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osage board bows: 2 at once
radius:
lmao!
too funny...the real funny thing is: if we don't even say the F word around here...then what's with all the power tools? It's almost absurd to call ourselves "primitive" bowyers when most of us use power tools.
But, yeah, i've been shopping around for some bamboo...what i've found has either been too narrow or has been sitting out in the winter weather for god knows how long...
guess you don't have much good to say about cherry wood, eh? I saw a clip on YOutube by Rodney Wright, a Quebecois bowyer who made some sweet bows of cherry wood, but he backed them with...that's right...
El Destructo:
There goes that damned ....."F" WORD ..........again!!!!!!!!!!!
Cherry is good wood....but you have to know it's limitations....and backing Hedge with it is like wasting
your time .....like totally dude!!!!
::) ::) ::) ::)
DanaM:
radius check this link out, unbacked selfbow of black cherry, it fretted but is still shooting just fine. I think cherry will challenge your tillering skills
osage, amd other woods will forgive mistakes, but BC won't I like it just fine. I was just pointing out that its not going to serve your purpose to back osage with it.
As for the fiberglass issue I won't debate you about what defines primitive, but fiberglass is not discussed here there are other sites available for that.
Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression about cherry just offered my 2 cents worth be that as it may.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,6259.0.html
huntertrapper:
i remember reading other post about F%b*e$ G#a@s and its not something to say on this WEBSITE! ;D ;D i like it being a primitive sight though, keep it clean lol :) :)
radius:
ok ok ok ok!!! :-)
;D
I am outside right now scraping wood....i'll get some photos...like i said, this is to be a comparative build along...shooting for the same draw weight with slightly different shapes, Here is my question:
What will final tillered shape look like?
Remember, one has longer fades and longer tips...
Another question: people seem to like backing osage, but osage is held to be the King Wood for bows, right? So, what can it do on its own without backing?
Another: People tend to say that you can get a 50# bow out of osage 1.25 inches wide...is it unreasonable to shoot for 70# on unbacked osage 1.5 inches wide?
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