Primitive Archer

My son has really taken an interest in my self bow making - not to the point that he wants to do it himself, but he really thinks its cool that I do.
He asked me if I could make him a bow and some primitive arrows to hang on the wall as a display, with the bow strung. So, I know if I string a self bow and leave it that way for the foreseeable future the bow is going to be toast. But, will it stay in the strung state and look OK on the wall indefinitely, or will the limbs continue to weaken, with more and more set and take on a weird shape?  I have a bow that came in way under weight and not my best effort, but it has a good shape that would be a good candidate.  Any suggestions?

I'm fine either way, wait or ship now.  Doesn't matter. 

I guess I don’t know what Ryan actually said, but I agree with Badger.

Spine is very important for any bow.

Like Tuomo said. Bare shaft test. It will really open your eyes.

Honestly I feel that the type of hunting we do it is possibly even more important. We need good penetration and efficient arrow flight. We need an arrow that straightens out very quickly for close up shots.

I have a lot of respect for Ryan. As stated he is a very capable primitive hunter. I know he has done testing of many different primitive weapons, points and techniques.

I could be wrong but I’m guessing he was misunderstood.

As long as you have perfect arrow flight bare shaft. Spine isn’t important

Bjrogg

Nice work BJ. Always loved seeing your bows at the Marshall Rendezvous.

Hamish, I enjoy the short ones too. Maybe because I am pretty short myself. My normal draw is only a few inches longer than I’m drawing this one and it seems like I can shoot pretty well at a 20” draw. I can anchor at my chin.

Thanks Burnsie. I’m in the thumb of Michigan. Dave is kinda on the way to Arvin’s for me. I actually took three days traveling to Arvins

I stopped by Bob Barnes in Arkansas to.

Was a good trip. On the way home we stopped in Clarksville to see a high school buddy of mine and meet up with pappy. I was there for the blizzard of 25. Really enjoyed our trip.

Thanks pappy. I would say it shouldn’t take long to finish it up, but I tend to shoot them awhile before I finish them.

Bjrogg