Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bjrogg on May 03, 2023, 01:10:38 pm
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I split this board-stave out of a Osage plank my cousin sawed on his mill. I chased a ring on it and followed the side grain from end to end.
I know I have pictures somewhere showing how I split it a posted asking if it was a board or a stave? I can’t find it anywhere though.
I remember George saying it was a board bow and that’s how you should try to make one if you can.
It’s been hanging from it’s knot hole in my shop for several years now.
Every time I look at it I think of George. I guess because he has helped so many people with their board bows.
For some reason I really got the urge to work on this board stave earlier this winter and got it shooting shortly before George left us.
Still finishing it up yet but took some pictures today.
My first board bow. Thanks for the help Jawge. It shoots really nice.
Anything but straight as a board. This one has some real character traits that made it a bit of a challenge.
Bjrogg
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The stave
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Sorry don’t have profiles yet. Just the unbraced
Try to get it in a couple days when my brother is back.
Bjrogg
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One more for now
Bjrogg
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Very nice buddy. Honestly never seen a board bow like that one, Jawge would be pleased
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Very nice buddy. Honestly never seen a board bow like that one, Jawge would be pleased
Thanks Stix. I want to say that I posted the profiles on this one before it was prettied up and George said he liked the braced profile but I might be mixing it up with a different one.
I’m certain that he would have had something nice to say about it.
Bjrogg
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Well my brother stopped by and I got him to take a couple pictures.
Bjrogg
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Lovely bow, and tribute to Jawge.
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Very nice bow, and great way to honor George’s memory.
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Beautiful work on the bow and a great tribute. I love the nocks, going to have to try the multiple laminated woods on my next bow.
Mark
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too cool... I met Jawge at MoJam and instantly knew he was a great person. BJ, you might be the only person that I know that can make a board bow into a snaky and whoop-Te-do bow... LOL Great job and super great idea my friend. Thanks!
Bob
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Thanks guys.
mmattockx just give it a try. I like to use pretty dense wood. These tips actually have three different woods. I don’t know what they are . I got them in a giveaway on the leatherwall site. There isn’t much left of the third type. I like pretty small tips so it can be hard to keep everything. I have cut them at a angle before to keep all the different woods
Bjrogg
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too cool... I met Jawge at MoJam and instantly knew he was a great person. BJ, you might be the only person that I know that can make a board bow into a snaky and whoop-Te-do bow... LOL Great job and super great idea my friend. Thanks!
Bob
Thanks Bob. I never got to meet George. So many people I would like to meet yet. Hope to cross paths with you sometime too.
I just did what I always do. I looked for the bow and followed the grain.
I can’t seem to find my pictures of splitting this one but I will try to illustrate where in the log this board came from.
My cousin clamped it in his mill and sawed all the boards he could get for himself off one side. Until he was to close to his clamps to saw another pass.
Then I had him flip it over and saw as many for himself as he could from the other side.
I kept the plank in the middle. I don’t remember exact measurements but the width of the log wide. And approximately 2.5” thick.
You can see in drawing the general orientation of the grain. It really was a pretty nice straight Osage log.
From the plank I made two splits to remove the stave from my board. Then I chased a ring. And then I followed the edge grain to lay out my staves width.
And that is where this snaky wop-T- do board bow came from
Bjrogg
Hope that clear as mud
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Very cool, BJ!
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Whoa! What an amazing bow and a great tribute!
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Thanks guys.
I’m not sure how much of a tribute bow this really is. But this piece of wood always made me think of George.
I don’t know if my description of where I found the wood for this one helps, but if you can find the right board it certainly is a good option
Bjrogg
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Beautiful bow and very cool story behind it, BJ. I love the character and full draw on this one. Jawge was very influential in my get started in selfbows. I miss his posts here. Very nice tribute to him.
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I like everything about this build Brian except our loss. Thanks for sharing! Arvin’s n
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Thanks guys. Arvin I feel the same.
On the leatherwall site they had a post about planting trees for George. I tried grafting one of my dad’s Apple trees to one of my thorn apple trees. So far it looks like it might make it.
Bjrogg
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The graft. Bud is starting to open up.
Bjrogg
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I think all of us that have been students of his fully approve.
Thank you for doing this. And for sharing.
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Cool Brian.
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Great bow bj. and very nice tribute!
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Very nice BJ. :) I am sure Jawge would approve. :)
Pappy
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Thanks Guys. I’ve been really busy the past ten days. Trying to get caught up again after all the rain.
Got a lot done, but it’s supposed to rain again today. Hopefully get some more done before it gets here.
Had two white frost mornings this week. Was a hard one yesterday morning and it felt like a nice day for February day before yesterday. Was sunny but cold and the smoke from the forest fires is blocking out the sun. Hope my Jawge graft survives.
Thanks again for the kind words
Bjrogg