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100# self ash, complete with whopping chrysals....!
WillS:
It's plenty heat treated! I've heat treated the belly three times before final draw length. I refuse to give up on ash, as I have tonnes of it and I know it can make superb bows up to 160# so until I get there I'm persevering :)
I'm looking forward to learning how to do a bloom now!
jeffp51:
teach a longbow noob what a bloom is. link to one?
Lucasade:
Is there any reason why you've flipped your tiller rig?
WillS:
It's only this way up cos of the RIDICULOUS initial reflex. It was completely impossible to have it the normal way up as it kept flipping on me. I had to hang it this way round, hold it in place while pulling to brace height initially, and then I didn't really want to put it back normal way round as I'd starting tillering by then. Any other time I'd do it normally.
Sometimes I'll flip a bow if I'm struggling to see what's happening, as well.
Jeff - a bloom is simply a chunk of wood glued into the belly of a bow. In this case for instance, I'll rasp out the entire chrysal area, right down to where it disappears (probably about 20mm deep judging by the size of it) and then cut a block of matching wood to fit the rasped area. The new bit gets rasped down until it's flush with the belly.
Lucasade:
Makes sense - thanks!
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