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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #780 on: August 11, 2015, 07:44:42 pm »
Wowza!! She looks super sweet
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #781 on: August 12, 2015, 12:27:43 am »
Having a little trouble with the handle wrap. This dang elephant is a pain in the but. Going to take it over to my buddies house. He uses elephant all the time. This one may be the first one I glue and stitch.  Hoping for a photo shoot on Friday then in the tube on Saturday! Patrick
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Offline jeffp51

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« Reply #782 on: August 12, 2015, 12:30:38 am »
Gaur I have a new object of lust.

the last coat of oil goes on mine in the morning.  shouldn't be too long after that for shipping.  I don't think the hooks will fit in a pvc pipe.

Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #783 on: August 12, 2015, 01:31:12 am »
Gaur I have a new object of lust.

the last coat of oil goes on mine in the morning.  shouldn't be too long after that for shipping.  I don't think the hooks will fit in a pvc pipe.


Hey, no fair Jeff! That's my new object of lust!

Had to get a 4in pvc tube for mine. Patrick
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #784 on: August 12, 2015, 10:14:37 am »
I just need to tag mine and ship it. So lazy lately! Getting home at 6 instead of 4 is a chore!
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #785 on: August 12, 2015, 04:22:30 pm »
Thanks for the comments.  Got the bow shot in.  Came out at 54#@28".   Got one coat of finish on her.  Woods are Burmese rosewood riser (reclaimed from an old Thai house),  Burmese paduak, maple, African paduak and Madake bamboo backed and belly.  Belly Bamboo is carbonized. 

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"...He made me a polished arrow and hid me in His quiver." Is 49:2

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #786 on: August 12, 2015, 05:10:29 pm »
I have the last coat of finish on, now the hard part--waiting long enough to harden before the last steps.  I don't want any fingerprints in it at this point.  Looking at Friday or Saturday to ship.

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #787 on: August 12, 2015, 05:11:26 pm »
A strom rolled in last night just as I got back to my RV and that put a hold on tillering let me tell. I will be at tonight. The brace is looking better the inner 3rd of that limb is still stiffer but it is moving in.

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #788 on: August 13, 2015, 03:12:47 am »
Just about to put the 2nd coat of finish on, I should have enough coats on by the end of today then stitch a grip on and i'll be done.
Tambooti riser, maple back, purpleheart core, zebrano powerlam and pau ammerillo belly all glued up into a simple straight profile. My victim is a target shooter so I just went for a longer, straight profiled stable bow.

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #789 on: August 13, 2015, 09:22:47 am »
I'm excited to see how it turns out Mike!
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #790 on: August 13, 2015, 09:34:01 am »
Gaur that is a sweet looking lam bow!

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #791 on: August 13, 2015, 10:14:20 am »
I have yet to see one that I wouldn't want to call my own!
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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #792 on: August 13, 2015, 11:02:54 am »
Well the elephant is a no go. I'm going with a beautiful piece of whitetail! My victim is more of a hunter. Besides, like a friend said, it's a lot more fitting to have deer on a primitive bow than an exotic leather.

I'm planning on making a full write up about this bow. I haven't posted one in a while. I put a few pictures up later. Times running out, and I still don't want to send this one out. But it will be in a tube and on its way Saturday! Patrick
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Missouri, where all the best wood is! Well maybe not the straightest!

Building a bow has been the most rewarding, peaceful, and frustrating things I have ever made with my own two hands!

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #793 on: August 14, 2015, 12:31:54 am »
Ok guy's here is a little eye candy for you! Going to miss this one. Patrick

Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout!

Missouri, where all the best wood is! Well maybe not the straightest!

Building a bow has been the most rewarding, peaceful, and frustrating things I have ever made with my own two hands!

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Re: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress
« Reply #794 on: August 14, 2015, 09:07:51 am »
That handle wrap looks like a very expensive poece of leather furniture you would find in a lawyers office.
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