Author Topic: 2015 Primitive Archer bow trade works in progress (Read 372852 times)

KellyG · « **Reply #75 on:** February 11, 2015, 11:14:40 pm »

well looks like folks have gotten a good jump on their bows. Still have to pick out my stave. Hickory pyramid or an Osage American longbow?

lebhuntfish · « **Reply #76 on:** February 11, 2015, 11:21:04 pm »

Either would be cool Kelly. I've never built a pyramid bow so I couldn't say. But I love me an American flat bow! Patrick

Drewster · « **Reply #77 on:** February 12, 2015, 06:23:31 pm »

About one more hour of work and I'll have a good back established on my hickory billets......making progress.

Accipiter · « **Reply #78 on:** February 12, 2015, 07:27:26 pm »

Some nice looking billets there, and a nice looking shop! jealous of all that space, an apartment is no place to make bows (or anything else for that matter).

JonW · « **Reply #79 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:22:25 pm »

Nice looking stave Patrick. I have some advice and you may already be aware. In the pic where you are holding the stave be conscious of having to move the side with the sharp angle over closer to the middle of the stave. You can run out of belly thickness if you don't. I see a killer bow in there.

lebhuntfish · « **Reply #80 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:27:42 pm »

Your absolutely right John! Found that out the hard way a couple of times!

Nice hickory drewster! Patrick

sleek · « **Reply #81 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:25:19 pm »

Mammoth tusk for tip overlays. Most of this is delaminating inside and no good for anything but the outside is hard and I will laminate it to buffalo horn so not much is needed.

duke3192 · « **Reply #82 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:32:13 pm »

You would think that being retired you would have lots of time for hobbies, fellows, DON'T become the family handyman, I've spent most of this week working on other peoples problems and most were just common sense and stop and think for a moment.

Drewster · « **Reply #83 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:43:50 pm »

Thanks fellows. That hickory came out of a 110 year old tree that fell in the neighborhood a year ago......nice windfall :-)

JoJoDapyro · « **Reply #84 on:** February 12, 2015, 10:44:26 pm »

I've posted about plan A, here is B. I didn't violate a ring did I?

lebhuntfish · « **Reply #85 on:** February 12, 2015, 11:11:10 pm »

Looks pretty good Jo! Looks like a clean back to me! I think the only backing you need is air!

Patrick

JoJoDapyro · « **Reply #86 on:** February 12, 2015, 11:28:02 pm »

Haha. Here is the whole thing. Sinew this weekend. Dang phone. I fixed it once. Sorry it is upside down.

DavidV · « **Reply #87 on:** February 13, 2015, 09:08:23 pm »

Knew I'd regret not getting in one this, great looking bows so far

JoJoDapyro · « **Reply #88 on:** February 14, 2015, 07:35:11 pm »

About 10 hours spent on bows today. A bit on the takedown, trying to figure out my sleeve. Just over 7 hours on the juniper. Processed 3 ounces of back sinew, and applied 1 ounce. This is plan B

lebhuntfish · « **Reply #89 on:** February 14, 2015, 10:20:16 pm »

Not bad Jojo not bad at all! Patrick

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