Showing posts with label primitive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label primitive. Show all posts

Thursday, 6 June 2013

Paint Job and Tiller Video

I've done the paint job, I'm not a great fan of painted bows but I thought I'd have a play on this one. I have some black and brown acrylic paint, so I applied those colours by massaging the paint into a length of string and pressing it onto the bow. I quite like the look, it's got a randow abstract primitive feel.
The video shows how it looks on the tiller. I think there is a slightly stiff area mid limb on the lower (left) limb, I shall go over it lightly with a scraper and be V careful not to over do it. The 50# draw weight is a good manageable weight, but anywhere between 45 and 50# suits me nicely for field shooting.
Its had a fair few arrows shot through it now, so I'll do a little work getting the grip more comfortable and tweaking the arrow pass too.
These changes will be very small as it shoots fast and clean. I might try it through the chrono to.

Friday, 30 September 2011

Finishing

The final finishing, minor tiller adjustments, sanding and narrowing the tips and shooting it in with 50 arrows or so has lost a few pounds draw weight so it's nearer 40# now. Some of that may be due to my shaping the handle which allows it to sit a bit lower on the tiller (I havn't bothered to adjust the rule). It seems to be shooting sweeter now and grouping really well, normally if I group the first 3 arrows I then loose it, but this bow just keeps banging them in the same spot. I'll shoot it at the club on Sunday and post a few more pics.