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Offline Deerhunter21

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Another question
« on: May 16, 2021, 07:20:53 pm »
Sorry for the silly question. I just forgot the equation for what draw length fits what bow. Thanks

Can a 62” bow be drawn to 26”?
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Re: Can a 62” bow be drawn to 26”?
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2021, 07:23:19 pm »
I just have to cut a stave I’m working on down because of this
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Re: Can a 62” bow be drawn to 26”?
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2021, 07:28:29 pm »
Haha Nevermind I just saw the thread made a little bit ago about bow length vs draw length....
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Re: Can a 62” bow be drawn to 26”?
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2021, 07:41:49 pm »
Sure 62 is plenty, some do it different but I try to double draw length and add no moving parts like fads and handle for a ridged handle now, less for bend in the handle bow, this is really safe and that’s what I want. Pappy
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Re: Can a 62” bow be drawn to 26”?
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2021, 07:43:21 pm »
O ya  (-P 😉Pappy
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Re: Can a 62” bow be drawn to 26”?
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2021, 07:44:14 pm »
Draw out your bow and see where the checks fall on the tip. Checks are not necessarily deadly. even if it falls within the tip a sinew wrap may be all you'll need if even that.
 A 62" bow is long enough for a 26" draw.
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Re: another question
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2021, 07:55:17 pm »
I drew the bow out pat, the problem is that the checks weren’t running along the back of the bow, they were running along the side. I cut the bow down to 62” and the checks/premature delams  ( :) ) were gone... now I got another problem....

What do I do with that rotten hole in the side? Its really close to the fades... I scraped out a lot of the dead wood... can I fill it with CA glue and sawdust??? Do I try to carve it out?

I havnt roughed out the bow on the other side
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Re: Another question
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2021, 09:28:41 pm »
Where did you find that hunk of wood? looks weathered to me.
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Re: Another question
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2021, 09:34:03 pm »
I got it through a trade here. It’s a nice persimmon stave, I just don’t know what to do about this... to carve around it and make a hump on the other side would violate the grain, but to leave it would cause a pretty serious weak point.
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Re: Another question
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2021, 10:56:52 pm »
How deep does the knot go?  Don't carve out the knot. How thick is it above the knot? Can you move the bow over towards the other side of the stave to get away from the knot? 

Tradecraftsman, this is a persimmon stave I sent to Russell. It's been in my basement since it was sent to me a few years ago. It's a sound piece of now wood.
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Re: Another question
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2021, 02:08:17 am »
Listen to Pat!  I would scrape the hole as clean as possible, then fill with ca or epoxy and sawdust paste.
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Re: Another question
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2021, 07:23:53 pm »
I see, never mind then.  Good luck  :D
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Re: Another question
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2021, 01:39:08 pm »
I rarely build a bow over 60"... my draw is 26.5..gut
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