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Offline half eye

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #720 on: February 01, 2016, 06:01:38 pm »
OK, got all the wood out, halfway caught up, so now I get to join in the fun.....
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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #721 on: February 01, 2016, 06:58:15 pm »
Got a little bit more done today. I may have to back this one with deer rawhide. But I'm getting the twist out and putting reflex in it.  Hopefully going to get back at it tonight when the wife comes back from the churches lady's meeting.
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Offline half eye

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #722 on: February 01, 2016, 07:12:40 pm »
NICE....
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #723 on: February 01, 2016, 08:06:12 pm »
It's looking real good TimothyR
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Offline ajooter

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« Reply #724 on: February 01, 2016, 08:42:30 pm »
Looking good Tim!  I'm hoping to be doing the same soon.  I think I got the alignment pretty well licked.  There's a little twist near the lower nock but nothing that I think will need fixing.
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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #725 on: February 01, 2016, 08:59:33 pm »
Quote from: ajooter on February 01, 2016, 08:42:30 pm
Looking good Tim!  I'm hoping to be doing the same soon.  I think I got the alignment pretty well licked.  There's a little twist near the lower nock but nothing that I think will need fixing.

I agree - I think you got it.  Looking nice.

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Offline Drewster

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #726 on: February 01, 2016, 09:00:29 pm »
Let's get things straight.......here's the problem.




I tried to lay out the bow so the crook would be at the smallest part of the handle.




Time for a steam bath.




I wrap aluminum foil around my pot so the heat coming up around the pot doesn't scorch the wood.  I'll use different sized pots depending on the area I need to steam.  I steamed this 10 minutes......per Rich, since the handle was a bit over 1" think where it needed to bend.




Clamps and form are ready and waiting.




Captured!




Bent a bit past straight.




The big picture.  We'll see how well we did in the morning.

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Offline TimothyR

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #727 on: February 01, 2016, 09:31:17 pm »
Thanks y'all.  Man everything is lookin great!
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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #728 on: February 01, 2016, 09:49:58 pm »
Timothy, ajooter Drewster, and all, lookin great!  :)
Rich good to hear you got wood ready!

I had a pleasant surprise today when a new digital bow scale arrived in the mailbox -- my old spring loaded one was reading low by 4 pounds. I checked it with the new scale and known weights. Never doubted it before, but it turns out every bow I've made so far (including the trade bow) is 4 pounds heavier draw than I thought. That means my trade bow might be on my guy's target after all. I can't tell yet because I'm still working on finish and won't be able to string it again and shoot it in  'til done with that. I  probably will still build another bow, just in case -- but I'm also psyched about this one!
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Offline mullet

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #729 on: February 01, 2016, 10:20:12 pm »
Timothy, reduce the stave down some more and it will bend easier. Those limbs are pretty thick.
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Offline Swampman

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #730 on: February 01, 2016, 10:21:29 pm »
I have gotten some work done over the weekend.  I backed the bow with whitetail rawhide. 



I also cut nocks in the black walnut overlays.



I started taking wood off the belly and got it to a low brace.  I tried a long string but quit that because one limb has reflex and the other doesn't. Now that I have it at low brace I can see where I need to take wood away.  I definitely need to even the limbs up.




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Offline ajooter

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #731 on: February 01, 2016, 10:50:24 pm »
Cb guy that's looking good..even in the miniature view :D

Swampman....rawhide looks good and low brace isn't bad at all!

Thinned down one tip after getting my alignment.  Had an unexpected visitor in our bed upstairs so I had to relocate him bacj to his own bed and abandon  the other tip till tomorrow.
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #732 on: February 01, 2016, 11:01:44 pm »
I received a nice stave in the mail today. I now have a couple to work with, so I am hopeful that I should be able to put something nice together for the trade. I have to finish Mr sons' Christmas bows before I can really start on the trade but I am thinking really hard about how to do this right.
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Offline cabinetbowguy

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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #733 on: February 01, 2016, 11:18:49 pm »
Well got the trilam bending :) tiller still needs some work but its comming along, and man its snappy
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Re: 2016 Primitive Archer Bow Trade Sign up and Information
« Reply #734 on: February 02, 2016, 04:34:14 am »
Quote from: ajooter on February 01, 2016, 01:55:10 pm
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=55261.0

Here's that link mud

Oh my giddy godfathers that has got to be my new favourite bow, absolutely stunning!  Thanks for the link ajooter, think I need to give up right now cos mine ain't gonna get anywhere near that one!!!!
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