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in reply to: Tomahawk Legacy #48471
I agree…I don’t hear much from people about the Tomahawk bow line, which I would not really expect to except for the fact that Three Rivers Archery is somewhat of a well known traditional archery resource and this is thier bow line. I have a 58# Tomahawk Diamond SS one piece and love it!
Smithhammer – The three piece looks awesome. I have been eyeing those for sometime now. Since i have been building bows I think I will try to make a three piece in the same fashion as thier line. I really like the riser and some three piece risers are a little to blocky for my taste.
Enjoy the new bow!
in reply to: Pushing the limits #47715Smithhammer – you are right on with your advise. Even though I have not taken my own deer with a bow. I have a good friend that is generous and shares of his bounty. A few packages of Deer meat is like gold in my freezer! I shamelessly hoard it all for myself, and that is tough with two sons. If the boys hear I have deer meat it is gone. Two years ago I was feeling generous and offered a sample to my wife who in the past had declined and I was expecting her to decline once again but to my surprise she accepted. She loved it! And now encourages my efforts to put meat in the freezer, venison…that is.
in reply to: Pushing the limits #46584Doc Noc – I was refering to not having a line to cross…not refering to not having a wife. I am so very blessed with my wife. She puts up with me and my hobbies and does it with a good sense of humor. We are best friends but she does have limits when it comes to her kitchen.
in reply to: making carbons heavy #46308I also agree that this is an effective way to get the overall weight of the arrow up. Years ago I used this method when I was shooting Aluminum arrows I then switched to Carbon and used to strans of 550 para cord twisted together and burnt together on one end. This worked great as well. However…in the last couple of years I pulled out all the cordage and replaced that weight for upfront weight. I am at about the same overall weight but more up front and for me I am happier with the arrow flight and from what I hear I should have better penetration. I am hoping to have a personal story to share in the next couple of weeks as to a pass through shot on a Buck as I am in the midst of Archery only season here in California.I did have a pass through on a medium size pig at just short of 20 yards.
in reply to: Shooting Gloves #29882I switched a few years ago to shooting 3 under and I use the 3 under leather cordovan tab. It will last you a life time and really has a clean release. You can also get a cordovan for split finger shooting.
in reply to: Four new bows for friends… #29202Steve Graf wrote: [quote=Cameron]…I also have figured out how to get my overlays to feather nicely into the glass…
Don’t be shy now, do tell… 😀
This is probably something everyone else already knows but in my process I was creating extra work. I was placing a relativly thin piece of wood down as a riser overlay and wrapping with plastic wrap then placing a pressure board on top extending past the ends of the overlay and clamping. Then working at cleaning up the mess of epoxy that had oozed out…I had a tough time getting the epoxy – glass and wood to all become one smooth surface.
So now I get my overlay wood VERY thin – I lay plastic wrap over the top but do not wrap the riser. I put a pressure board on top of the wrap and begin a process of clamping and cleaning. I clamp down the overlay but wipe all excess epoxy off with an old piece of cotton t-shirt. My pressure board and wrap both stop short of covering the very ends of the overlay by about about a 1/4″ this allows me to wipe off all excess glue and leave a clean area with no impact from the plastic wrap.
When I remove the clamps and plastic – I now really only have to work at a wood and glass transition which takes very little time to blend smooth.
In my previous process I was simply creating a great deal of work which was not producing the clean look that I was wanting.
in reply to: Four new bows for friends… #28226Thanks Troy – I am really enjoying the woods that you provided. The Black Locust with the Bamboo makes for a very nice core combination. I am working on my first black glass bow right now. I am going to dress it up with some Paduk ovelays. I also have figured out how to get my overlays to feather nicely into the glass. Working on those little details and making improvements is very rewarding.
in reply to: Four new bows for friends… #27350I don’t want to paint a picture of myself that is over inflated. I do have an agenda in all this. I really love building bows and someday 10 years from now or so I want to be an expert and known for building a quality bow. I don’t really have any big plans for any business of bow building. I just want to be able to craft a beautiful bow that really shoots well. My friends that are willing to cover material cost just make it affordable for me to learn and improve my skill. So it is a win win for me…
in reply to: Four new bows for friends… #26984Steve – These bows have been a project for the last couple months. Making bows is still a pretty slow process for me – it is actually a stress relief from my job.
in reply to: Four new bows for friends… #26595Yes it is fun to bless someone with a bow, these friends actually pay for materials and I donate my time. It actually has become a lot more of an investment of my time and help than I originally intented. You can’t just supply a bow…people need help with arrow set up and shooting glove, some shooting instruction…you know the drill. I did not consider all that it would involve. Three of these bows are actually for friends and I am donating one to the local Spring Valley 4H and Minarets High School FFA Fundraiser this Saturday night. This event is attended by a host of hunters many of which are compound hunters…I am hoping to convert a few!
in reply to: Holy Moly! An uneven new bow. #23399I agree with the encouragment to send it back…I have only built a dozen or so bows so I am no expert but…that there bow has some issues beyond just uneven limbs.
in reply to: Camera mugger — caught in the act! #22155Awesome pics Dave – My wife is not always that interested in my bow hunting conversations and info but when I said pictures of bear cubs she was all over it. I think the idea that you are sneaking a peek into their private lives is what she likes the most. She also thought is was funny that the mama bear was taking down your trail cam. She said she would do the same if it were her…Ha! Thanks for sharing.
in reply to: Some people's thinkin' #19312Ralph – I am so committed to a clean ethical shot that I have yet to release an arrow at a buck and I have been hunting for 12 years here in California in the national forest. I have had several 50 to 70 yard encounters. But would not think of taking the shot and I can tell you with great passion – I dream of the day I kneel down over a buck that has fallen to a well placed arrow. I won’t even share the kind of activity that takes place in the woods that I hunt. One major frustration for me is a particular group of people new to our local cities that are known for poaching any and all deer they see. A forest Ranger shared this with me and said they can’t even begin to patrol this activity.
in reply to: Back from ETAR, what a blast! #14890That is awesome Alex – Thanks for sharing…I am going to attend our local Fresno Field Archers – Gene Foster Trational Rendezvous in Nov. I wish we could somehow get some of big names and special folks to make their way out. That would be awesome to meet the Asbell’s and others…
in reply to: Great Plains Longbows #12671Dave,
I have a Three Rivers Tomahawk longbow the 58″ SS and I believe it is made by the Great Plains Longbow company for Three Rivers Archery. It is a nice shooting bow I have been very pleased with it. I can’t speak specifically to the Great Plains bows but if they shoot anything like the Tomahawk’s then it would be a great bow choice…
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