Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: dragonman on December 07, 2010, 03:29:51 pm
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Hi guys, havent posted a bow for a while, so thought I'd show you this one I made a few weeks ago. Its nothing special , but it shoots pretty well and is very stable in terms of accuracy, more so than my faster boo backed bows. It is white ash, 66" ntn. pulls 52lbs and has 3/4" of set after shooting plenty of arrows,( no heat treatment.) It weighs 22oz, if your interesred. A basic bow ,but a consistent dependable bow - I think. Its suprising what a peice of common ash will do with the right design, it must be about the most prolific tree growing around here... Thanks for looking.... hope you like it
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i like it. that front profile is great to look at.nice pic to.
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Nice looking bow. I like it.
Can you explain what is a Welsh Bow ?
Pete
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sweet looking bow!
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Really nice bow.
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Can you explain what is a Welsh Bow ?
Welsh Ash Bow (say that a lot) an Ash tree grew up in Wales then Dragonman made a Bow out of it ;D.It's a nice looking Bow.
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Thats a fine looking bow.
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Really like it. Nice looking grain too.
Jeff
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Nice looking bow, looks like it's 'edge on' grain rather than ring backed, maybe that's why it doesn't follow the string?
I've not built a bow that way, but it's on my increasingly long 'to do' list ;D Would be interesting to compare two bows made from the same log in the two styles.
Del
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Thanks for the compliments guys I appreciate them. Yep Loki , your' Welsh ash bow' definition is about the same as mine... just putting Wales on the map really ... not a typical 'Welsh bow' which would probably be defined as a welsh lonbow, elb style, sometimes made of yew,oak and elm, in the medi-evil period, my suspicion is, go back a few thousand years and youl find ash bows like this...
Del, its about the same grain orientation as a quarter sawn board, this is definately the strongest way to make a bow...in my opinion
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Nice work I'd take it in the woods with me any day.
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nice bow! caught my eye, cause my family history is from Wales
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Very nice bow, Good job.
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Like everybody else has said.......very nice. It even "looks" well mannered.
rich
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Nice looking bow, looks like it's 'edge on' grain rather than ring backed, maybe that's why it doesn't follow the string?
I've not built a bow that way, but it's on my increasingly long 'to do' list ;D Would be interesting to compare two bows made from the same log in the two styles.
Del
I like that idea !
Might give it a try the next weeks.
Nice bow dragonman :)
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Very nice bow. Like the way ash finishes too.
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Very nicely done. I have some ash staves curing... I'll have to give that design a go.
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Great looking bow! It's great to see pics of bows with so Little string-follow. It seems a lot of people are making pyramid bows of this type. I am going to attempt a second one with quarter sawn wood. How wide is the bow right where the fades start?
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Dragonman, nothing beats simplicity when it comes to form and function. Well done.
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Great bow!
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Good looking bow,Ash make a beautiful bow that's for sure. :)
Pappy
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Makes for a good baseball bat, too. That's a very dependable looking bow. Bet it'll last a long time.
Nicely done, Dragonman!
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Nice, inspirational bow! Could you give more info on the whole "quarter-sawn" method? Does the grain cut diagonally through the bow's length?
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Thanks all, Hatcha... it was actually Half-Eye, that put me onto using quarter sawn grain orienration , The grain should run as close to 90 degrees down the length of the bow as pos. in other words the grain runs down the back and belly rather than down the edge of the bow. This balances out differences in the yearly growth rings.... equalising out weakness in the growth rings making a more uniform stave.. A weakness in one growth ring will then make very little difference , with the grain the other way , it would make a big difference
Wvarcher, it is 2 inches at the fades, tapering to 1 3/4" with 10" stiff tips
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Nicely explained, thanks man.
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Nice work, I too like that quarter sawn Ash.