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osage/hickory reflexed short bow
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You're right, Yankee...this is a hokey f'n setup for sure. Canadians! ADB (holmegaard buildalong) does something similar, and I will paraphrase him: "Never been clocked yet!"
Yeah, I definitely need a better shop, instead of outside under the landlord's deck. I want to hook something up to one of those pillars, but so far I haven't asked.
Rent around here is big time money: house poor and can't afford a shop right now. But I'm turning out some fair bows. If I start selling 'em regularly, I'll have more money to invest in space, a better setup, and a safer tillering station.
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You could always make it so that it clamped to the Post...not through it....so you could remove it when not in use.... Just a worry wart I guess....I have had to pull wood out of my own Forehead and Neck before....and don't wish it upon anyone else....and mine was done with a Tiller Stick...also got it once at Full Draw in the Garage....it blew up and got me and the Garage Door and ceiling....so be cautious.....would ya!!
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thanks! Yeah, I've never been hit ...YET! But the ceiling took a good hit once!
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well, i snuck some glue under that little crack, and a couple days later I got back to work on the thing. I narrowed the entire bow, handle to tip, and then sanded a fair bit of the inside. Still lifted though: that little crack.
So, i am following Pat B's earlier advice: I have ground up 3 lams (popsicle sticks, really) to cover the handle and thicken it up a bit. 1 is of hickory, to contrast the belly; and 2 are of yew, 1 for the back, and 1 for the bellly. WE'll see...it might not be very pretty! but i can always stain it. I now have an abundance of pacific yew, whereas i am running low on osage and what i do have is spoken for.
we'll see....
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ok,
My first mistake with this little bow was in reflexing it. It's simply under too much pressure. It always feels like it's just about to break.
I had other scraps of osage, but I decided not to use them for a short bow like this, but instead saved them (and have almost used them up!) for accents and stuff.
I have reduced this short bow from its initial 1.5" width to 1 1/8th... and it's probably going to have to be 3/4" before it's reach a decent draw!
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