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Pappy:
Looks good so far, don’t be to hard on yourself, we all make mistakes, I was once cuttings in nocks and realized I was cutting them backwards, and that’s just 1 I have many more stories like that 😉. Pappy

Muskyman:
I’ve already did that to Pappy. I’ll probably invent a new way to do something stupid yet with this bow. I just haven’t thought of it yet. I have been thinking about doing a recurve with this bow. Hopefully I’ll bend it the right direction  (lol)

Hamish:
Muskey, you are making me smile, Lol. I've never unintentionally worked the back of a bow(plenty of time left though). Unless you overworked one small spot, you're still probably fine. There still should be a bow in that stave.

Muskyman:
I can laugh about it now Hamish. Wasn’t doing much laughing when I saw what I was doing 🤬
I’m going to finish making this bow and if it flies into a bunch of pieces I’ll cut the sleeve off and make another piece for the limb that breaks.

Muskyman:
I’ve decided to change my username. I’m thinking maybe the mad destroyer, or maybe the bow barbarian. Something more fitting to my bow making skills.
Yes I pretty much did my bow in today. Trying to bend a recurve into it and it splintered on me. Went in pretty deep. I was using oil and in my mind not heating it to fast. Got about half way through the bend and saw it had splintered so I quit right there.
I think next time I’ll use the method that Waylon used in his how to video, boiling water.
Started a new limb for the one that went south on me. I might just forget the recurve and maybe do a little reflex on it. I’ve had pretty good luck with that. Going to keep trying, I’m prone to being mule headed so we’ll see who wins in the end..

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