Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ajooter on April 12, 2025, 08:28:43 pm
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I had a 'nice' clean piece of hickory....other then the fact that it had 90 degrees of propeller twist in it from one end to the other. I roughed the bow down to a decent floor tiller and then set out to try and get it straightened out. I was able to clamp one end to my caul and lever the rest of the limb down to the caul. I used dry heat that I administered with a continuous brushing of avocado oil. I was able to do this to both sides and then I repeated the process to get a deeper heat treating and a little more reflex. I only ended up with an inch and a half or so when I was done. From here the rest is history! The bow tillered out nicely and I was able to get it finished relatively quickly. I finished the belly in steel wool and vinegar dye and the back in a combination of various leather dyes. The tip overlays are poplar and oak. Handle is vegetable tanned leather dyed red. It holds a half inch or so of reflex when unstrung. I had made a bow for a friend when I initially got back into making bow and I told him I would get him another one to hunt with this upcoming fall. I tried to take a bunch of pics along the way I hope you like it. Here is a link to the youtube short I made for this bow: https://youtube.com/shorts/3zvLoiyKx0Y?si=n8mDYLzUob0DmOgn
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Looks great. I’ve got some hickory I’ve thought about burning that has that same propeller twist. Guess I’ll have to keep it now after seeing this..
Good job 👍
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Looks good, nice work!
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Nice job getting the twist out, good looking bow. :)
Pappy
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Thank you fellas! Makes me rethink some of the staves i didnt use in the past.