Primitive Archer

Looks like a punchy little bow
Del

Put a braced curve in the bow with heat. That way it should keep that shape because it is not being strained.

OK, some pics at last.  This is one weird piece of wood.  If I can get a shooter out of it I'll be pretty happy.

Unbraced.  The lines are at 4" and 6" above the belly.


Braced.


I got about five scrapes off the belly before I nicked the string with my scraper...so I made a new string instead of scraping more.   

I’m thinking it would probably hold the braced shape but I’m not positive.

I have never tried it. I did make my grandson a bow. One time when he came to visit he brought it to shoot with me. I could tell before I even tried to string it. It was left on display strung and it had zero cast.

Honestly if someone wanted one just to display in a strung profile. I think instead of spending a lot of time tillering I might try using heat and a caul to shape the braced profile.

I’d probably try to talk him into displaying a tillered bow unstrung though instead

Bjrogg

Great to see you finding some time finally for making some shavings again. Really sweet looking short bow.

Thanks Brian. Like Arvin said in a different thread. You find time for the things you love. I love farming and I love making selfbows. Finished up with the farming. Time to make some shavings.

Bjrogg