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Hazel longbow, 100# @ 28"
FilipT:
--- Quote from: WillS on November 18, 2017, 01:53:50 pm ---Getting a bow to brace and seeing it with a string on is supposed to take a couple of hours maximum, not days/weeks.
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Just to be clear, a "day" of bowyery in my life is actually an hour or two, since I don't spend a lot of time on it. I don't mind the slow pace, especially since there is a lot more important things in my life.
Strichev:
--- Quote from: FilipT on November 18, 2017, 01:39:45 pm ---
Be patient. Its easy to not beat around the bush when you have things going for you.
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True that. And indeed, patience is a must. All my work is currently on hold after I realized I've probably been idiotically making bows out of around 15% moisture content wood. Now I'm drying things indoors.
willie:
if it is too stretchy, then double or triple it up. I find that stepping on the string with two outstretched feet goes easier than just one in middle (of course if the tips are two far to reach, then get a helper)
FilipT:
--- Quote from: willie on November 18, 2017, 03:00:54 pm ---if it is too stretchy, then double or triple it up. I find that stepping on the string with two outstretched feet goes easier than just one in middle (of course if the tips are two far to reach, then get a helper)
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Interesting idea, I will try that and I'll post results. But the thing is that everywhere I read about paracord 550 I get two distinct answers. One camp says it stretches, other camp says it doesn't stretch and that you can use it for tillering string for example. I bought it from one store that sells survival gear among other things and they clarify that it's really a real deal paracord. Very weird. On wikipedia it says it has 30% stretch.
But the question then arises, what do guys that have non-stretchy paracord really use?
WillS:
I think it's highly unlikely that paracord differs that much. Perhaps your idea of stretchy is different to everybody else's ;)
If you use a 550 stringer, and stand on it pulling the bow upwards and the bow doesn't move at all, you're looking at something over 200lb. That's another thing to be aware of - because you've not done this before, there's a good chance your preconceptions are beating you. What may feel "heavy" to you could be very light to somebody who's used to heavy bows, and perhaps you don't know the difference in feel between getting a 90lb bow braced to a 130lb bow.
Hazel can make very, very heavy bows with not much depth. Maybe you've got one of those at the moment, and need to take it down a lot.
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