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Hop horn beam and belly frets
bradsmith2010:
do you think the reflex is causing to much strain on the wood
bassman211:
Brad it doesn't on any of the other white woods, but it could with this wood. I don't really know. Have you made HH bows?
bassman211:
Ok I just tillered another one to 20 inches at 10 percent moisture with the long string. It started to take a little set, so I put it back on a form, and heat treated it. It is over all wider this time around. Tomorrow I will start tillering it with a couple inches of string brace.
Marc St Louis:
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--- Quote from: Marc St Louis on November 12, 2022, 08:55:02 am ---I cut a small diameter HHB many years ago and started making a longbow out of it after seasoning it for a year. Had to quit on it because it started to chrysal badly. Not too often HHB chrysals but it does happen
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Haven’t seen you on in awhile Marc. All woods are not the same even in the same species. Great Osage and no good at all Osage. Arvin🤠
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May not comment much but I still check in
bassman211:
I tillered the bow ,and shot it today. 44lbs. at 25 inch 62 long I shot right around 100 arrows. It is a little curvy, but shot good. No frets so far. No reflex, but no set. I made this one wider, and trapped the back. I feel pretty certain this one will be fine. Design improvement for sure.
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