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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Stiks-n-Strings on August 31, 2010, 09:51:00 AM
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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.
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/krischris123004/primitivegear003.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/krischris123004/primitivegear005.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/krischris123004/primitivegear004.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/krischris123004/primitivegear008.jpg)
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
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Awesome...good luck
Nice looking set-up :thumbsup:
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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
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Good lookin' gear, now go get'em.. :thumbsup:
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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.
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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.
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Very cool looking setup. Good luck and good hunting.
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Very nice set up you have there sir, Good luck & take lots of pics of the hunt.
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Good luck! Great looking setup!
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You putting Copperheads on it?
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Not this one Keith, Got plans for another bow with the copperheads.
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WOW.... Awesome setup!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :archer:
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Great looking combo. Good luck!
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Great Job! Good luck to you..
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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
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Very cool!!! Good luck! :thumbsup:
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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!!
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Nice set up Kris. The ball is in your court now!
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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.
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...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
(http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz343/getstonedpimitivebowhunt/webmyOHIOSTONEBUCK09.jpg)
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wow,beutiful setup.if it shoots as good as it looks,you are set.good luck this season,steve
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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!
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Really nice set up. Deer ya' better look out!
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Great looking set up. I love the simplicity of it all. Good luck this season
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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
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Really liked the set up :thumbsup:
Best of luck on your hunts!
Margly
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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
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That is really, really cool, Stiks. Thanks for sharing the pics and best of luck this season.
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Awesome! Good luck and definitely post some pics of your success!
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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!
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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.
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Looks like a great set-up! Bill Skinner makes some beautiful hunting heads, doesn't he?
Good luck this season...
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That's a beautiful Rig right there! Good luck this season, keep us posted, and Thanks for sharing.
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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.
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Hey Mike,
How you been bud? I definetley need to get down your way.
Kris
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sweet set up!
Good luck - I mean for the deer - they're going to need it!
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Glenn
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VERRY nicelooks like you have a winning set up :thumbsup: :cool:
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Up top for a little more looking
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...and up top again for even more looking!
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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!
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Yes Sir that is fine! You dont need luck just get close and let your mind take control!
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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