stone-age-bow-and philosophy of why
I'll get more into what this is all about latter this evening. For now i went and began a bow at the most rudimentary level. I selected elm about 3" diam as guinea-pig #1.
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That bow turned out great Thimo! Looks like it came right out of the prehistoric southeast. I'm really impressed and I can't wait to start on one myself. The arrows look like a great match for it...
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Thanks alot Alan. I kept the rivercan thicker than i normally would due to it being so green When it's that green even 1/2" diam shafts have alot of flex.
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I have found that rivercane shrinks a lot as it dries also. What kind of string did you use on this bow?Alan
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Great job, Thimo. I usually tune mine to a drop-D though, gives you more low end crunch-Max would approve Save the Cro-Magnons
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My gibson SG gets tuned to drop C. Bows to tight Rany-Rhodes E.
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awsome bow thimo, thank you so much for sharing your expirience!
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Yea, thanks Thimo! What a great bow. I kinda feel as if I was sitting there watching you work the whole time! Me in a lawnchair in the shade sipping a nice cool beverage! You working your butt off...
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I read all four pages in one go. Great work! I love the primitive stone tooled simple D-design and two fletch arrow setup way more than a high class laminated bow with perfectly straight arrows and...
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thanks Devin. I tell you what this one only wetted my appetite. I'm so into making a set of stone tools at the moment, that i carry the stuff with me when i drive, in case of a traffic jam. Or if i'm...
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WOW! Thimo, Just found this thread and must say I'm real impressed. Great thread and buildalong.Inspired to get back to work on the stone bow that I have started. Keenan
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u guys suck ive been trying to dothis for 6 months
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I really enjoyed the photos and reading about this. Thimo is Thee man!
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I would have done this, if it werent for the fact that in my location in florida, we have sand, and clay, that's about it, we have almost no rock's, most of my working's are with bone (and I'm just...
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Nice one Thimo, thanks for sharing your adventure. GO THE STONE AGE BOWS!!!Got make me another one aye.
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Te Waoko, as I recall you made a nice video of your last effort, right? I'd like to see the process of your next one if you get the chance. Blue
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Florida too \ No rocks... but then I've never knapped, anyway. Gah, I want to try all this!
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