Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: lukelawrence171 on February 08, 2016, 04:34:47 pm
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After a break I've finally gotten back to bow making and I can say I'm so glad I decided not to give it up, I finally made a bow worth taking hunting, it actually has the best feel out of any bow ive made before and the second I let go of that first arrow I knew it was right, I just had that feeling. I haven't posted anything in a while because of school and things but I figured why not , the only thing I could say bad about this bow is the way the glue lines came out on the tip overlays and the tiller is slightly off but it pulls and shoots even so its good enough for me , id love any criticism or feedback yall have to offer !. its a 55 # @28 osage selfbow with just enough curves ! :o :o really wish I could add more pics :(
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Hay that's a awesome looking bow you got there. Keep it up
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Nice job, it will get the job done hunting. ;)
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Nice grip, looks comfy.
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:)) thanks guys and yea it really is comfy
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You did a fine job with that piece of 'sage. And. I like that grip, also.
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Hey man, u knocked that one outta the park. The work in the grip is saweet. Like the overlays as well. Coulda brought the outer 3rds of the limbs around more, but hey i like it. Nice stik😊
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Ideally, the limbs should bend a little less in the inner thirds and more in middle.
I think the glue lines at the overlays look fine. Handle is nice too, though this type of bow usually behaves better with pressure at the heel of the hand, rather than at the web of the thumb. Your handle is more a of a recurve style.
It's great when a bow shoots well and feels good in hand. You are properly pleased with that. Thanks for giving us a look.
Jim Davis
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Nice work on that crooked stick! Gotta love osage.
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That's a good looking bow!
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very nice ....good work....I bet it shoots well...
dave
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Fine looking bow
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I agree with what a couple others have said...outer mid-limb (outer 3rd) seems a bit stiff and needs more bend. Other than that, nice bow. It is a real good feeling to cross that barrier of finaly making a bow that is pleasing to shoot. When it happened to me, I fully realized that I really could make a bow that could compete with modern bows, and I no longer needed the fiberglass, just wood from the forest. Now go shoot a deer this fall with that thing.
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How do we know it needs more mid limb bend when we haven't seen it un-braced? He could have 3" of mid limb reflex in it for all we know, that would make his tiller perfect.
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Very nice! I like it, and your right just enough curves!
Patrick
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How do we know it needs more mid limb bend when we haven't seen it un-braced? He could have 3" of mid limb reflex in it for all we know, that would make his tiller perfect.
I wish I was allowed to add more pictures the bow had a large amount of natural reflex in the limbs but in the tillering stages I took a lot of it out and it seemed to even the limbs up nut it still took set with about 1" of reflex and I just couldn't take any more out of the limbs , it was shooting too nice and was at the perfect draw, so I just left it
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and also thankyou all for the feedback!! The next bow ill do which I'm going to be starting soon, ill try and get the tiller perfect this time then maybe I will never even want to shoot one of those fancy fiberglass bows again :)) still being only 17 I have a lot to learn and plenty of time :)
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Well done Luke, that's a great bow.
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Luke, Pearldrums made a good point that the tiller may be perfect, depending on what the bow looks like when unbraced. I did jump to the conclusion that it would be about straight when unbraced.
I should have asked for an unbraced image. I'm one of the ones who used to advance the point Pearly presented. :(
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Good looking bow! It's always nice to see you younger fellows building bows.
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Nice job, looks like a shooter to me. :)
Pappy
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Nice work! Those stiff outer limb osage bows will send a heavy hunting arrow down range like nobody's business, and they draw smooth all the way back. Very nice work!
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Luke, Pearldrums made a good point that the tiller may be perfect, depending on what the bow looks like when unbraced. I did jump to the conclusion that it would be about straight when unbraced.
I should have asked for an unbraced image. I'm one of the ones who used to advance the point Pearly presented. :(
No you were for the most part right the bow only has a slight amount of reflex in the upper limbs due to the natural curve of the stave, I had it pulling evenly and I was just scared to take any more off to even the tiller because I knew I would loose too much weight and not be able to hunt with it.
Thanks so much guys!! It really makes me want to keep making bows getting all this feedback I'm so excited to start the next one :))
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Oh and I totally forgot that you can comment pictures here these might help, I have been shooting this bow a lot and its holding shape a lot better than any others ive made before mainly due to the face that I normally tend to make bows with the limbs two rounded ans they never hold shape but this one is defiantly getting the job done