Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: toomanyknots on April 16, 2011, 08:43:08 pm
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Link to draw video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z0vmHPKa-c
Well, yall were right, this wood is sssooofffttt... :). But surprisingly you can get some decent weight out of it if ya go long enough. I had this bow pulling around 85-90 or so at 28" at first, but had problems with hinges. And then after fixing em I had problems telling myself to accept the little bends in the wood and not try to fix those as they look like hinges a little as well. This wood is annoyingly soft. The back has little marks (not hazardous to the back just annoying) from barely touching a corner while I was rasping it out, and the self nocks went from shallow servicable little nocks to deep canyons of a nock! :) This wood is so soft you can take you finger nail and write your name in the wood, :D. The bow is 80" nock to nock and has been pulled to around 30" I believe but my goal is around 65" at 28" for my draw. 1 7/16" wide by 1 3/16" deep at the handle. Tips are 1/2" or so. It's actually a deep bellyed narrow d cross section (Ya I know I was just asking for chrysals, I attribute that to the length :) ) For all my crying about the wood being soft, I can't help but admit that it looks gorgeous, but then again it looks identical to ash and I think ash can be one of the prettiest woods when finished. Kinda springy too. This is actually the first piece of any maple I have ever worked. Set is 2 1/2" roughly on both limbs so far. In my opinion it's not as horrible wood as I have heard for a very long overbuilt bow.
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That bow is enormous, great job on proving us all wrong. I've always considered Silver maple warbow to be an undeniable oxymoron :D .
Finished up, this might very well get my vote for the BOM contest.
Oh and you might get chrysals after a couple hundred shots >:D .
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That is really cool. video shows just how long that beast is. excellent job at making a "sub-par" bow wood into a nice bow especially a heavy draw weight like that, just shows that length can overcome some sg shortfalls. excellent job man.
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Well done! Great tiller! Jawge
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"Oh and you might get chrysals after a couple hundred shots"
Oh I haven't finished or even attempted to shoot it in yet, I'm sure it could still fold on me yet! :) (crosses fingers). With how soft this wood is it will a miracle if I dont get some after shooting it in. Thanks yall for looking and for all the kind words!
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im pretty sure all maples will work.
some just better than others.
if you make the bows size and weight to fit the "lesser whitewood"...you still can have a fine shooting bow.
i have made many from silver maple.
yes some have chrysaled, some have not.
lots of that silver wood around here.
well done.
cant wait to see final specs and pics as well!
jamie
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great lookin bow and tiller is right there.im curious though did you loose a shoe drawing that beast? ;D hope it holds up for you.
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"im curious though did you loose a shoe drawing that beast?"
lol, ;D ;D ;D. Ok, the deal is that I make my strings kinda crazy, and I have to utilize my big toe in the process of making the flemish loop, I guess cause I'm a wierdo. I also draw/shoot the arrow on the other side of the bow, ... ... ... also because I'm a weirdo like that. lol lol
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Dude that bow is huge! Very cool man. Nice job!