Nice to meet you.
thank you

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Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: BowEd on December 31, 2021, 05:31:08 am
Excellent tiller on such a bow with that poundage.Fine tiller and finish work.Good pictures.Looks like osage?I met Liye at Mo Jam.Nice fella.
Couple of questions for public....Length of bow and draw length shown?
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: Del the cat on December 31, 2021, 06:03:13 am
gorgeous bow :)
Del
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: Morgan on December 31, 2021, 06:57:27 am
Great job on a difficult stave!! Welcome to the forum, what an entrance
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: Will B on December 31, 2021, 08:16:46 am
That’s a really nice looking bow. Lots of character. Nice antler tip overlays and tiller. Great job!
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: PaSteve on December 31, 2021, 09:12:52 am
Wow! Very impressive bow. Welcome to Primitive Archer. Would love to see more of your work.
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: M2A on December 31, 2021, 09:15:53 am
Thats a looker. Very nice!
Mike
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: Pat B on December 31, 2021, 09:17:38 am
Welcome to PA, Dai Zhi Gang. Beautiful, well tillered, character bow. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.  :OK
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: bentstick54 on December 31, 2021, 09:58:33 am
Very nicely done on a difficult stave. Full draw looks great. Love everything about it.
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: RyanY on December 31, 2021, 10:06:40 am
Stunning work. You couldn’t find a better teacher than Liye. Extremely well done on a challenging stave!
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: Selfbowman on December 31, 2021, 10:35:29 am
Lyle is a great bowyer and so are you . Well done! Arvin
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: Pappy on December 31, 2021, 11:47:38 am
Very nice work on a challenging stave. Like everything about it. :)
 Pappy
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: bradsmith2010 on December 31, 2021, 12:29:38 pm
beautiful. congrats :)
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: bjrogg on December 31, 2021, 12:56:26 pm
Very nice work dai. I have also meet liey at Marshall primitive meet. Tell him hello for me.
I certainly hope that isn’t the last bow you post. Looking forward to seeing more.

Bjrogg
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: Badger on December 31, 2021, 11:33:10 pm
  Beautiful job!
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: TimmyDeNorCal on January 01, 2022, 12:22:59 am
Gorgeous work. Great bend on that unruly stave!
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: aznboi3644 on January 01, 2022, 09:08:16 am
Wow I am amazed.  That thing is a work of art and skill
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: Gimlis Ghost on January 01, 2022, 09:56:46 am
It took alot of skill and no small amount of confidence to make a bow from such an unpromising stave. Your hand work is outstanding, especially the nocks.
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: Rowan Bows on January 01, 2022, 10:45:04 am
It looks very nice!
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: WhistlingBadger on January 01, 2022, 02:45:37 pm
Welcome, and congratulations on a very nice bow.
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: bownarra on January 02, 2022, 03:48:41 am
That looks like a beauty :)
The only thing I would say is be careful cutting arrow shelves into wood bows like that. The arrow shelf is a stress riser = the shape concentrates stress in the angle. On modern bows I beams are added to the riser to allow shelves to be cut, either that or the bow needs to be thicker where the widow is. I only mention it because I've seen wood bows fail at the shelf and it is an easy mistake to avoid :)
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: SpringyWoodPassion on January 09, 2022, 08:46:26 am
Such a sweet bow to look at. I'm sure it performs really good too. You've got some talents mate.
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: gutpile on January 10, 2022, 02:18:57 pm
oh brother.. that is a great job.. balls as big as church bells to cut a shelf that deep on a stave of that poundage and undulations ... incredible job... congrats on that one.. gut
Title: Re: 70 pounds longbow difficult material
Post by: diliviu on January 10, 2022, 06:04:05 pm
Very nice "heavish" bow from a challenging stave!