Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Stickhead on June 25, 2016, 02:31:24 pm
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Hi, Y'all,
Here's my latest, which is also my first recurve. I decided I wanted a fishing bow to use on my kayak. So I needed it to be shortish and lighter than my hunting bows. Also, I wanted it to be a take-down so I can throw it in a suitcase for vacations to the beach.
This was a board I found in a local lumber store, that had remarkably straight grain for Osage. I followed the grain the best I could to minimize run-off, so it has some slight bends here and there. After breaking a couple of limbs from this same board, I decided I needed to back it. I've had good luck with using Grey Triggerfish skin for backing material. It's light as a feather, practically indestructible, and I can get it for free from a seafood market. Besides, it seemed a fitting backing for a fishing bow.
I used dry heat to bend in the recurves, glued down layers of fish skin, and mated the two limbs with a metal sleeve. After wrestling with some twist and bends, I finally got it lined up and bending to my satisfaction. I added a swede wrap, a sliver of purpleheart for a strike plate, and nothin' fancy tips.
It's 60.5" N-N, and 40# @ 26", which is just about right for fishing, I figure. It shoots nicely, and I'm looking forward to chasing some carp and rays with it this summer.
Cheers,
...Tom
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Very nice first recurve and the triggerfish skins look great! Well done. 8)
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wow, what a great lookin bow, the skins ,the bend. I love everything about it. nice work.
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wow thats nice congrats :)
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Very nice work!
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Nice job looks great, looking forward to seeing some posts on your fishing.👍
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That's just to darn cool. Is triggerfish from the ocean or are they fresh water?
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Good looking bow and the trigger fish skins look great
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Awesome job! Those skins look very good with that Osage.
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Nice work! Love the way the skins look.
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Those skins are the icing on the cake, beautiful work, and it looks amazingly well done for a first recurve.
Nice! 👍
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Like this one a bunch! Nicely done.
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Don't get much tougher than trigger skin. Great idea and she looks awesome.
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Super job 8)
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Thanks for the kind words, guys!
Gutshot - Triggerfish is a salt water bottom fish found all over the East coast. Tastes like snapper - yummy!
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Really nice job stickhead.The bow and the skins there.So is it just one layer of fish skin then?
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That is a very nicely done bow. I love the skins too.
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Sweet bow! Be careful, recurves are highly addictive
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Thanks, guys!
Beadman - I used one layer of skins, overlapped slightly. I've only had one Tfish-backed bow break - an ERC that was really pushing the limits. It broke where two skins met. I think two layers overlapped to cover the seams would hold just about anything together. These critters have some really tough skin. I've seen scars on them from Cudas or Sharks that couldn't cut through their hide.
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Very cool!,
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Very freakin nice bow.
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NICE ! Bob
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Looks very nice, beautiful work and I love the skins. :)
Pappy
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Really nice man. I dig the skins, the overlaps looks like a fancy cowboy shirt or something.
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Nice recurve. Those skins are unique and attractive, I like the look of 'em.