Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jodocus on February 03, 2013, 10:44:34 am
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Got a day off everything, the sun came out, so I finished and shot this cutie. How enjoyable ;D but I'll have an aching shoulder tomorrow :P
Black locust, mostly sapwood, actually the first ring that would start to darken a tad, 52" tip to tip, 61# @ 26", 14.5 ounces mass, about 1" reflex. Leather rings as nocks, turquise and goshawk feathers to dress up.
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"52" tip to tip, 61# @ 26", 14.5 ounces mass, about 1" reflex"
That took some masterfull tillering......... makes me want to take a swing at Black Locust :)
Well done!!!!
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Got a piece of black locust u got me wanting to start on now love it :D
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Thats an awesome bow. That is one of my favorite designs. Some nice character on it to.
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Man o Man you pulled that off nicely Jodocus. Sweet bow, can I ask how wide are your limbs at their widest? Have you left the sapwood
on black locust before with success? I've wanted to leave sapwood on locust bows but have been afraid to try it. Spent about 2-3 hours
each drawknifing sapwood and chasing a ring on two black locust staves the last couple days, hard work on dry locust. :)
Great looking bow you did there, love it.
Greg
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Now that is a cool looking bow.
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Simply awesome! love everything about it. Congratulations
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That is awesome! The sapwood rots so easily (least here in Mo.) that I am amazed you got a great bow out of it. Great job!!! Brian
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Love these short little "simple" bows. Simple only describes the look, not the complexity in making one bend. Nice job.
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Thanks everyone, I really like how this one came out. I got alot of real short staves and I absolutely wanted to try the paddle design. This really felt thrilling several times, eg whn first bracing it...
@badly bent: You're right, working down a back on BL is true labour... I have used sapwood once on a 35 pounder, with a stave from the same batch:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=32411.0
There was simply not enough wood to go down another ring, those trees where only just forming heartwood.
The limbs are a tad over 2" (54mm) at the widest point and .4" (10mm) thick there, 1.4" (35mm) wide and .7" (18mm) thick at the handle.
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wow, just like a west coast native bow. beautiful.
handle looks wider than 1.4 inches.
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Now that lady could hunt!! 8)
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where did you come by the feathers?
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Got them off a roadkilled bird. Where I live, no restrictions apply to possesing these. None of these birds may be killed though, of course ;D
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Either the picture is fooling me, or that turquoise in the knot-fill is a really nice touch! Sweet bow and nicely dressed.
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I really like this design. Good tiller as well.
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Added a pic of the tiller to the first post.
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thats a real nice bow. well done
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Beautiful shorty,very nice work. :)
Pappy
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Sweet locust Shorty...awesome :)
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Very cool little bow! 8)
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Wow!, that is a sweet bow. I would like to know more about the tips. It looks like dry heat was used to bend them, and they dont look much thicker than the rest of the bow. I think I tend to leave too much wood in that area for fear of the recurve pulling out.
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rps3, I first cut the tips to the thickness, then I bent them with steam. I too felt they where a bit thin, they bent a little at 45#. I was afraid they might uncoil, so I toasted them good (clamped). That did the job, they keep the shape and don't seem to bend much anymore after tillering.