Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: simson on November 06, 2015, 02:54:21 pm
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If you are interested in the finished bow, go here:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,55786.0.html
Well, I always wanted a flat sinewed short osage with static tips. Finally found a suitable nice clean stave with no knots or other complications. The statics are steamed in and the whole stick got an gentle increasing reflex with the heat gun. Everything went without any problems, even string alignment was o. k.
Now for the sinew
the bow is prepared with oven cleaner spray, looks funny like something to eat:
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I let the cleaner work for about one hour, then rinse with fresh water. A lot of oily yellow stuff came out and the surface looks cool – somewhat like a giraffe
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Next step is applying thinned glue in sevarl layers
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I let it dry out over night and prepared my sinew for the first layer. The bundles are soaked in water, thickness is like a pencil. The tissue spread the water over the bundles so nothing can dry out. I leave that thing also over night.
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Here is already the next day:
Here are the tools I use, silikon gloves, comb, plastic envelope opener, polished stone and the glue
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No pics of the process of applying because of sticky gloves, but here is the result
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Ah, forgot one tool. This is an old marker with a steel wire instead of the ???(word)
with this instrument it's easy to press out excess glue.
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From time to time I control the surface, just when the upper surface is not more sticky the bow can be wrapped. I like to use rubber textile for this. After some hours the whole thing is unwrapped and the wrapped again but in opposing direction. This prevents excessiv marks of the textile rubber.
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Above is a pic showing the first unwrapping process. I repeat this about four or five times, leaving the wrapp on for some hours.
Here is a pic from the whole bow wrapped and braced backwards. The backward string is also tightened every now and then
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(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1511%20osage%20sinewed%20shorty/osage%20shorty%20nw-style%20-%2014%20von%2014_zpsxt91cong.jpg)
Well, now for the hard time waiting two weeks for the second layer.
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She's gonna be sweet, Simon. I can tell already. 8) Set her aside somewhere that you can't see her. That way you won't consider messing with her before her time. ;)
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Thanks Simson.Great build-a-long.I'll enjoy watching the master at work here.
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You need to get involved with flight shooting simpson, all you need are some arrows if you don't allready have them.
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Very nice! Thanks a bunch for sharing. It's always nice to see someone else's process. I'm always learning on pa!
Patrick
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Really appreciate these step by step build alongs! :)
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That is going to be a power house! Looking forward to seeing how it finishes out.
One question, how do you use that envelope opener in your process?
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Looks absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing. It's exactly the kind of bow I yearn to one day make.
Looking forward to seeing how it'll turn out
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Yup, another one for my bucket list.
Great build along.
Del
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She's gonna be sweet, Simon. I can tell already. 8) Set her aside somewhere that you can't see her. That way you won't consider messing with her before her time. ;)
Pat, thanks I will do so. At least for 2 weeks :)
You need to get involved with flight shooting simpson, all you need are some arrows if you don't allready have them.
Steve, I'm pretty unfamiliar with flight shooting. It's not a great thing here, only a few friends are interested in cloud shooting. I'm watching your (and Alan's) activities with interest and I'm still learning. But in future I will do more in flight shooting and bow and arrow making.
That is going to be a power house! Looking forward to seeing how it finishes out.
One question, how do you use that envelope opener in your process?
Carson, sorry for my neglect.
The bundles are soaked in glue, combed out on the stone, lifted with the opener and applied on the limb. Then pressed down with the opener until the surface is smooth. After some time when the glue begins to gel, I use the pencil with the steel wire
All others:
Thanks for your interest and comments!
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I really wanna see the finished product now!
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Great build Simon, looks like it's gonna be a sweet shooter.
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Any updates? ;_;
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sorry for that long wait guys - hope you have still interest
Here comes the next step, I've done it 2 weeks after the first. This is my second and last layer of sinew, not as much as the first.
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I preped the first layer carefully with some layers of thinned hide glue.
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Here you can see how the bow is attached to my sinewing rack. A short piece of ff, two srews and two wedges do the job.
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The bow is braced backwards like in the first sinew session
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No pics from the sinew job, because of sticky glue …., but this is how she came out after 3 days of wrapping with rubber textile
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After further 10 days I did wrappings at handle and tips. I secured the parts left and right with tape.
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After a week the sinew wrapping has cured enough to go for painting with earth pigments.
I always wanted to make a nw-coast bow. But wasn't lucky enough to get my hands on a suitable piece of yew. This bow has nothing to do with nw-coast, but it's a shorty and a good spezimen to improve my skills in nw-coast art. So forgive me when I try to do a nw – coast motive on a sinewed osage with statics. It's just an exercise …
First the whole sinewed limbs get a first layer of bright ocre
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I will try a thunderbird on one limb and a lizard on the other
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Well, the paint job turned out quite nice (at least for me :laugh:), but looks something new kinda clean. I will let cure the whole things for a couple of days and then go for finish the back with my hardening oil and rubbing in some mud and dark brown pigments. Additional sanding here and there will provide the desired used look, hopefully.
I will continue when I find the time ...
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All I got is WOW!!
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That is looking GREAT!
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That looks really cool!
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WOW is an understatement!
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Looks good Simon
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thats looking great,,nice job on the art,,, I know it will shoot well too,, :)
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Thanks for taking us through that. Amazing artwork and I bet it hits hard. Great job!
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That is a Dream Bow! what a display of art, and engineering. WOW
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many thanks for sharing this, Simon. This is a really beautiful bow an I bet she is not only an eyecatcher
congrats, Hans
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Oh wow! That came out fantastic. Thanks for sharing the whole process.
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Paint job looks good on it!
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Great work on the sinew job ....incredible job on the painting ...very 8)
DBar
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Moin Simon,
great work - I like the nw- paintings, too!
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OMG! :D
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Awsome !! Sweet !! Cant wait to hear about the final shoot.
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Really nice work so far Simon. Look forward to see it shooting. :)
Pappy
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As usual, a great job Simon! You are extraordinarily talented.
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Most impressive, Simon. Thanks for sharing your talents. Jawge
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A labor of love into this one.Extra nice job.
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Amazing work.. Beautiful as always..
Thanks Leroy
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Thanks folks for your nice compliments!
Maybe I can finish the stick this weekend, hope the raining stops a few hours to do finish pics - we will see.
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Simpson, you are the freakin' master. Beautiful as usual.