Author Topic: Northern Community Bow (Read 148943 times)

Dano · « **Reply #210 on:** March 02, 2007, 08:06:47 pm »

Keenan, those points look deadly!! Nice work.

Keenan · « **Reply #211 on:** March 02, 2007, 10:08:56 pm »

Thanks Dano, Still need to work the bases and notch and fine tune them a little. Keenan

Gordon · « **Reply #212 on:** March 02, 2007, 10:29:38 pm »

Wow Keenan, I didn't know you knapped. Those look great.

jamie · « **Reply #213 on:** March 04, 2007, 06:14:29 am »

very nice . i was just looking at the pics again and i swear i have the same set of points downstairs. your points are identical to the way i do mine. again, very good work. peace

Keenan · « **Reply #214 on:** March 04, 2007, 11:27:08 am »

Jamie, Got the arrows and quiver yesturday,opened them up and then I had to wipe the drool off the box,,,you have some serious talent Bro.
Evryone who saw them said the same thing. WOW !!!
I won't be able to do anything on the for a day or two. We have a big hole opened up in our deck to put in a hot tub that a friend gave us. Keenan

mnewcomb59 · « **Reply #215 on:** March 04, 2007, 03:20:29 pm »

You get that bow yet?

Keenan · « **Reply #216 on:** March 04, 2007, 03:50:27 pm »

Not yet Matt, I'll let ya know when it shows. Keenan

mnewcomb59 · « **Reply #217 on:** March 04, 2007, 03:55:07 pm »

Ok thanks.

jamie · « **Reply #218 on:** March 04, 2007, 04:00:48 pm »

glad you like em. if i ever finish this kitchen i'll send ya aset. peace

Keenan · « **Reply #219 on:** March 05, 2007, 06:19:51 pm »

Matt, I got the bow today. Looks real nice. It dose look like the tips alignment is off slightly. so I'll probably start there. Do we want horn tips or zebra or any other prefrenecs?

Keenan

Keenan · « **Reply #220 on:** March 05, 2007, 07:46:05 pm »

Ok here are the befor and after of the string alignment. Looks dead on now but I'll leave it sit till tomarrow and see if everything is still the same. Keenan

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Dano · « **Reply #221 on:** March 05, 2007, 09:48:26 pm »

Nice job Keenan, you made it look like majic.

mnewcomb59 · « **Reply #222 on:** March 05, 2007, 11:39:33 pm »

Nice job Keenan. You did a better job than I could have done. Can I see another picture of that press? How long did you steam the handle?

Keenan · « **Reply #223 on:** March 06, 2007, 12:53:44 am »

Thanks Dano and Matt,
Matt I used dry heat and the long wood vice on the end of my work bench. I just lay a piece of leather in it to protect the wood against the center screw. I heated the handle areaslowly with a heat gun then I placed some rubber strips at the fades then some thicker rubber in the center opposite side of the handle.Tightened the vice untill just a hair past straight and let it cool for a few hours.
That extra wide wood vice works great for that and it does make it easier the trying to hold everything just right.
BTW your tiller job looks great !! Did you shoot it at all ? Keenan

mnewcomb59 · « **Reply #224 on:** March 06, 2007, 01:44:50 am »

I shot it a little. It seemed that the arrows went right where i was looking. That was probably because the way the string was tracking made it pretty much center shot.

If you look, there is a little positive or negative tiller, depending on which limb is up. A few scrapes will bring it even if you want so you can flip the limbs. I might have marked which limb I was using as the top. I can't remember. I tried to leave the tips as blocky as possible so you can shape them how you want. I only rounded them minimally so I could string it easier.

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