Primitive Archer

I came here for the information. I stayed here for the people.

If you want to learn about primitive archery from really talented people who really want to pass the knowledge on. You’re at the right place.

We need you too. We need good people who want to learn. Who want to ask questions. Who want to share their experiences with others so many more can learn.

We want to share our “secrets “

We want to see your progress. We have all been where you are.

My only warning. This is very addictive. Once you bring a piece of wood back to life and watch an arrow you made sail gracefully through the air. It changes you.

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Bjrogg

Yup what others have said!  Outstanding looking bow. Love the profile and tiller looks very good.  Well done.  I have tried black palm in the past as a boo backed narrow bow and it didn’t work for me.   It fretted belly badly during tiller at only 20”.   You’ve got more layers which may make your more doable.  Mine was discarded.  I’m thinking now I should have kept it and tried a third lam to save it.  Congrats on your bow man. 

Wow. Super nice.  I love the carp skins.  I can imagine the effort to get the oils out of the skins!   Worth it.  Sleek lookin and elegant bow there.  Well done.

Yup I’d say that should work fine too.  Very cool approach to solving a potential problem.  I had some help from Eric on a similar fix.  I don’t have any pics of it handy but it worked well.  Man I gotta get my new shop organized and get back at it.  The move out west still has all my stuff packed away! 

Quote from: RyanY on November 29, 2025, 08:14:05 pm

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That bend profile on those limbs looks a lot like a BL bow I was working on several years ago.  I had to abandon it because it was too unstable

  I have a question Mark, maybe a couple of questions. What amount of reflex did you finally settle on as being optimum for your designs? By reflex, I mean how far behind the back of the bow were the tips.