Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Kegan on January 03, 2008, 07:44:11 pm
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I did it- I converted another ;)! My brotehr started out as just a gun guy, then glass laminated trad bows. But these bows broke/became too light, so he went to buy one and gave up because it caost way too much for a bow that didn't meet his needs.
So he made one ;D!
I helped him just a little on the tips, basic dimensions, heta treating, and initial tillering, but he did the rest completely on his own.
The details: Hickory, 66" long, 2" wide, 1 1/2" fades and a 4 1/2" grip. The limbs are slightly offset, making it center shot (on purpose, which is better than I've ever done :D). 60# at 26". It has a colonial maple stain, and floor wax finish. Red Boleta overlays, squirrel skin grip plate. It was a little light, as he had take off too much during the initial floor tillering, but luckily the wood was still slightly green, so we cooked it, reflexed it, and heat treated the belly. He flipped the tips, but most pushed out when reflexing. There is less than an inch of string follow. I'm very proud of him, namely of because how htis bow shoots. Even with a heavy paracord string and 800+ grain arrows, it can still shoot at 30 yards with minimal elevation- and he can shoot it well. He's very pleased with it, and hopes to get something with it next season :).
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Good job on bringing him to the light. The bow looks pretty darn good. It looks like it might be a little heavy now, he seems to be straining. I sure hope he don't get all that hair caught in the string. :o ;D Justin
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Thanks Justin ;D! He's really enjoying it (it doesn't make a sound- his 60# recurve sounded like you were hitting it against a refrigerator... not that we know what that sounds like ;)). I'm not too worried about him straining, he can handle most of my 75# bows ;D. The hair that gets caught on the string will work as a silenccer ;D.
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;D Nice work Kegan!, The Bow Gods will grant you many karma brownie points.. ;) I really like that fur patch..don't know why? ;) :P
Rich
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nice one! your bro ahs the same type of hair as I do! only mine is orange ::)
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Well done guys, always room for more converts eh. Gotta ask are they puttin steroids in the milk these days.
You guys like em heavy huh. And ya really should give PatB his toupee back ;D >:D
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Rich- I'm trying to convince my brother that not all bows are this easy, but he seems set on maing more anyway ;D (he's got another drying right now ;)). You probably like the fur because it's tree rat ;D!
Finnish Native- His hair is "oranger" in real life. I used to call him "the goldilocks who ATE the three bears" ;D
DanaM- Thanks Dana ;D! He is more sensible than I am- he likes them at 60-65# for hunting. And I keep telling him he could turn his hair into a wicked fur hat :D !
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Squirrel skin...who'da thunk it. When I was going to school, I had a squirrel tail taped to my radio antenna. ;D
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Good job to both you and your brother. In about 27 days, we'll look at it during Jan Self Bow of the Month consideration.
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Tell your brother nice job,he done well,for any bow much less his first,and congrats
to you for bringing more over,he is probably hooked now for sure.If it was a little green
if you put in a good dry place it will surprise how much weight it will pick up when
it really gets dry.I have had some like that and not knowing they were a little green ,put
them in the hot box for a week or 2 and when I got back on them they would pick 5 to 10 lbs.
I don't think you get all the moisture out by cooking it alone.Nice job. :)
Pappy
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That's a great job on his first bow and good to have another converted to wood bows!
Alan
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Great primitive bow ;D
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great looking bow....nice job for his first...Steve
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Good job on his first bow, and glad you were able to sway him over to the selfbow way of archery. ;)
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Thanks guys ;D! He's working on a new one- a 68" D bow, somehting like the ones I've been building. He found a perfect stave in the pile, he's just letting it dry right now. He wants to make arrows in the meantime ;D!
Pappy- We put it in the stave-dryer and it went up, but the limbs were pretty thin, so we relfexed it. Came out right at weight. After some of my bows coming out way light I knew several ways to help him ;)! That, and it took some set, being green and all :-X.
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looks good, nice tiller.. always room for one more- Ryan
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Looks good-almost has a Holmegaard-ish profile and tiller.
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Very nice bow Your brother looks like Finnish native.
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Your Bro done good.I especialy like the knocks.
Did that squirrels fate come from one of your arrows Kegan.
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Your Bro done good.I especialy like the knocks.
Did that squirrels fate come from one of your arrows Kegan.
Thanks guys :). Nah, he wanted to use the skin from one of the squirrels he got with his single-barrel 12. Maube next year though ;).
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I still say that its Pat's toupee ;D
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I'd agree it looks like a fine job, I like the fur on the handle
VB
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Yep, another victim :). Cool bow! Let the journey begin ;D.
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Keegan, whats your brothers name? Welcome to the tribe "Keegans Brother" . We cannot have too many guys that are learning the way of crafting the wooden bow. I think if we can keep it alive mankind will be better for it. I understand wanting to shoot a little heavier bow in the 60-65 range. I started out with a 45 and am shooting a 60 right now and the arrow trajectory is flatter. I realize as we get older or shoot less that it is harder to do that but for now thats a good weight range for me as well. I also found that it requires I be more mechanically sound with my form, therefore increasing my accuracy. Just so long as it isn't such a strain that its no longer fun. Danny
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Kyle, my brotehr, has definately gotten the bug. He started reading some of my books, Hunting the Hard Way and the TBB's :). He also set up his own account for PA ;D!
He'll be able to submit his own bow next time ;).
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Your bro Kyle did great! I wish my first bow had been this fine.
And the hair is cool - maybe Finnish Native's dobbelganger :)
Dane
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Cool bow.Your brothers gonna have a new addiction.At least its a addiction.tradrick
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:D :D :D ;D ;D haha
I should post more. Kegan is just a MACHINE when it comes to making bows. I really like the twists in the upper limb 8)
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Good job on that one. Looks like a real slammer
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Thanks guys :).
Finnish Native- Everytime I finish a bow I come up with another idea that I want to test out... suddenly I'm building another one :o! I have very little control over it :). But maybe with my brother using the shop to build his bows, I might be forced ot slow down- otherwise all the trees on our property are in danger :).
I've also got another kid at school into bow building. I lent him my copy of The Bent Stick. I fully plan on "infecting" everyone around me ;D!
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Partners in crime ;D
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i like holmegaards. yours looks good