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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« on: July 11, 2017, 07:34:11 pm »
Howdy gang,

Thought you might like to see this lilac bow, as it's wicked narrow but still packs a wallop; a testament to the quality of lilac as a bow wood. I've shot it at least 100 times and it's smooth and fast.  (AT) It's made from a 1" diameter shoot that was growing in the middle of a large bush.

As for the arrow, it works great but isn't much to look at. I made the shaft from a Doug Fir board using a homemade jig on my bandsaw. Got the feathers from the craft store and they're fletched with sinew. The point is a masonry nail held on with pex pipe (not very primitive I know).  It's a start though!

Bow...

64" ttt
60# at 27" (Didn't expect to get that much weight from the shoot at all)
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2017, 07:34:55 pm »
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2017, 07:42:34 pm »
Nice looking BOW!
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Offline DC

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2017, 08:09:01 pm »
Nice bend, I like that one.
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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2017, 08:20:13 pm »
Nail arrowheads are how the aboriginals here in Taiwan do their arrows...at least for the last 80 years or so. Sort of funny to see considering how primitive their bows are, but it sort of makes sense to use and fits well with the bamboo shafting they are using.
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Offline ksnow

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2017, 08:29:43 pm »
Very cool. Nice bend on that piece. I am going to have to keep an eye out for a suitable piece of lilac. Every old farmhouse around here has a row of lilac bushes in the yard.  Nice job on the arrow, not "ancient" primitive, but modern "abo".

Kyle
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2017, 08:33:15 pm »
Pretty cool lilac bow and nice bend
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2017, 08:38:35 pm »
Thanks for looking guys. Limbit, that's interesting about the nails. I'm going to look around for a more primitive way to fasten them on.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2017, 11:13:37 pm »
Nice looking bow!  I can see the headlines now "Middle shoots missing from Lilian bushes all over town, no suspects, but many smiling bowyers noticed"!   Might try a pine tar/pitch glue with a sinew wrap for the point.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2017, 07:53:46 am »
Quote from: Hawkdancer on July 11, 2017, 11:13:37 pm
Nice looking bow!  I can see the headlines now "Middle shoots missing from Lilian bushes all over town, no suspects, but many smiling bowyers noticed"!   Might try a pine tar/pitch glue with a sinew wrap for the point.
Hawkdancer

lol. thanks for the point idea!
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Offline leonwood

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2017, 08:08:27 am »
Nice bow! And good drawweight for such a small stick!
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2017, 08:57:07 am »
Very nice lilac bow and the poundage from it too.Drying it as touchy as plum wood?You've done quite a few different type woods by now.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2017, 12:37:13 pm »
Cool little lilac bow and great weight for such a small stave.
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Offline Hans H

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2017, 12:48:01 pm »
cool and nice bow, many pounds for that little stick, like it
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Lilac sliver and first ever arrow
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2017, 07:40:14 pm »
Gotta give it to lilac. Don't think I could have gotten the 60# from such a sliver with many other types of wood.

Ed, lilac is indeed touchy. I pulled the bark off the shoot, roughed it out, slathered some school glue on the back and ends and clamped her down. No checks!  :OK
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