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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: IndianKid on January 15, 2015, 06:37:59 pm

Title: Help with handle/rest
Post by: IndianKid on January 15, 2015, 06:37:59 pm

Ok, I'm so bad at art... there hasn't been anything I couldn't build
If someone already drew it lol...

A few weeks/months back I saw a ton of images / drawings
of bow designs and I remember one had the handle like start from
the lower limb left side towards the upper limb right side...

I'm trying to draw what I remember but the devil is in the details
and proportions...

Anyone know where I might find images or drawings like this ?

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: huisme on January 15, 2015, 06:55:08 pm

Here's an absolutely gorgeous example!

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,48559.0.html (http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,48559.0.html)

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: osage outlaw on January 15, 2015, 07:09:22 pm

Here are some more pictures

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,47194.0.html

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: Knoll on January 15, 2015, 08:11:52 pm

Thanks, Indian, for asking the question.  Otherwise I may never have seen the beauties Hu & Outlaw pointed us to.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING & BEAUTIFUL!

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: SLIMBOB on January 15, 2015, 08:27:42 pm

Less pronounced but the same idea.  This one was naturally shaped this way as opposed to my building it  that way.  Pales in comparison to Simons.  In a BIG way.

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: Knoll on January 15, 2015, 10:08:45 pm

Elegant, Slim.  Quite elegant!

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: IndianKid on January 15, 2015, 10:23:30 pm

These are real nice !
I almost thought it was on a a holmegaard, its driving me nuts...

But I had an ah haa moment, since I dont want to build a bunch of handles out of wood
I though may be use modeling clay ! If that doesn't work, foam will be next...

SO, off to the craft store lol...

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: huisme on January 15, 2015, 11:58:45 pm

Clay or foam on what exactly? If the handle bends the dry clay is going to shatter, where the foam would be a decent built-up handle much like built cork.

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: IndianKid on January 16, 2015, 09:31:42 am

No, not on an actual bow... get a block of clay, mold it
to the shape of a comfortable doable handle, then cut, carve
and sand the bow handle to match ...

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: PatM on January 16, 2015, 10:16:20 am

Not much point in doing it twice with dissimilar materials.

Title: Re: Help with handle/rest
Post by: IndianKid on January 16, 2015, 02:03:39 pm

May be not for you, but since this will be only the second handle
I have made, I figured it would be a simple task to get a comfortable model
usiing something like clay. Once I know what I like it is a simple
matter of carving wood to match.

And, figured I'd throw out that it is a common practice in many manufacturing
processes. So, again, there may not be a point for you guys with
a ton of experience but for a new guy like me it helps.

May be others have better methods, better materials to work with, I'd be
curious to see ....