Kamidog got him a Bois d'Arc self bow! What now?

OK I think I got it. So sounds like the spine goes up and cock feather goes outward and nock accordingly. I watched a bunch of videos today and they do orient the spine direction. I didnt do that when I made my arrows. No problem tho. I made them a bit longer in case I had to modify them. I can just whack off the nock and cut a new one if its way off. Ill see after I shoot them some.

 

YEEEEE..Haw!!!! Got my serving tool, bow square, and serving thread in!!! That serving thread is some expensive stuff aint it? Now lets git er done brothers and sisters!



I started winding opposite the winding direction of the bow string winding as most seem to recommend. Since I wasnt sure which way was up and down I wound an 8" serving centered on the tillering center line or whatever thats called (middle of the strang). I later found out the larger loop on the bowstring is usually the "this side up" side since you load it that way. Oh well. I can always do it over if wrong. Anyway I think its good nonetheless. OK Im figuring the handle is going just below the mark used when tillered. Im going to center the pressure applied on the bow with the point on my hand that meets that point and call that ground zero and build the handle wrap in the appropriate spot below. Right? wrong? I honestly dont know? Gotta start somewhere? OK serving wrap... Git er done! Eight inches centered from there should give me plenty of room for nocking points etc.



OK that went pretty well! Now here is how you secure things.



That super cool knot no boy scout ever thought of less hes a fishin nut. You guys making fishing rods is much the same way to tie on eyelets. After you make this configuration you pull the tail i have pinched here and lay it amongs the lower coils in the pic. Hold the tail there and continue wrapping the lower coils in the same direction and as you wrap the lower coils you will notice the upper coils will unwind. Just keep winding the lower coils with the tail bound and as you continue winding the upper coils will unwind in a corresponding amount of coils you set up for.


OK All unwound!



Then pull the tail you just wrapped up (bottom) until the end is tight and secure. Snip and melt it clean.



I can assume the line drawn on the bow was where he centered it for tillering. Since I didnt know a dang thing when I bought it... it could have been a mark where Saturns rings line up with Uranus for all I know? I guess I could have built me a jig and found it all over again but then again If I did all that crap then i wouldnt be shooting till three deer seasons away OK I measured and its half way between where the string grooves are. Its gravity heavy on one side which is what im calling the bottom since its a natural feeling to me and the string was made that way. still might be totally wrong?

OK...I have heard that about a half inch is a good start. and since my hand meat will spread out a bit when im loaded then I might ought to knock things accordingly.

I also have my square bass ackwards here in the pic but im figuring the arrow will set on top of my spread out hand meat and then better to have it knocked obove than below. Im gonna work from there. In the photo top is left. I actually put my knocking points a bit above that. Ill get some pics and results soon. Oooo.. No knock points pics... Ill have to do that too. Thanks in advance all! I know I could go to another more appropriate forum but I love you guys and identify with yall already! Maybe a Chupri arrow is in order :thumbup:

Oh almost forgot till Bawanna reminded me in another thread. I went out for some practice i hadnt had in prolly 40 years and didnt have an arrow quiver. Hold your heart Bawanna. Only had to make two holes to do it!



Wife made me do it! She knows you and your tri-box fettish! She caught me on the way out. I got some vidia but gonna take me some time to make a movie of it but ill try

PS. I was offa work but dont know how straight i was a shootin

 

Bud light! Heck no. I like Hoppy beer! Like cheese...If it dont stink to hi heaven then it aint worth water across a coon bacculum. Shoes! Heck no thems blackberry spine deterrent devices. Othern them blackberries i wouldnt put anything on my feet. My archery/atlatl range is on my neighbors property. When she crossed the river we became the caretakers of her property for her heirs. Works really good that way. People think somebody lives there and likes to shoot things Aint had no intruders there since my targets live there. Dogs help me out a bit too. I inherited her dog too. Shes a sweetie and knows the plan

 

Well im pretty new to this but i dont think its that hard. Especially if you already know about spine and weights and such. Im still learning all that stuff. I think having them cutting jigs and such would help alot. Luckily archery has been around for a long long time and you can still find the well made vintage stuff pretty cheap instead of all the cheapo plastic modern crap.
Im going to look up those carbon arrow shafts you mention. I want to find some with two different diameters for making atlatl darts. How long are the ones you get cut off? Ideally i want to end up with a 6 1/2-7 foot dart. Might have to go with three pieces to get that tho... thin up front for a foot or so then section of fat then long thin at the tail end? Gues id have to get me some pre-pre carbon and make me a carbon atlatl too

 

Ha! I hear ya! I have plenty of them words when it goes to straightening that river cane
I think I could do a serving without the tool if I had to but I suppose if it was in the field you could just shoot without the serving anyway until you get home. Havent tried it yet and I could be wrong

 

Thanks for posting those YCS's. I am partial to the Osage one myself but all are every nice. It does make some beautiful knife handles btw. I have a piece of limb I polished out for a flint knapping tool that is gorgeous. I thinking i may polish out my bow the same. Pretty stuff.
If you decide to rid of some of them seed pods let me know. Maybe we could trade something. I have the opposite problem. Plenty of land but no osage trees. They supposedly grow well around here. I just havent seen any in my area? Might help if I knew what they looked like tho

 

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Oooooo.. Thank you sir! Ill keep mine eyes open for them:thumbup: