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My New Steve Farrell Cherokee Bow

#1 Post by Guy Layton » Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:58 am

Hi Guys,

I thought you may like to have a look at my new Cherokee bow made by Steve Farrell ( Longbow Steve )

Bow specs: Osage 53'' long 50# @ 25''

I am so impressed with this little bows performance and appearance... It simplicity is just gorgeous... 8)

It flicks out my 9/16th shafts out dead quite and with amazing authority...

I cant wait to deck a fox with it...!!! :biggrin:

Thanks again Steve she's a little ripper...!!! :mrgreen:

Cheers Guy..
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#2 Post by Fraser » Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:12 am

Beautiful little bow, some nice character as well. Steve seems to have outdone himself. Looks likes one to treasure Guy.

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#3 Post by Hamish » Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:14 pm

Hi Guy, I saw that one just before he delivered it to you. I didn't see it braced but it was finely made, and didn't have any string follow, which is great for such a short bow. Looks good braced and at full draw too. Nice work Steve.
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#4 Post by hazard » Sun Apr 07, 2013 2:06 pm

Congrats Guy! :mrgreen:

Well done Steve!

That is a little ripper mate! when are we going to do this hunt?

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#5 Post by Guy Layton » Sun Apr 07, 2013 3:11 pm

Fraser wrote:Beautiful little bow, some nice character as well. Steve seems to have outdone himself. Looks likes one to treasure Guy.

Fraser
Thanks Frazer, yes mate defiantly one to treasure... I am really enjoying shooting it... :biggrin:

Cheers Guy
Hamish wrote:Hi Guy, I saw that one just before he delivered it to you. I didn't see it braced but it was finely made, and didn't have any string follow, which is great for such a short bow. Looks good braced and at full draw too. Nice work Steve.
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Thanks Hamish, Yes Steve does do a fine job on his bows... I'm looking forward to the next one... 8)

Cheers Guy
hazard wrote:Congrats Guy! :mrgreen:

Well done Steve!

That is a little ripper mate! when are we going to do this hunt?

Hazard
Thanks Graydon, I might head out for a little whistle in the next week or so... but with solo backpack hunt so close... I should just concentrate on shooting the Huntsman well for now... :mrgreen:

Cheers Guy
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#6 Post by bigbob » Sun Apr 07, 2013 3:22 pm

Nice bow, well done!
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#7 Post by longbow steve » Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:02 pm

Thanks for putting pics up Guy and I am glad you are happy with it.
I will say a little about how the bow came to be. About 8 months agon Guy sent me a message that he had got hold of some Osage staves and asked if I could make him a bow out of one of them. I agreed to look at the staves and chose one.
The stave was pretty mistreated with the sapwood still on it had become a haven for borers but looking at the thin growth rings I could see some an inch or so down that should be suitable for an un backed bow. I could also see that there was potential for more than one bow in the stave so split her in 3. Any way this is the first one and I must say it was a pleasure to build and a suprise to shoot.
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#8 Post by Macca » Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:11 pm

Nice bow Guy, you can never have enough bows :lol:
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#9 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Mon Apr 08, 2013 2:03 pm

Nice looking bow fellas. I find shooting those little bows takes a bit of getting used to because of the short draw.

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#10 Post by rodlonq » Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:02 pm

What a beauty Guy and nice work there Steve. At least that baby doesn't take up much room mate, otherwise you must be running out of space soon :smile: . Looking forward to some pics of the game you take with it.

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#11 Post by Buranurra » Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:18 pm

Thats a beaut! Well done to Steve and Congrats to Guy!
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#12 Post by Tonylange » Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:18 pm

Damn Guy how did you know that's the exact bow that i wanted :P.... Looks Great and i'll be thoroughly impressed when you do knock that fox over with it!.
I love the way it turned out Steve, keep up the good work!
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#13 Post by RobHunter » Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:05 pm

Nice bow

Theres something about Osage bow that sets them apart. Just wish it was
easy to get some lol

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#14 Post by Guy Layton » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:47 am

Macca wrote:Nice bow Guy, you can never have enough bows :lol:
Too true mate... :lol:
Stickbow Hunter wrote:Nice looking bow fellas. I find shooting those little bows takes a bit of getting used to because of the short draw.

