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160lb Laminate bow finished - Update page 3
adb:
--- Quote from: Justin Snyder on May 08, 2012, 06:10:38 pm ---If it has taken set and you try to glue in reflex it will probably take even more set. I never undo a bow. I give it away or push it to failure. You can learn so much more from failures than you can from success.
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Justin's right... once the wood has taken set as a result of crushed cells, it's virtually impossible to reverse it. I don't take bows apart either. Give it away, shoot it, sell it... whatever.
Ian.:
Oh I don't think the bow would have lasted but I don't think there is harm in trying. The result of this bow was a quick glue failure, nothing left to salvage. I also don't believe in giving bows like this away, the warbow community is pretty small everyone knows everyone, if I gave a bow away that wasn't any good then it would look pretty bad.
gigmaster:
160 pounds?????!!! Who's gonna shoot it????? King Kong??????
I would love to see a video of this bow being shot. That would be totally awesome! 160 pounds should rival the power of some firearms, certainly a muzzle-loader.
I wish I could shoot a 160 lb. bow. That would be a thrill. The heaviest I can shoot is around 100 pounds (but bear in mind, I am 53 years old).
Sorry to hear about the set. But every failure is a learning experience. Try again. I'd love to see this thing shoot.
Just out of curiosity, are you shooting wood arrows? Where do you find shafts spined for 160 lbs.?
Outstanding job.
Ian.:
Look at the rest of the thread, I posted a video of the bow being shot. The best this bow ever did was 260 with a standard I have a fair few on the go still that should be pretty good.
And yes always wood, with heavy bows its less about spine and more about weight, I shoot arrows that are 52-70 grams and they seem to go fine.
MrWarSpoon:
--- Quote from: Ian. on May 14, 2012, 12:49:01 pm ---I also don't believe in giving bows like this away, the warbow community is pretty small everyone knows everyone, if I gave a bow away that wasn't any good then it would look pretty bad.
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True story and it definatly speaks to your integrity. I would feel absolutly awful if I gave away a compromised bow and someone ended up getting hurt due to a catastrophic failure. Any bow you produce and sell or give away is basically a buisness card and nobody wants do deal with a buisness with a shotty record ;) Meh, live and learn I guess.
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