Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: greenstick on January 18, 2010, 01:59:08 pm
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Hello guys, I have finished the Honeysuckle bow from the wood that was cut in the past summer. It's not perfect, and I have a lot to learn, but it shoots great. Approximately 45# @ 28", 64"long.(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/th_bow5honeysucklebush007.jpg) (http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/?action=view¤t=bow5honeysucklebush007.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/th_bow5honeysucklebush006.jpg) (http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/?action=view¤t=bow5honeysucklebush006.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/th_bow5honeysucklebush002.jpg) (http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/?action=view¤t=bow5honeysucklebush002.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/th_bow5honeysucklebush005.jpg) (http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/?action=view¤t=bow5honeysucklebush005.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/th_bow5honeysucklebush.jpg) (http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/bow/?action=view¤t=bow5honeysucklebush.jpg)
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Looks pretty good to me. Well done! 8)
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Very nice bow Greenstick. I like the look of the back and you did a real good job on the tiller. Also like the hardware on the door. ;) very nice. Congratulations on the bow.
Ps. We are all learning no matter how many bows that we've made. Each piece of wood is different and presents it's own challenges.
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Wow !!! The tiller does look great, and if it's a shooter, then you've made yourself a winner !! Was that the Honeysuckle that flowers in the spring, and grows in a large shrub form??? I've never seen a piece of that diameter before. Looks Great!!
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awesome bow and from honeysuckle to boot! great job man! Keep em coming! :) -josh
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what everybody else said....I dont see anything wrong...it'll make meat I'm sure....very well done
half eye ;)
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Outstanding! I'll have to add honeysuckle to my list of woods to watch for. I have one tiny little insignificant concern... It looks like you're pulling the string from pretty high up, and I wonder if you pinch on a nocking point and pull from there if the tiller will look as good. I'm no expert, though, so feel free to lay the smack down. :P
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Thanks guys, At first I didn't even know if it would make a bow, but we have a lot of it around here.(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/th_MTLaurel001.jpg) (http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/?action=view¤t=MTLaurel001.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/th_MTLaurel002.jpg) (http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/?action=view¤t=MTLaurel002.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/th_MTLaurelandCherry010.jpg) (http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/?action=view¤t=MTLaurelandCherry010.jpg)
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looks pretty great to me. tiller looks great. i am always amazed by the number of woods that will make a bow. I keep waiting for someone to say i made a bow from stinkweed and some dandelion arrows to boot. :D great job!
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What's the specific gravity of it, roughly? You can figure it out by carving a cylinder or square rod out of a dry piece and floating it upright in water. Whatever percentage is under the waterline is the specific gravity.
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Thanks Keenan,I made the door.
Zenmonkeyman, That test was done by Orcbow, the findings- .85, and Wodpow made one,but didn't see it. Don't know about the string, just where I grabbed it.
The flat bow type seems to work for this dense wood,but I open for any wisdom in this area.
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Is that what I call Bush Honeysuckle? Does it have a bunch of red berries on it in the fall and the leaves stay green on it way into late fall early winter? I have some kind of bush ruining my woods here that looks like that. I hope it is the same so I have another reason to cut it. Dean
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Yep, that's the stuff.Berries, vines and not very big or straight.
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good work, the one I made snapped KAPOW so you did great.
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I'm lookin' for a piece of "StinkWeed" big enough to try!!!!!
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Nice job on a challenging piece of wood,sweet looking bow.Congrats. :)
Pappy
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Went and cut me one nice long section about as big as a basetball one of the bigger limbs I have seen on a Amur honeysuckle and nice and straight looks about the size you cut Greenstick . after it gets dry maybe a sinew back will make a bow that will take a deer and not brake .
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Great Job with the honeysuckle bow-I still may try it again. So how wide are limbs near the handle?
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;D Never seen one from Honeysuckle, and you did a great job! Like Keenan said, the learning never stops unless you want it too..
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Good luck on your bow Wodpow , I hope you have great success and get a deer. The width of the limbs at the handle are 2 1/2" , Orcbow. I didn't back it because I was reluctant in covering up the nice deep groove pattern. (http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/th_5thbowhoneysucklebush003.jpg) (http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/?action=view¤t=5thbowhoneysucklebush003.jpg)
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Cool bow I love seeing different woods :)
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Looks nice, good job. :)
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Wow! That's a cool bow from a different wood.
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FYI- just a little warning , this wood is hard on the tools, I had to keep resharpening the draw knife.
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Great looking bow. Well done. Jawge
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Thats what I found out also something about mineral crystals in the wood structure. Did you leave the crown full at 2 1/2 "the one I made was good just the back was knotty and a backing of even silk would of helped a lot but I really thought I was going to hold up all I did was remove the bark I just thought man this wood isn't bad better than some Osage or Mulberry limb bows I tried to make.
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Did you flatten the crown to get that deep groove pattern looks like the growth rings is why I asked .I had a large trunk but with the high crown I had to make it 1 1/2 wide and hit my draw weight of 60#@ 28".
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Did you flatten the crown to get that deep groove pattern looks like the growth rings is why I asked .I had a large trunk but with the high crown I had to make it 1 1/2 wide and hit my draw weight of 60#@ 28".
No I didn't have to , the grain was just like that.
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I took a bigger look and see that grains look is from leaving some of the inner bark on the back it didn't look like the back of mine . I steamed mine loose and rubbed it off with a chore girl copper pot cleaning pad to keep from nicking the back with a draw knife beings it was kind of rough .
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saaaweet.looks good
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Thanks , Looking forward to starting the other half.
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it was nice today so I worked mine down alittle
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very cool. love to see new woods being used. great job.
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Wow thats really cool. I like seeing bows of different woods
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That is one fine bow and a great candidate for Feb Self BOM. Thanks!