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I accidentally dropped this stave on its limb tip, causing a crack to run up the limb several inches. I wasn’t going to add tip overlays to this bow, I was going to use pin nocks. This crack has changed that plan. I flattened the backs of each limb tip and glued on a red oak overlay. The overlay was roughly shaped and is ready for string grooves.
I cut out and added muskrat string silencers to several bows yesterday. Slice, splice, twist and shoot!
Here is my first attempt at painting the rawhide of a pyramid bow. Not patterned or styled from a coastal tribe, but red/blue/green were popular. I just picked something simple and went with it.
Today I worked on two different bows. The first is this maple paddle bow. I drew on the front profile and used my draw knife to remove the bulk of the wood. Next, I roughed out the thickness of the limbs and riser. I intend to make a bulbous handle, so that’s how I shaped it. This stave will require a bit of time on the form to straighten it out.
I finished painting my second bow. Inspired by a simple design from a museum relic. The pattern was simple to draw. It is easily customizable by changing angles, dimensions and of course, colors.
Paddle bow (#193): The handle has been shaped and is pretty close to being finished. I have to glue on a small arrow shelf and begin shooting in the tiller.
Mulberry Mollegabet; I have wrapped the crack at the fade with sinew. I am going to wrap the lower limb fade with sinew as well to balance the bow out.
I wrapped the limb tip levers with sinew, where the rawhide terminates. I suppose they look fine.
Maple paddle bow: This 66” bow has survived its first 100 arrows. The tiller is settled in and didn’t require any tweaking. I gave the bow a rough sanding with 150 & 220 and called it good. I prefer to leave a bit of cambium on the limbs; I like the way it looks. This bow will be a loaner or a give away. With the lateral crack in the limb, I wont sell it because it’s not a good representation of my work. I applied some dark walnut stain and a few coats of tung oil. Then I used a rough looking piece of deer leather to wrap the handle. Came in at 47# @ 30” draw.
