Challenge bow thread

[Marc St Louis]

how about a backpack or quiver bow, no takedowns no backers, a short bow that can easily be transported in a quiver or backpack, hunting weight selfbow, at least 22" draw, 45# should be more than enough

Made one of those about 20 years ago.  It was HHB about 36" long and pulled somewhere around 40#.  Can't remember where it went now

[PEARL DRUMS]

I like that. What are you thinking? 40-42" ttt max?

[PatM]

The backpack bow challenge was already a thread on here.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,6409.0.html

[bubby]

that's what I was thinking pearl maybe even 44"ttt
pat I never saw that post, i'll check it out

[bubby]

not the same challenge Pat, they were backing most of them and could be longer than 44"ttt
42"ttt sounds doable to me pearl, how about the rest of ya

[Badger]

  I won't usually make a bow I have no use for but I will very often make bows that have a high risk of failure. If a bow had flight potential I can get someone else to shoot it even if I can't draw it myself. The 135# recurve Mark suggested I figure as a very high risk of failure, if I don't make it by the second try I probably won't go for a 3rd, definitely not a 4th try.

[PatM]

not the same challenge Pat, they were backing most of them and could be longer than 44"ttt
42"ttt sounds doable to me pearl, how about the rest of ya

 The original rules called for no sinew and 40 inches long.
 I have a 42" elm with slight recurves in the basement right now. Powerful little shooter.

[bubby]

seems these were the original rules, not unbacked just no sinew, not quite what I was thinking at 42"ttt and 45#




 

Re: Backpack bow challenge!

« Reply #43 on: April 02, 2008, 07:56:19 pm »

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Ok! Lets define the rules:

1) One peice bow. No take downs! (We want to push our limits!)
2) Bow must be less than 40" long and/or conceilable in your pack and not interfeer with your hiking.
3) No sinew! (Yep! You got it. Its a challenge!) Reason is that sinew will react to moisture and when you hike in incliment weather or cross a stream its going to get wet no matter what ya do.
4) Any material any backing goes. As long as its not sinew!
5) Bow must be strong enough to take a deer with.
6) Draw length as long as you can get away with. (Sound good to all of you?)
7) Must show a picture of bow after its built and show it strung, unstrung and concealed. Bonus - Go get a deer with it durring hunting season or any other game! 

Bonus #2 !!! See if you can make one that can be strung all day and still be hidden in your pack or carry container!

How do those sound?

Justin, sorry it's backed with sinew but I do like it! Looks like a blast to shoot and fun to make!

Yankee, I made 3 and only one came through but the one that did is sweet.

[mikekeswick]

How about a 50lb bow from willow? Say 62ntn?

Or a spaghetti bow?
Have to be careful not to bend it pasta point of no return
Del

Very good. 

[mikekeswick]

Also I really do fancy a crack at trying a very heavy static. Mind there's heavy then there's 135# heavy.....
Badger - do you know someone who could flight shoot it at one of your competitions? Like I said i'm tempted but I'd be a whole lot more tempted if I knew it was going to be shot! I'd be using bamboo/ipe.....probably using kerf cuts for the recurves and glue them in...or some naturally curved pieces.

[Del the cat]

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7) Must show a picture of bow after its built ... concealed.
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Errrr picture of it concealed     
Maybe like this south paw invisible bow.
Del

[Badger]

  Mike, 135# might be hard to find a shooter for, especially a recurve with high early draw weight. Might have to ship it off to europe.

[JoJoDapyro]

I can't wait until I have a few under my belt and can actually attempt to make something other than just one that will shoot.

[NeolithicMan]

Bubby, I like them rules, I like this challenge, I have a good piece of osage for this... as soon as my trade bow and other projects are finished up im on this one, are we saying 45# for draw weight?

[Marc St Louis]

  I won't usually make a bow I have no use for but I will very often make bows that have a high risk of failure. If a bow had flight potential I can get someone else to shoot it even if I can't draw it myself. The 135# recurve Mark suggested I figure as a very high risk of failure, if I don't make it by the second try I probably won't go for a 3rd, definitely not a 4th try.

I wouldn't say a high risk of failure Steve.  Maybe a high risk of it not coming out as wanted though, especially on the first attempt.

The bow I posted was 63" long with limbs just under 1 1/2" wide and pulled 60# @ 28"., I know that bow can be pulled at least another 1".  Add 50% to the width and that gives the bow 90# @ 28".  It wouldn't take that much extra thickness to make that 135#.  Now that I think about it a 3/16" thick backing may be too thick.