Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: sucra on December 14, 2010, 05:59:45 am
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Hi,
my name is Rolf, I'm from Germany and I build bows for 6 years.
If errors occur, I ask to be lenient because I use a translation program
work.
I started with arcs of Sambucus nigra, Robinia pseudoacacia, Ulmus and Quercus rubra.
I've always been interested in unusual woods, I have narrow long arches of black palm with Hickorybacking and Massaranduba with bamboo backing.
Massaranduba with Hickory - it can build almost any bow design, and with very narrow tips (3 mm = 0.12 inch), they are also very fast - no hand shock.
When I build incentives from the wood mostly to the last.
My fastest is a primitive bow of Quercus rubra, which at a length of 60.25 inches and 45 lbs throws a 450gn arrow at 184 fps.
But today I will show an arc of me is ready to become recently.
Wood is European holly, or Ilex.
Length 68.9 inches, 45 lbs
The bark is an excellent educational purposes, so I have not removed them.
The diameter at the handle is 1.6 inches, 0.3 inches on the cams.
The wood is very hard, so he brings that only 150 fps at 10gpp.
The bow weighs 1.5 pounds
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Now that is to cool,very nice tiller and you got to love the limbs comming out of it.Thanks for sharing,never seen anything like that before. Great. :) :)
Pappy
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Guys I've seen this bow in real a little while back; let me asure you in real it's even more impressive!!!
Welcome Rolf!
PS: Rolf, ich helfe Dir gerne mit dem Englisch: Du meinst 'bow', nicht 'arc'; wenn der Bogen ausgezogen ist bilden die Wurfarme einen 'arc', auf deutsch ist beides ein Bogen. Aber es ist trotzdem gut verständlich, was Du geschrieben hast!
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Wow now that is something I never seen before. Thanks for sharing. Dean
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Excellent ;D great tiller.
Del
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Really nice job!
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That is just an incredible bow. Very nicely done! Jawge
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Beautiful and very unique bow, Rolf. 8) I have thought many times about building such a bow but never had the "cajones" to do so. ;D I will now!!! I never expected holly(Ilex) to make a good bow. I have made arrows from a few species with good results.
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Love it !!
And a hearty welcome to you !!
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Awesome Rolf, Welcome to PA and thanks for sharing, I love the bow, It's great to see different types of wood then the normal wood, and especially with such character. The tiller looks great. Very nicely done.
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That' super cool! I love it. Great work!
Dave
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Now thats primitive! Great looking bow. Scott
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Love the bow! Very unique!
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That's really cool. I've never seen anything like that. I'd love to see some of your other work. Especially the one shooting 184 at 10gpp. That's an amazing feat.
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That is just too cool!
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Welcome sucra, I like the holly bow, great tiller, why did you leave the branches on though? I think I would prefer it with them off!!!!!( just my humble opinion) I always wanted to make a holly bow ,
I would be very interested to see your fastest red-oak 184fps bow , if you dont mind to post some pics,
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That is quite a remarkable looking bow - great job!
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Welcome Rolf! Your bow is my choice for bom. That's as primitive as it gets! Very creative.
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Excellent looking bow there Rolf ! Welcome to PA and i would like to see more of you'r work. :)
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Hi guys,
Thank you for your interest.
I leave it in the branches, so the bark will be closed - as a backup.
Without any assurance Bow dies with these many branches
Other Bows from me I'll show too.
Rolf
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You have posted something unique, quite the thing considering the number of post by the many talented bowyers here. Love to see something new. Job well done, look forward to future post.
Jeff
P.s. welcome
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very cool ! looking forward to your other pic's. ;D
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Very interesting bow and welcome to PA!