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JoJoDapyro:

--- Quote from: crooketarrow on May 23, 2016, 11:00:16 am ---  While a small amount of antler shavings. Helps with the glue to hold it together. Cooketarrow did this to all his hid glue. He also add a dryed root bark to his glue. I'd tell you but I'd have to kill you.

 But like jame's said there no compression in shavings.

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So then how would this increase the draw weight 10 pounds? that is my question. Is it a viable method for increasing weight on a bow? i have lots of antler at my disposal, Far more than horn, or sinew.

Pat B:
Even if it did add 10# to the draw weight the physical weight of the antler and glue would decrease cast. If you need to add to the draw weigh add a belly lam of a compression strong wood like osage or ipe and re-tiller.

JoJoDapyro:

--- Quote from: Pat B on May 23, 2016, 12:26:19 pm ---Even if it did add 10# to the draw weight the physical weight of the antler and glue would decrease cast. If you need to add to the draw weigh add a belly lam of a compression strong wood like osage or ipe and re-tiller.

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I've only come in under weight once, and that was fixed with a sinew back. I just found it strange in an article in the magazine, and had never heard of anyone doing it, so I was curious if it really was a thing. If it was, well then I would have something to try. Seeing as it might be, but none of the guys here who's experience and opinions I value and trust, I will have to put it in the "Maybe when I don't have anything better to do" file.

crooketarrow:
  That just shows you can't always beleive what you read.

JoJoDapyro:

--- Quote from: crooketarrow on May 27, 2016, 07:34:58 am ---  That just shows you can't always beleive what you read.

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That is why I was surprised to read it in Primitive archer!

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