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jonathan creason:
I was thinning down the belly and applied too much pressure on one side of the drawknife.  The side I was looking at was good, but I had taken way too much wood off the other side.  It was going to be a 66" bow, and the area I screwed up on is about 6" from that tip.  I'm sure I could make a bendy handle bow out of it yet, but I'm still a little bitter over it  ;D.  (It spent most of the day on Pat's burn pile before I finally came to my senses)  My oldest son needs a new bow, so it may end up getting used for that, too.

TJ, that sounds good.  Dang, I'm going to have to make a list of all the stuff we're swapping so I can remember it all.  See you next weekend, buddy.

gstoneberg:
You have several options.  First, cut 3" off each limb and make a 60" bow.  I have a stiff handled unbacked 60" osage bow that has a little set but shoots great.  It is hard to bend the limb 3" from the end, you're probably OK there.  Second, make the limb even at that point through the tip, do the same to the other end and add a belly lam to the thin spots.  Similarly you could add a long tip overlay.  And of course, lastly you could make a bendy handle bow of 56".  Much better to make than kind of booboo 6" from the tip.  Takes a lot more force to bend the limb at 6" from the tip than 6" from the handle.

Good luck, I'll quit hijacking.

George

nugget:
I think I have lost count Jonathan.
Not sure I will make it to HHH. Looks like I will have to have surgery to remove a cyst on my wrist. Going to Dr Aug 2nd

jonathan creason:
Dang that sucks, TJ.  If you need someone to man the knapping tent just let me know, I can probably get my dad to take Morgan around to the stations if I need to.  Hope the Dr's visit goes well for you man.

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