Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Scrub_buck on June 03, 2009, 06:50:30 pm
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Howdy all.
I wanted to say hello as this is my first post here. I have been a regular over on the stickbow website for a while and I have started tinkering with making selfbows. I got a tip to slide over to this site for expert advise on such things as the stickbow site seems to cater more towards laminated bow building.
Anyway, I am excited to be here and hope to learn some struff from all of you in the next few months as I go for my second selfbow.
Take care for now,
Sandy (Scrub_buck) Harris
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Here is my first primitive kill.
The bow is a Lynn Harrelson Kolomi longbow, which is not really an all wood bow in the aspect of a self-bow, but it is two strips of laminated osage with a back and belly of noded bamboo (no glass). I am not really sure how to classify it, but since it has no glass, it sure is a bit more 'primitive' than the usual fiberglass on the back and belly of most modern trad bows.
The arrows were cedar with stone points, but I did use plastic classic nocks instead of self-nocks ... I am on the 'baby-step' plan for primitive bowhunting! LOL!!!
Anyway, I hope to be able to build my own selfbow for this fall and winter. Hopefully, I can make one that will shoot well enough to hunt whitetails with. Thanks for looking.
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Welcome aboard, Scrub Buck. Congrats on the deer, looks like you had a good hunt and a lot of good meat. Feel free to jump in and ask questions or shoot the bull-we talk about all kinds of bows here, including those bamboo and other wooden laminates- as long as there's no glass in 'em, we like 'em.
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Here's my first attemp at a selfbow a few weeks ago. I know it isn't the prettiest thing in the world, but it did shoot! I had two big knots in the lower limb that I messed up on. I compromised one knot and I ended up making a hinge where I took too much wood off the back gettting it to bend.
Oh well, live and learn. It was fun, and I quit shooting it before the lower limb busted. I'll keep it for reference for the next one I try.
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Congratulations and welcome aboard, hope yopu enjoy. Kenneth
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Welcome, scrub buck. Nice to see you here. Jawge
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Welcome Sandy,this is a great site ,and don't hesitate to ask questions. God Bless
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Welcome scrub and congrats on the kill. Welcome also to the addiction. ;D
I see you are sportin a dawgwear quiver. ;)
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Sounds to me like you're in the right place... welcome aboard!
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Welcome Scrub.
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welcome; it really is like an extended family here; >:D O:)
chuck
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welcome; it really is like an extended family here; >:D O:)
chuck
:o Now wouldn't that make for an interesting family portrait.
Welcome Scrub. There is a fountain of knowledge here, and plenty of cups.
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Welcome scrub ,you will like it here. :)
Pappy
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Glad to have ya Scrub, good fol;k here :)
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Welcome Scrub! Don't be afraid to ask questions from the initial bow layout on through a finished bow. Posting pictures along with the questions and I'm sure you'll receive some good feedback. :)
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Hay Scrub:
I see you wearing that Auburn stuff. Are you from Alabama?
David
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Nice Kills>>>> Your in the right place here my friend!
Mike
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David:
I am in AL, I live in Wetumpka just north of Montgomery.
I did grow up in NC, but went to school at AU, where I met my wife.
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Nice I have some relatives in Gulf Springs they are all Auburn fans>>> Got to gun Hunt (pre-primitive transformation...sorry guys) in Deer Creek at my wifes uncles place. He had a lot of nice bucks. Im hopeing to get down their with a bow this season.
Mike
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10-4 Scrub
My wife, son, and I live in North West AL.
Good to see another AL. guy on the site.
Ask anything about bow building someone will respond.
There is a guy on this site (Knap123) east of you in Alexander City.
He is a super nice guy, super flintnapper, and a good bow builder as well.
If you get a chance go to the Howard Hill shoot this weekend and look Pappy and them other Twin Oak boys up Saturday.
You can learn a lot about building bows just talking to Pappy and looking his bows over.
And you will never meet a nicer guy than Pappy.
And I will leave you with a big-o ROLL TIDE.
David
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Welcome to primitive archer! I live in Alabama as well. War Eagle! :)
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I'm really glad to see you came over. You will learn a lot here.
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Thank you all for the welcome ... I was hoping to get in a big fight right off .. I am kind of used to that over at the Leatherwall (Just Kidding!!!!) LOL!!!!!
I procured two osage staves at the Howard Hill Classic this weekend and probably going to be asking some questions.
Can anyone give me a short course on Heating and bending wood to straighten a slightly crooked stave???
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Scrub, straightening is a bit down the road. First you have to find the outline of the bow in the stave, release it and start tillering. Once you get it to low brace, you can see where(or if) you need to straighten. Ask as many questions as it takes to get you there! ;)