Jeff
Thanks Jeff, Yes mate they do take a bit of getting used to... What I found interesting about shooting the bow... I found that with close range shots I was comfortable to short draw, but with the longer range shots it was hard to resist drawing the bow further...
rodlonq wrote:What a beauty Guy and nice work there Steve. At least that baby doesn't take up much room mate, otherwise you must be running out of space soon :smile: . Looking forward to some pics of the game you take with it.

Cheers...... Rod
:lol: :lol: :lol: Rod... I still have loads of wall space left mate... I'm sure I will be able to find a spot for the next one... :wink:
Buranurra wrote:Thats a beaut! Well done to Steve and Congrats to Guy!
Thanks mate... :biggrin:
Tonylange wrote:Damn Guy how did you know that's the exact bow that i wanted :P.... Looks Great and i'll be thoroughly impressed when you do knock that fox over with it!.
I love the way it turned out Steve, keep up the good work!
Thanks Tony, A fox is defiantly first one on the cards... :biggrin:
RobHunter wrote:Nice bow

Theres something about Osage bow that sets them apart. Just wish it was
easy to get some lol

Rgds

Rob
Thanks Rob, Yeah I only really know of one stand of Osage in my area...

Cheers Guy
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#15 Post by greybeard » Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:22 pm

Guy, that is one nice bow and top marks to Steve for doing such a fine job.

It has inspired me to make a bow from some hickory I have in the workshop.

I am thinking along the lines of the North Californian bows; sinew backed with lightly recurved tips.

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#16 Post by scuzz » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:00 pm

Osage always gets my heart racing. A great job, congrats to you both.

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#17 Post by Guy Layton » Sat Apr 13, 2013 1:52 pm

greybeard wrote:Guy, that is one nice bow and top marks to Steve for doing such a fine job.

It has inspired me to make a bow from some hickory I have in the workshop.

I am thinking along the lines of the North Californian bows; sinew backed with lightly recurved tips.

Daryl.
Hi Daryl,

Thanks mate... As Steve said... It is a surprise to shoot...! ( shoots very well )

Check this link out from YouTube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHFg5MswnI

Would this be along the line of the bow your going to build...?

Cheers Guy
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#18 Post by longbow steve » Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:40 pm

greybeard wrote:Guy, that is one nice bow and top marks to Steve for doing such a fine job.

It has inspired me to make a bow from some hickory I have in the workshop.

I am thinking along the lines of the North Californian bows; sinew backed with lightly recurved tips.

Daryl.
Thats great Daryl, What sort of sinew and glue will you use? I have a bit of roo tail and tendon sinew and hope to do the same (probably next year). How do you think it would go in our humidity? Steve
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#19 Post by greybeard » Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:45 pm

Guy,

Yes, something similar to the one shown in the video link.

The following photo depicts some bows from Legionnaire Archery.
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I have to track down the sinew. There is a roo processing plant about 50 klms from home and a cattle abattoir about 22 klms away.

A few people up this way have been using unflavoured gelatine but I do not know how it will stand up in the long term.

If it sealed properly it may go the distance.

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#20 Post by longbow steve » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:09 pm

Those bows look great Daryl. A lot of people seem to use Knox Gelatine or the unflavoured gelatine but if you can get hold of plenty of sinew from your sources the off cuts could be rendered down for a good glue of known quality. Asian food suppliers could be a source of fish bladders but you probably know all this. The roo tail is excellent as the strands are 20 -30 cm long and there seem to be a dozen or so in each tail. I think Hamish said there may be enough in one tail to back a bow like you want to build.
I am interested in these bows as I have a heap of Osage an Black Locust which is short and has quite thin rings. Steve
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