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Timber hitch of FF on war bow?
poplar600:
--- Quote from: WillS on December 03, 2015, 09:12:21 pm ---Honestly no idea! I tend to just make them when I feel like it, so I can't really keep track. Some get shot until they break, some get given away to people, some get made and are too light or too odd looking to sell/gift so they go on the rack and get forgotten. I'm still learning so I consider all of them practice bows I guess. Maybe if I sell them properly at some stage I'll have a better idea of how many I make but I'm not that bothered.
I've never made a laminate before, and only really use ash or yew or a few other odd bits and pieces I come across. I'd say aside from maybe 10 or so bows made of various white woods the rest have been yew as its easy for me to get.
Yes, I have cut and seasoned my own. In fact I think I've only ever bought one actual stave and the occasional set of logs. Its not rare in the UK, so there's not really any reason to pay somebody else to find it for me. I'll buy timber if its exceptionally good or exceptionally cheap of course...
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I'm a noob to bowmaking.
Nice that you cut and season your own. 2-5 years is a lot of waiting though!
Marc St Louis:
I have found it next to impossible to use a timber hitch with FF on heavy weight bows. The material is just too slippery
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: poplar600 on December 03, 2015, 10:36:13 pm ---
I'm a noob to bowmaking.
Nice that you cut and season your own. 2-5 years is a lot of waiting though!
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IT DOESN'T TAKE 2-5 YEARS.
This sort of misinformation just puts off aspiring bowyers. There is a lot of nonsense out there.
1 year will season a even a warbow sized piece of timber if it is sensibly reduced and stored. Maybe it takes longer if you have whole logs un-split... but that's just a bonkers way to season wood for bows. (other opinions are available... terms and conditions apply)
Del
WillS:
I think "dry" and "seasoned" are two different things Del, which is probably where the alternative opinions come from. Dry takes maybe a year or so. Seasoned takes... Seasons. Hence the name.
You can let a bow lose all its moisture and become equal with the RH but that doesn't necessarily mean its "seasoned".
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: WillS on December 04, 2015, 09:21:20 am ---I think "dry" and "seasoned" are two different things Del, which is probably where the alternative opinions come from. Dry takes maybe a year or so. Seasoned takes... Seasons. Hence the name.
You can let a bow lose all its moisture and become equal with the RH but that doesn't necessarily mean its "seasoned".
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If it's had a year, then it's been through 4 seasons 8)... it's not just about time, it's about conditions.
5 Years under a tarpaulin will do nothing but encourage rot. One year in an open sided structure with good airflow and out of the frost will produce decent timber if it is roughed to an appropriate size (say quartered or halfed depending on log size.
Del
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