Well after spending countless hours on the Bowyers bench and searching every thread that I could find here along with many other resources and a ton of help from The Gang I have managed to finish my primitive setup for the upcoming bow season.
Osage character bow pulling 47# at 28" that I finished about a month ago.
Tonkin cane shafts with turkey feather and goose feather fletching from birds that I took. Stone heads made by one of our own, Bill Skinner And A nice simple plains style quiver made by me from deer skin.
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Wish me luck guys it should be a journey in it's self.
I will also be hunting with my Striker slapstick but I really hope to get a chance at the big boy I seen last year and have seen this year as well with this rig.
Stiks
Awesome...good luck
Nice looking set-up :thumbsup:
Stiks.
Good luck with that set up. To me it's the ultimate challenge. I really like the equipment you've made. One of my goals in the not so distant future. I hope. Any harvest with primitive equipment is truly a trophy. Thanks for sharing.
Magnus
Good lookin' gear, now go get'em.. :thumbsup:
That is an awesome looking set up. Simple and effective. I hope to be using the same kind of equipment next year or the year after.
That looks like a great set up. It takes alot of work to get a full set up made,you been busy for sure. I'm still collecting staves for this winter. Maybe next year for me.
Very cool looking setup. Good luck and good hunting.
Very nice set up you have there sir, Good luck & take lots of pics of the hunt.
Good luck! Great looking setup!
You putting Copperheads on it?
Not this one Keith, Got plans for another bow with the copperheads.
WOW.... Awesome setup!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :archer:
Great looking combo. Good luck!
Great Job! Good luck to you..
Stiks, love to see more pics of the selfbow. I am working on my first. It is a juniper stave. I am just starting to tiller it now that it is shaped. What did you put on it for a finish? Good hunting!
David
Very cool!!! Good luck! :thumbsup:
Total primitive is something I have always wanted to do.
All I need to do is:
-Fell a suitable osage tree, split a stave, and learn how to chase a ring.
-Learn how to flint knap
-Dry some sinew, from a deer I killed myself.
-Collect some river cane and make some arrows.
-Fletch arrows with feathers from a wild turky I killed myself.
I better get started!!
Nice set up Kris. The ball is in your court now!
Snag, I used deft satin wood finish You can see some good pics of the bow in the bowyers bench.
The only thing I didn't harvest or make was the heads and shafts. Bil Skinner made the heads which are awsome and fly great and I bought the Tonkin cane shafts from Primalneedarchery. David sent me some real good ones.
I plan on learning how to do a little knapping this winter so maybe next year I will be using my own heads.
...I have killed many now .."primitive" The first was a Ohio Button buck (20 some years ago) ..I hit him high but dropped him with a spine shot... I WAS SO PROUD !!! Stone point and short selfbow 60# @ 22 " draw. Last year I shot my biggest Ohio Primitive Deer with stone point.... 8 point Ohio Buck. Hit him @12 yards ..past through both lungs. He wen't about 40 yards if I recall. Yes You will get hooked... But what a ride it will be ...Jeff
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wow,beutiful setup.if it shoots as good as it looks,you are set.good luck this season,steve
Looks great!! Best of luck to you...Randy
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Ya did real good Kris!
Wow,,, an awsome set up and awsome work!
Really nice set up. Deer ya' better look out!
Great looking set up. I love the simplicity of it all. Good luck this season
That is an awesome set-up. Everything shows the care that went into crafting them. I hope you have lots of good memories from this season's hunts. Bill
Really liked the set up :thumbsup:
Best of luck on your hunts!
Margly
Thanks for all the comments guys, Hopefully I'll have pics of a big ol' buck to go with it this fall. Heck I'll be proud to take a doe with her.
Stiks
That is really, really cool, Stiks. Thanks for sharing the pics and best of luck this season.
Awesome! Good luck and definitely post some pics of your success!
that there is the essence of hunting. best of luck mate. bills points are killers by the way!
i myself am on this journey, wow, what a ride!
Ozy,
Your right it is a ride, and heck I ani't even been to the woods with it yet.
One more month to go.
Looks like a great set-up! Bill Skinner makes some beautiful hunting heads, doesn't he?
Good luck this season...
That's a beautiful Rig right there! Good luck this season, keep us posted, and Thanks for sharing.
Kris, very nice setup !! Good luck on your journey this fall.When you get ready to try a little knapping let me know and I would be glad to help you get started.
Hey Mike,
How you been bud? I definetley need to get down your way.
Kris
sweet set up!
Good luck - I mean for the deer - they're going to need it!
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Glenn
VERRY nicelooks like you have a winning set up :thumbsup: :cool:
Up top for a little more looking
...and up top again for even more looking!
What craftmanship! Hey, maybe you should put Lumenoks on them awesome arrows so's you make sure to find them! LOL.! Hope you get a big boy!
Yes Sir that is fine! You dont need luck just get close and let your mind take control!
I been shooting the fire out of it and thought my bow was settled in but got to noticing the tiller changed on her. I gave her a few more swipes where needed and didn't lose much weight at all.
She started shooting a little funny.But after a little more tweeking I got her putting them back in the money spot. I have no doubt that I can take the wind out of one at twenty or closer so all I can do know is practice and wait till season comes in.
Stiks