Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: AH on June 12, 2013, 12:27:04 am
-
Well, it was an experiment.
I had this 3/4" by 3/4"/46" board sitting in the corner of the shop. I decided to do something with it--so I made a kid's molly bow! ;D
it's 24 lbs @ 25" but....this is the special part.
That unfletched arrow shaft with the bodkin point is 32" from the nock to the base of the bodkin.
And somehow I am able to draw the bow all the way to 32 without breaking it..!!?? :o
the levers are both 6.5", and the handle area is 5" stiff.
it's great fun shooting that unfletched 1/4 lb shaft off this bow and watching it fly in this great arc...I am drawing it 32" and shooting at almost a 30 degree angle to hit the mark at 20 yards!! ;D
-
forgot to mention--this bow is maple.
-
Sweet, tiller looks great to me! Cool bow! I might of missed it, but what wood is it?
-
Nice bow, great bend on it lol. it probably survived because of the low poundage.
-
Nice bow, great bend on it lol. it probably survived because of the low poundage.
yeah, that's what I was thinking. it was my first molly though, so I made it lighter, and it's lighter than I wanted it to be also...cause dont we all know how hard it is to tiller a kid's bow...you fart and the tiller changes. I got so caught up in trying to perfect the tiller that I didn't notice the weight had dropped probably 15 pounds at least. ;D
-
It may be low weight, but that's a picture perfect tiller!
-
:o
-
Im liking this one. Awsome tiller, Im going to make a molle in the near future....hopefully :P
-
Cool!!!! :)
-
All I can say is you definitely nailed the tiller and are getting the most out of that piece of wood!!
-
Did you glue on a risor? And are the tips and handle measurements including the fades? Thanks.
-
Nice looking bow, I'd love to see a video of that 1/4 lb shaft arcing towards the target, it must be cool.
Kevin
-
Wow. Wow. Wow. Very purty... HOW IS IT SURVIVING THAT DRAW?
Low weight can break the 1/2 rule?
-
Did you glue on a risor? And are the tips and handle measurements including the fades? Thanks.
nope, it's a selfbow.
and yes measuerments include fades
-
Wow. Wow. Wow. Very purty... HOW IS IT SURVIVING THAT DRAW?
Low weight can break the 1/2 rule?
I dunno. Like I said, I'm not really sure how I managed to do this. I was very surprised when I got it all the way to 28" in the first place because the center of the board had a lot of violation at a grain swirl--that's why I had to make such a large stiff handle.
-
Wow. Wow. Wow. Very purty... HOW IS IT SURVIVING THAT DRAW?
Low weight can break the 1/2 rule?
There ain't no "rules" in bowyering...just general guidelines...the longer you make bows the more you'll figure this out....lots of strong hunting weight bows have been made that pull half or more of there length...its all bout someone executing proper design and physics..n sometimes you have a rare anomoly with wood...and sometimes folks just get lucky...and I could go on and on in great detail of all this...but I think it wood be better if you build more bows and learn it on your own first hand...;) and dont accept everything you read on the internet as the "truth"...lol :laugh:
-
Did you glue on a risor? And are the tips and handle measurements including the fades? Thanks.
nope, it's a selfbow.
and yes measuerments include fades
Thanks this is going to be my next board bow....hopefully.... However ill make mine 65" long. Im not as brave as you :P
-
And sometimes folks just get lucky..
+1
Just look at my successful longbow made from mahogany probably the worst most brittle wood possible. But still made a bow.
-
Did you glue on a risor? And are the tips and handle measurements including the fades? Thanks.
nope, it's a selfbow.
and yes measuerments include fades
Thanks this is going to be my next board bow....hopefully.... However ill make mine 65" long. Im not as brave as you :P
good luck :)
-
Front profile...the bow's limbs are 3/4" wide.
And I thought only osage could do that.... :D
-
Well for one thing, once i made a 'kids bow' that had been a bow for me but then the back ring popped off. It's still full of violations, not much set, but lightweight. I think it's EASIER to make a lighter bow with crazy dimensions, but it's still amazing how much bend you allowed the wood to have. I think with this bow it all comes down to good tillering, besides the weight.
-
Tiller looks really decent. That plus the low poundage is probably holding together. Nicely done!
Jon
-
Did you glue on a risor? And are the tips and handle measurements including the fades? Thanks.
nope, it's a selfbow.
and yes measuerments include fades
Thanks this is going to be my next board bow....hopefully.... However ill make mine 65" long. Im not as brave as you :P
good luck :)
Thanks. How thick is the working portion of the limb? Does it taper or is it all the same? Thanks
-
Parrellel width taper ;)