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Bearded bowyer:
Just thought I would pop my 105 lb bamboo/yew laminate warbow back on the tiller to see if it had lost any power.
Wound it upto 32" still 105lbs....great!

AAAAAAAAAAh

bottom hook of my butchers scales got caught on the bottom of my tiller.....

10 seconds......cant get it loose.....15 seconds.......panic......20 seconds.....30 seconds.....a whole lifetime of panic passed before I managed to free it up and......

Tiny quarter chryshal mid shaft!!!!!!!

my beautiful perfect bow is no longer beautiful and perfect :(

Gutted and very cross with myself for letting it happen in the first place  >:(

Lesson learnt....don't leave a warbow at 32" draw for longer than is absolutely necessary...definatly not more than 30 seconds!!!!!

And I nearly took a finger off at the weeked stripping hazel bark.......car isn't working properly.....

I think I may go back to bed for the rest of the week....with several beers ;)

WillS:
Here's a tip Matt - don't EVER take a bow to 32" on a tiller.

Even if that's the intended draw length.  Most warbow makers don't do it, unless they're photographing it for a customer or something.  If a bow is meant to be 120# at 32", you take it up to 28", work out the projected draw weight at 32" and leave it at 28" on the tiller.  If it makes it to 28" and the tiller is spot on, it'll make it to 32". 

High performance, heavy warbows should be shot the last few inches as it keeps the performance at a peak and you don't risk what's happened here ;)

Learned that from a certain Mr. Stratton - love him or hate him, the guy can make heavy bows.

Del the cat:
Commiserations...
I think we've all had those days...
Mrs Cat :-* has got me decorating >:(... grrrr
Del

Bearded bowyer:
Ta Del
thanks for the advice.
How do you calculate the 32" draw weight from the 28, I have noticed on my lighter warbows that it is generally about 20lbs more, but is there a more scientific way?

Decorating?!?
Maybe you should get a dog to keep Mrs cat in order  ;)

WillS:
20lbs sounds about right.  It doesn't have to be exact, because unless you're selling the bow (which is where you would take it up to 32" and snap a piccy!) the exact poundage doesn't matter too much I don't think? 

It's always easy to forget (For me, anyway!) that warbows are riiiiight on the edge of sanity in terms of how much a piece of wood can really take.  32" is asking a heck of a lot for a great hunk of timber to reach, so any length of time at that draw is asking for trouble.  Make life easy for yourself and your bows will thank you by lasting longer!

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