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Ever have a poundage gainer

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Del the cat:
Not really seen it myself... but I guess most of us realize stuff changes with age (mostly down hill :( ) .
I got out of the habit of my 20 push ups every morning... tried to start up again, struggled to make 10 ! Back to 15 now.
I s'pose that's all part of the beauty and wonder of wood as a material.
Del

medicinewheel:
Strung an allmost 20 yeras old Osage bow some time back, and had a feeling it gained some poundage. Hadn't been strung for years.
Will check on that as soon as I can.

BowEd:
Old self bows are about as individual as people.

bassman211:
I have had that happen. I thought it may have been the sinew backing still drying until it happened to some self bows. After they season tillering them the 2nd time around to get them back to original pooundage seems to make them more stable.

Aksel:
yes. I dried som yew saplings as Tim Baker recommended. With digital scales. Stave weight was stable for 2 weeks. Finished the bow at #43. After the summer I thought it was getting heavier or myself weaker. Now it was #48. Must surely have been moisture content. Made the bow in late spring so Relative moisture content was higher. Will check the weight again in spring to see if it drops in weight again. Bow treated with Tung oil.

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