Primitive Archer

And after. All done

The nice thing about the fringe is it doesn’t matter if you have odd shapes that don’t fit together ideally.

It just adds character

Nothing fancy, but I like the look

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Dowel inside top of flap

Then I stitched a dowel in top of flap and attached the Flemish twisted strap. Again with two colors.

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I’m not very good with leather work.

I’m often afraid to cut up my leather and waste it on something that I don’t have the ability to create.

I found it easier to play around with my scrap pieces.

I find two scrap pieces and staple them together. The staples hold everything in place while I lace it together. One piece is longer than the other. The longer one is the backside and flap. The shorter one is the front side and where the blade will be carried.

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The design I’ve been using for years is closest to the third design. The speeds are close to what I get most of the time. I have had upward to 186 ft per second. Not often though. Interesting topic thanks for sharing. Notice the farther the tips get in front of the back of the bow the more speed. That’s with the deflex in the handle to help the stress on the inner limb.