Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: paulsemp on January 14, 2012, 02:47:38 pm
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I'm new around here and some of the guys were asking for pictures. Hopefully I do this right. The first 3 pics are a R/D hick/ash and a hick/wenge. The last picture is some finished and unfinished stuff. Sorry no full draw shots(i am on baby duty with no one around).
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Welcome to PA, paulsemp. You are gonna fit right in. 8) Looks like you are as addicted as the rest of us. ;)
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Welcome ! Looks like you have plenty of winter work to keep you outa trouble. ' Frank
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Came in from the shop and saw this. :o
Guess I better get back out there and learn some more.
Great looking 'stuff' sir. Glade to have you here!
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I feel the same way after I see your guys stuff
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Awesome bows.. Welcome! >:D
Jon
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Nice work!
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Welcome Paul......shop looks a lot like mine with one exception......your's is a whole lot cleaner ::)
rich
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half eye
there is a reason why I did not take a pic of the rest of it. I am the definition of a slob!
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nice bows and welcome aboard.you will fit right in.thanks for the look,Steve
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Wow, you obviously know your stuff
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Good looking bows. Love them flatbows! Welcome to PA.
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You look like someone that will contribute some knowledge to this site!!
Nice bunch of bows and future bows!!
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Hi Paul,
The hickory backed wenge looks awesome, I have some hickory and wenge lying around could you tell my a bit more about using wenge as a belly wood? Is it hard to tiller? Does it chrysal easily?
And how does this bow preform? If I remeber correctly wenge is pretty heavy, any handschock??
Greetings,
Stefan
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Welcome Paul.Your bows look great,and the shop picture looks very familiar. ;D God Bless
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stefan
It is 67"/65lbs at 26". 1.5 wide gradual fade to 3/4. stiff handle. Had no problem tillering (use a dust mask!!!!!) It is not that heavy but it does have some hand shock. This is the only wenge i have done so i do not think i could give you a well rounded view. I would love to try more but it is expensive. For the money you could make 5 bows. Wenge with oil on it looks really good though!
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Very nice looking stack of bows there! Glad to have you around, Congrats on the baby on the way I have a second one on the way as well in a couple weeks or so. Thanks for shareing!
Josh
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stefan
It is 67"/65lbs at 26". 1.5 wide gradual fade to 3/4. stiff handle. Had no problem tillering (use a dust mask!!!!!) It is not that heavy but it does have some hand shock. This is the only wenge i have done so i do not think i could give you a well rounded view. I would love to try more but it is expensive. For the money you could make 5 bows. Wenge with oil on it looks really good though!
I have made a couple from wenge backed with hickory. I found it 'tears' easy, the splinters burn like a son-ofa-gun, it is shocky, so you might want to tiller more of a whip end than you normally would. But it makes a very pretty bow. and I will make more I am sure. I am lucky. I can get it at a lumber yard in Colorado. 4/4 boards. So the cost is not as bad.
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congrats elktracker! It seams a lot of younger guys with kids are on this site. I thought I was the only one who waited for a baby to fall asleep so I could hide in the garage!
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;D Haha Ya I hear ya im a stay at home dad by week and work weekends so I know what you mean im always waiting for that nap time! My boy is 2 1/2 years old and he doesnt always take naps now so my time in the shop has gone down drasticly. Plus when I try to make progress in the house my wife always finds wood chips i miss when cleaning up and I get a good talking to and thats puting it lightly! ;D
Josh
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Looks good !
Welcome aboard !!
Guy
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Welcome to our community Paul. As Pat said you will fit right in with this bunch. Those are some very nice bows and staves Good detail work. Just be careful cause showing pics like that on this site may solicit a rush of people wanting to trade you out of them staves and bows and arrows and ,,, And thus sparking another madness that is a form of hoarding and collecting more wood then you can ever possibly use. :o :o :o My wife just read this and said Ah ha! I knew you were hoarding! :o :o >:D
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Welcome to the site....Great looking bows there...You will fit right in around here...looking forward to seeing more of your work..
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Yes Sir,
Welcome, Nice looking Wood you have there.
I too have a lot of Baby Duty... but it washes off... :)
-gus
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Welcome,looks like a bunch of good stuff. :) :) a man can't have to much stuff. :) :) :)
Pappy