Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Sidewinder on October 03, 2008, 01:05:45 pm
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Well, I have'nt posted a bow on here since late last year. I've been doing like many other new bowyers...makin and breakin. I think this one here will hold up. Its from a stave I harvested last year and dried for several months and sped it up a little in the hotbox. I know the tiller is not spot on. I would like to have gotten it bending a little more into the fades but its gonna have to do. It shoos real fast with no hand hock. I am taking it to Gander Mountian tonight to shoot it through their chrono. Heres the details: 58# @ 26.5" 60" t2t 58.5 n2n pyramid style limbs 1-7/16" at fades tapered to between 1/2 and 3/8" at the tips. Zebra wood overlays ( thanks Jeremy " Woodbow"). Tri colored flemish 14strand B50 in black brown and green. I dressed up the termination of the handle wrap with some mojo. Bison hide ( hair on) looks like a scalp and then some Rio grande turkey feathers. I think it looks cool that way. Hope you all like it. Danny
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Killer bow, brother. It even looks fast. I don't think I'd mess with the tiller much if at all. Good job ol boy.
~~Papa Matt
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Nice bow. Tell us how well she chronos. How 'bout a full draw pic. Pat
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Oops sorry Pat. I thought it was on there already. Here goes. Danny
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Looks like a shooter to me sidewinder :) Well done.
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Thank you Dana. It is.
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Thanks Danny. Very nice bow! Pat
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very nice; tiller looks good!
frank
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Very nice job.....really like the Tip Overlays
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Congradulations, Danny. A fine bow indeed. Want I want to see next is a photo of a fine whitetail specimen with that osage instrument of death lying beside it. I'll do my part to do the same.
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Looks fine to me Danny, don't see nothin wrong with that tiller - and she's dressed up really nice :).
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I was thinking about that Jimmy, what do I do if I don't have a digital camera to take with me in the field. I guess we will deal with that when it happens.
Thanks cowboy. That yeller wood sure is forgiving. I like forgiveness cuz I've needed more than my fair share of it down thru the years. In more ways than one. Danny
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Nice looking hunter, Danny. You have to love that Osage. Is that some of the Osage you and Jeremy cut last year? You still have room to whittle some wood off those tips and pick up a little more speed and get rid of some B-50 stretch. I liked the way you got her dressed for the big show, sweet.
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Good looking bow. That extra dressing on the handle really looks sharp.
Yep, that Kansas osage is good wood to work with... nice job.
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Great looking bow you should be very proud of your accomplishment.Ronnie
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Nice lookin bow good job.
Dennis
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Great bow.... I like the overlays also. Justin
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Super job! Jawge
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Looks like a great bow. That osage sure is good stuff to work with.
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Thanks again guys.
Yes Limey it is. I am amazed at how durable and resilient it is. I know there are other fine bow woods out there and really look forward to trying some. It kind of reminds me of the cattle rancher that eats steak all the time and has heard theat chicken is good too but hasn't ever tried it. Thats kind of how I feel with Osage. It's very common in these parts although good straight osage is not common anywhere, so there is always the pursuit of finding and harvesting some whenever the chance arrises. I think I need to make one more run for this year but not sure if I'll get the time with hunting season in full swing. Gonna have to get that lil bugger out and see if it can make meat. On second thought, I don't think there is any doubt that it will, the question is will I. Danny
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That's a fine looking bow.I don't see any problem in that tiller either. Good work ! Frank
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Thanks Frank. I'll quit sweatin it. Danny
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That's a nice bow Danny
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Thanks Marc,
Its the one I was fussing with last week when I was gonna call you but did'nt. I'm heading home right now to put a few more arras through it. I'm Getting my hunting arras fletched up and I need to get myself dialed in here in the next week so I can go make some meat with it.....God willin of course. Danny
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Pretty bow and nice detail work, good luck on the hunt. kenneth
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Nice bows, smooth lines, nice bends. Very attractive!
Regards Uwe
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Thanks for the kind words Ywe and Little John. danny
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Oooo, that's nice. Great candidate for October Self Bow of the Month.
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That's a great looking bow Danny. I like that KS hedge! 8)
Alan
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Great looking bow. I REALLY LIKE the nocks. Very sculptural and practical at the same time.
piper
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Very nice,got to love that Osage.Well done. :)
Pappy
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Eddie... Yeah thats some of the good stuff. I only have one primo stave of it left too and its character so I'll wait awhile before working that one.
Thank you Old bow, Alan, piper and Pappy. Maybe the next one I do with the character will have skins on it. Danny
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Spectacular.
Dave
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Thank you snedeker.
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Any chrono results?
~~Papa Matt
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Pappa Matt,
The chrono results with a 600grain arrow came in at only 145fps. I'm no expert on arrow speed but it sure seemed like it was faster than that. It could be wishful thinking on my part, but I have been told by a couple of speed chasers that have a considerable amount of credibilty that there are a number of factor that can effect a chrono's accuracy ( weak battery, lighting, release etc...) so I am not as confident in the readings as I would be if there were someone there operating it that actually knows what they are doing. When we went to gander mtn to use thiers it took them an hour to get in the range and set it up and I am not sure it was reading the way it was supposed to. Having said all of that its light, quick and shoots hard so if bambi gets in the way of one of my arras he/she will probabley end up in the freezer and that what counts most anyway. Danny
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That's true, Danny. Just from looking at it and reading what you felt from shooting it I was guessing it would come out around 160, being well built, and you feeling that it shoots fast. I wouldn't put any thought into that reading then. Besides, just like you said, as long as it shows Bambie the way to meet his ancestors, that's all that counts.
~~Matt
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Deer can't read chrono speed either ;)
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aint that the truth. Danny