Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wizardgoat on June 26, 2014, 02:23:09 am
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I got this stave from Carson a while back, mountain Juniper, and it was mostly sapwood.
I got the limbs bending about 6 inches, flipped the tips slightly, reverse braced to 6", and laid
down one heavy layer of sinew. I had just started making bows at the time, and kinda rushed this part.
I recently tried to add some more sinew to make it look better, but it was probably a bad idea because
one limb ended up having more sinew than the other.
I reeeeeaaaaally struggled with the tiller.I just couldnt get the one heavily sinewed tips to come around like
the other one, so I'm not 100% satisfied with it, but am still stoked to have a sinewed bow.
I had heard juniper and sinew made an elastic band of a bow, and its true.
46# @ 25"
54" ttt
cherry bark grip, paduak tips
bow #8 for me. I promise I'll stop numbering them when im over 100 ;)
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The tiller looks a little 'funky' but good job ;)
If you ever get some more juniper then try to get heartwood it can take way more compression than the sapwood.
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Looks good to me,pretty wood,how does it shoot ?
Pappy
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Thanks guys.
Mike- I bought the stave online, so I geuss you get what you get.
I didnt want to mess the tiller even more and end up with a 20#
sinewed bow, im already onto my next ERC sinewed short bow.
pappy - it shoots great! Really zippy. At about 40 yards the trajectory is
straight.
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Looks like you're having fun and learning that's all that matters! I dig the look of it, as Pappy said it is a pretty wood...Juniper is my list of must do bows.
So the magic number is 100? >:D I got a ways to go as i'm a few behind you yet!
Can't wait to see the ERC!
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Pretty bow and I bet it is zippy. Do the knots go throgh to the back? Is the total weight very much in the hand?
Thanks for posting it.
Marco
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Thanks guys.
Mike- I bought the stave online, so I geuss you get what you get.
I didnt want to mess the tiller even more and end up with a 20#
sinewed bow, im already onto my next ERC sinewed short bow.
pappy - it shoots great! Really zippy. At about 40 yards the trajectory is
straight.
If you ask Carson for a more heartwood stave he would provide you with one.
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Bryce - I ordered 2 staves from him. All I asked for was juniper and he showed me many photos. He was very helpful and I have no complaints!
Both were beautiful staves, both made shootable bows.
No constructive criticism on this one? I value your opinion, good or bad.
I know the sinew job is ugly though haha
Marco - I'll weigh it tonight. Juniper seems to be very light, and its ny shortest bow yet
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And ya, the knots went through to the back, but they seemed solid. The other stave I had to dig them out and fill
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Ryan, That is a sweet bow. Looks zippy. That sinew job looks pretty good to me.
Glad those staves made bows for you. Just a friendly reminder, there were two staves in the lot that had lots of heartwood, but you selected two others. You get what you choose ;)
Judging by your pics, the sapwood is working with sinew quite nicely. That unbraced profile looks nice.
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Marco - it weighs just under a pound at 15.80 oz.
Carson - thanks again for the staves, the unbraced profile is probably why i posted it. Thanks to the sinew, its my first bow thats held relex.
For the record, I havent said anything negative about the staves, or the sapwood content! i just mentioned it was mostly sapwood,
sapwood under compression seems fine to me!
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Man you have the best backdrops. Must be a great day just to be out there ;)
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Very nice bow WG, keep 'em coming. I enjoy seeing your bows, no two are alike but all are nicely made and all of them
have a cool style about them.
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Soy- thank you, I'm lucky to live here.
Badly bent - thanks for the kind words. I'm having lots of fun!
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Thats a really pretty bow you got there! I'm not one to judge how well executed your design is, but I like the design itself a lot, definitely seems zippy too!
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One of my favorite combos, looking like a shooter to me. The Cherry bark handle is a nice contrast to the wood.