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Title: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: african man on April 17, 2009, 04:24:25 pm

made this one from a 3 - 4" sapling , decrowned back , rawhide backing .
64" NtN , 55# @ 28"
This one had me scratching my head at times while tillering it because of a bend in one of the limbs right at the fade out .....  ???  still not sure ...  :-\ 
only put one arrow through it due to my finger injury ...  :'(
still want to do a bit more decorating on it

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2289600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2287600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2285600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2283600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2290600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2292600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2290600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2296600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2301600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2294600.jpg)

would land up in Gwantanomo bay for life because of the decorations , if I lived in the US...  :P

Chris   ;)

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: coyote pup on April 17, 2009, 04:37:04 pm

Nice bow, man. Do you find that the rawhide backing caused it to take any set? 

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: venisonburger on April 17, 2009, 05:36:07 pm

Looks nice, I like the grip, looks like you have a white stabilizer sticking out the front of the bow, lol, sorry hate to make fun of your injury.
VB

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: african man on April 17, 2009, 06:28:32 pm

C. pup - didn't really measure the set but it doesn't seem to be excessive , just hoping it doesn't slow it down too much , it's one of the bows I'll be taking hunting in June

VB - " white stabilizer sticking out the front" ..... good one , I love it , he he he !!! ....  ;D

Xris   ;)

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: cowboy on April 17, 2009, 06:38:25 pm

Nice bow man! I was going to mention something about that raptor leg but you already did, and after all that is Africa :).

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: PeteC on April 17, 2009, 08:40:32 pm

That's a nice bow!!Great job,I like it. God Bless

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Pat B on April 17, 2009, 08:47:35 pm

Nice job on this locust sapling bow, Chris. I also thought you had a stabilizer attached. ;D

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: smokeu on April 17, 2009, 11:29:25 pm

Im trying to do one like this out of a BL tree of the same size.... did you leave any sapwood on or did you go down to the heart wood. Also i relly dont wnat to have to back it. Any special reason you backed yours.

 Killer looking bow, really nice! Hope I can make one look that good.

Thanks
Mike

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: african man on April 18, 2009, 04:09:01 am

Smoke U - I backed it with rawhide because I decrowned the back , cutting the back flatter because I felt that the back was too rounded thus violating the growth rings , and also there were branches coming out of it that I had to cut through. This bow could never have been a bow without backing. The rawhide I made myself , is trancelucent and shows the colour of the wood underneath and discolorations on the rawhide . I am very happy with the way it has come out as it is my first attempt at rawhide backing ....  ;D  this means I can use wood that I would never have used before.
will post some pics of the back if I can get my computer to work ...  >:(
Ye Pat that was nearly a detachable stabilizer , but we decided to attach it permanently with some  artificial horse hair .....  :o

Thanx guys ( hey why there no gals ? ) I'm glad you like it

Xrix   ;)

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: african man on April 18, 2009, 05:19:46 am

photos of the rawhide back


(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2305600.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/rawhide%20blacklocust/DSC_2306600.jpg)


X...  ;)

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: DanaM on April 18, 2009, 07:32:27 am

I like it, I like it alot :)

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: DCM on April 18, 2009, 07:43:51 am

Turned out nice.

Love the pinky show.  Not being callous, as it appears you have injured it, but I enjoy a reputation for pokin out my pinky on full draw pics.  Completely involuntary I assure you but folks ascribe a certain "uppityness" none the less, asif I were sippin' high tea.

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 18, 2009, 08:30:43 am

The bow looks great. Great tiller too.  Did you cut through the back of the nock? Jawge

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Dean Marlow on April 18, 2009, 08:44:03 am

Very nice looking bow. I really like the rawhide backing. Got a real thin ringed osage stave I am going to try and rawhide back myself. Thanks for sharing. Dean

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Timo on April 18, 2009, 08:50:47 am

Nice tiller! The rawhide looks swell. From what animal?

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: african man on April 18, 2009, 10:39:41 am

DCM  - Myn'es more to do with "offishness" than "uppityness" ....  :-\

Jawge - yes I cut through the rawhide at the back of the nock

Tim - It was an Impala skin , came out nice and thin

X    ;)

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: OldBow on April 18, 2009, 12:15:42 pm

Nice and primitive and well-made. Just the way Ischi likes them! Bookmarked, too, for April Self BOM fun.

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 18, 2009, 02:14:47 pm

Oh ok. I thought you may have cut through the wood. Jawge

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Jesse on April 18, 2009, 05:51:06 pm

Very nice bow. That rawhide back looks great. Where in Africa are you again?  Im guessing South Africa? I spent some years in Kenya a long time ago.

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: african man on April 18, 2009, 05:57:36 pm

Jesse - South Africa , just outside Knysna , the last of the old wood coastal forests and forest elephants

X

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Et_tu_brute on April 18, 2009, 06:04:35 pm

Lovely work, tiller looks spot on to me Chris :)

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: AKAPK on April 18, 2009, 06:49:54 pm

Nice Primitive :)

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Jesse on April 18, 2009, 06:59:01 pm

Quote from: african man on April 18, 2009, 05:57:36 pm

Jesse - South Africa , just outside Knysna , the last of the old wood coastal forests and forest elephants

X

Sounds nice. My sister was in Swaziland which is closer to you but up in the mountains. The farthest south I went was Mombasa.

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: smokeu on April 18, 2009, 09:57:47 pm

Yea that rawhide is sweet im thinking of trying a giant dog chew for rawhide...I like the way that looks, I appreciate the input.

thanks,
Mike

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Canoe on April 19, 2009, 03:33:05 pm

Howdy African Man,

Quick question about rawhide backing..

If that rawhide were to get rained on would it become soft, mushy and weak?

Thanks for sharing,
Canoe

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Sidewinder on April 20, 2009, 01:42:00 am

Africanman I really like the way the rawhide is translucent and the decorations are very cool. Good job on that and look forward to more from you.   Danny

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Rich Saffold on April 20, 2009, 01:53:48 am

African Man, Ya us hanglider pilots like to stick them raptor talons and the like on our bows as well ;) I presume those where your gliders behind the bow at least. ;D Bow looks great! I hope you can get some food with it.

Rich

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: african man on April 20, 2009, 03:26:35 am

Smoke U - Pulled apart a dog chew but found it was very thick and not so good , rather get some decent raw hide , trade or something .

Canoe - If the rawhide got wet it would go soft , but I've used paraffin wax to seal it , which works well for me , put an extra coat on if the weather looks grim .

Rich - "No place like cloud base"  my babies 1- "fun 190" & 1- "U2"
         Taking the bow hunting in June , if my stabilizer stabilizes

X... ;)

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: Pappy on April 20, 2009, 07:39:59 am

Nice bow,beautiful work. Rawhide job looks great. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: rawhide backed black locust
Post by: brownhillboy on April 20, 2009, 01:22:10 pm

Cool bow...nice job! :)