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Offline Allyn T

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2021, 07:44:49 am »
That looks good fox! I agree with Brad the erc is a little thick : )
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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2021, 02:16:49 pm »
you gonna have to take the erc down a bit to get it to bend,,, :)
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No im thinking of going for a 4000 pound war bow ::) ;D ;)
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Why must we make simple things so complicated?

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2021, 02:17:01 pm »
working on handle and getting wood off belly so it will bend,,

Offline Allyn T

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2021, 02:31:08 pm »
Ah so that's how they bend, I thought you took it all from the back  ;D
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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2021, 02:40:58 pm »
doing some heat test on sinew and hide glue,,

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2021, 02:59:06 pm »
:)
Nah...not hot enough get a blow torch on it.....

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #21 on: February 09, 2021, 07:56:03 pm »
taking wood off, still not bending yet,,

Offline Fox

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #22 on: February 09, 2021, 09:01:54 pm »
Your pictures are kinda funky brad .... but I’m excited to see where This bow leads for you !
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #23 on: February 09, 2021, 09:10:56 pm »
I know its been distorting them lately,, not sure what that is,,  worked with draw knife a bit today,,this pic is ok, maybe I did the other image too big, not sure,,

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #24 on: February 09, 2021, 09:29:09 pm »
that pic looks much better  :OK and the bows lookin good!
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Offline M2A

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #25 on: February 10, 2021, 01:38:49 am »
That little wiggle will add some nice character to that piece of hickory.

Had our 1 day of sun in these parts a few days ago so dont expect any shadows till March :) But been working on a piece of hickory myself. 62"ttt nice straight grained a little natural deflex/reflex in limbs but a bit of twist to one limb. Have it to 16" on a tight string so far. need to sharpen my scrapers up before I continue. Been going rather smooth so far...time will tell.     
IMG_4019 (2) by Mike Allridge, on Flickr   

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2021, 06:19:06 pm »
thats a nice one,, keep us posted,,I made a little progress on my hickory will post pic later

Offline StickMark

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #27 on: February 11, 2021, 07:14:17 pm »
The shorter stave is 49", hickory, seasoned about  8 months.
The longer bow is from same tree, and is 57.5 ".  The longer stave is with two layers sinew, with third course down middle. 1 and 3/8" wide, pulling 46# at 26". I like how the longer bow handles and shoots.

Conflicted about making a short bow out of short stave, or doing glued-on static tips. If I go short-route, will make the draw weight quite heavier. I put in for elk this year.....

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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #28 on: February 11, 2021, 08:25:21 pm »
I have some short sinew bows, that are 50 to 60# and they have good cast for elk, and heavier arrow,, dog wood shafts are heavy even at 24 inches,, those look great,,
   ok just thinking out loud, could you put more sinew on the longer bow,, get into the 50's with it for elk,,
   the shorter bow with slight recurves or glued on recurves would make the 26 inch draw,, probley go the 26 bend in handle with very small overlays recurved so the string wont come off,,
   definitly gonna go 26 if you extend the length with static tips,, seems like you got lot of options, I will be putting in for elk too,,
    or if you make the shorter one heavier,, 25 inch draw might be ok too,,
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Re: the Shadow,,
« Reply #29 on: February 11, 2021, 08:29:28 pm »
bow sunning, starting to narrow handle,,